Editing Monterey K110

{{infobox dkeyboard
| name         = Monterey K110<br>Monterey K111
| image name   = Monterey K110 SMK -- top.jpg
| pn           = 
| model        = K110 (US)<br>K111 (China/Japan)
| fcc          = FKD46AK110P (1991)<br>FKD46AK111 (1994)
| branding     = None/OEM
| family       = 
| manufacturer = [[Monterey]]
| switch       = [[Hua-Jie AK series]]<br>[[SMK Alps mount]]
| layouts      = 81-key compact [[ANSI]]<br>85-key Japanese
| features     = Numeric keypad connector
| interface    = [[AT]], [[PS/2]]
| dimensions   = 308 × 154 × 33 mm
| weight       = 790 g
| introduced   = 1991
| price        = 
}}

'''Monterey K110''' and '''K111''' are [[75%]] keyboards manufactured in China and Taiwan by [[Monterey]]. As an OEM product it is best known as the [[SIIG MiniTouch]], so much so that unbranded OEM examples are automatically referred to as a MiniTouch despite the absence of SIIG branding, model number, or serial number labelling.

==Description==
There is a [[Fn key]] to the left of the [[control key]], the [[function keys]] are reduced in size. The [[enter key]] is slim-ass, and the key on the end of row 2 is often found blank. Keycaps can be [[pad printing|pad printed]] or [[Keycap printing#Laser etching|lasered]]; some keyboards have a blue num lock legend, and some have blue legends for the embedded numeric keypad.

The switches were sourced from [[SMK]] and Himake (now part of [[Hua-Jie]]). The SMK switch versions used blue "Monterey" [[SMK Alps mount]] switches and were made in Taiwan; the Himake versions used what appear to be [[Hua-Jie AK-CN2]] switches, and were made in China. Some of the AK-CN2 keyboards used switches with yellow sliders for the top row; the primary difference with these switches compared to the ivory switches is that the slider stops are taller, reducing travel by around 1 mm. The springs of these yellow switches are also slightly longer (11.1 mm vs 10.8 mm), and more tightly coiled.

The K110 was introduced in 1991; no-one is sure when production ended. SIIG sourced the MiniTouch from Monterey between January 2002 and January 2003, but the huge variation in MiniTouch keyboards (pad printed and laser-etched keycaps, both switch types, and different use of blue legends) suggests that SIIG were obtaining all the old stock from a discontinued product, but this can no longer be confirmed. The Filco DFK-81E2 box mentions "Microsoft Windows® 95/98/98(SE)/Me/2000/XP", indicating that it was introduced in 2001 or later.<ref name="Filco" />

==Numeric keypad connector==
Version 1 keyboards feature an "RJ-11" 6P6C modular jack on the rear, for the corresponding [[Monterey KP110]] numeric keypad. The keyboard and keypad were registered together with the FCC and share the same FCC ID.<ref name="Monterey" /> Version 2 removed the keypad connector functionality, leaving the socket present but unwired; the socket was later removed from the keyboard entirely. An excerpt from the 1999 bill of materials obtained from SIIG noted:

:Updates:
:#Effective immediately, the feature that allows users to connect an optional keypad with a built-in RJ-11 connector has been removed from V2. Currently the keyboard (V2) still physically comes with a non-functional RJ-11 connector.  Starting with the next shipment by April 1998, the RJ-11 connector will be permanently removed.  Description of this feature has been excluded from color sleeve and user’s manual.
:#BOMs #07-0178A, B and C are superseded.

It appears that the V1 keyboard contained a different controller to the V2.<ref>geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26880.0 SIIG MiniTouch DoublePack! Simplified Type II ALPS MiniTouch + Monterey Suntouch Jr.]</ref> It is possible that the keyboard in question was a V1.

==Models==
{| class="wikitable"
! Model
! FCC ID
! Layout/keys
|-
| K110
| FKD46AK110P
| 81-key, slim-ass enter
|-
| K111
| FKD46AK111
| Japanese, 85-key, ANSI enter;<ref>NiSH — [http://homepage3.nifty.com/nish/minikeyboard/cata-frame.htm ミニキーボードカタログ]</ref> Monterey report that K111 was also used for the Chinese version<ref name="Monterey" />
|}

==OEM versions==
{| class="wikitable"
! OEM product
! Model
|-
| [[SIIG MiniTouch]]
| K110
|-
| [[SIIG Suntouch Jr.]] (Monterey version)
| K110
|-
| Filco DFK-81E2
| K110
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Monterey K110 and KP110.jpg                          | K110 alongside the [[Monterey KP110|KP110]] external keypad
File:Monterey K110 and KP110 catalogue specs.jpg          | K110 and KP110 1992 catalogue specifications
</gallery>

===SMK switches===
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Monterey K110 SMK -- top.jpg                         | Pad printed version with SMK switches
File:Monterey K110 SMK -- keycaps.jpg                     | Close-up of pad printed keycaps
File:Monterey K110 SMK -- naked.jpg                       | Naked K110 with SMK switches; IC date is 9119<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/passing-on-what-u-have-taught-me-t9524.html#p201304 Passing on what u have taught me :-)]</ref>
File:Monterey K110 SMK -- rear label.jpg                  | Rear label
</gallery>

===Hua-Jie switches===
<gallery widths=250 heights=187>
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- top, showing switches.jpg   | Top, showing switches and laser-etched keycaps
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- rear case.jpg               | Rear case
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- rear label.jpg              | Rear label
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- switches.jpg                | AK-series switches
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- switch detail.jpg           | Switch detail, confirming that switches conform to [[alps.tw Type T1]]
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- unused jack.jpg             | Unused jack
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- unused jack from inside.jpg | Unused jack viewed from inside, alongside the connector for the AT cable
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie -- controller IC.jpg           | Controller IC; "9615" implies week 15 of 1996 production
File:Hua-Jie spring comparison in the Monterey K110.jpg   | Spring comparison in some Hua-Jie examples
File:Monterey K110 Hua-Jie switch comparison.jpg          | Yellow switches have taller slider stops, to reduce travel by around 1 mm
</gallery>

==References==
<references>
<ref name="Filco">ヤフオク! (Yahoo! Auctions Japan) — [http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m124859415 FILCO DFK-81E2 PS/2 英語 BOX ★メカニカルキースイッチ採用★] {{volatile}}</ref>
<ref name="Monterey">Correspondence with Monterey</ref>
</references>

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[[Category:Keyboards with Alps clone switches]]
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