Editing Ortek compact series

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{{infobox dkeyboard
| name         = 
| image name   = Neotec MCK-89S -- top, angled.jpg
| pn           = 
| fcc          = GM8MCK-84KBPAD (1990)
| branding     = Various
| family       = 
| manufacturer = [[Ortek]]
| switch       = [[Alps SKCM White]]<br>[[Alps SKBM White]]<br>[[alps.tw Type T1]]
| layouts      = Various 75%
| features     =
| interface    = 
| weight       = 
| years        = 
| price        = 
| dimensions   = 324 × 170 × 32 mm
}}

Ortek compact series is a provisional name for a well-known series of [[75%]] keyboards from [[Ortek]].

==Models==
{| class="wikitable"
! Model
! Layout
! Connector
! Switches
! DA-15
! Notes
|-
| Ortek MKB-84 SX<ref>geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=6025.0 The most awesome super rare alps compact keyboard ever.]</ref>
| 84-key, ISO enter
| 
| [[Alps SKCM White]]
| Present
| 
|-
| Ortek MKB-84 FX<ref>Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/ortek-mck-84-versions-t2984.html Ortek MCK-84 versions]</ref>
| 84-key, ISO enter
| 
| [[Four-tab clone]]
| Present
| FCC ID misprinted as "GM8MCK-84KBPD"
|-
| [[SIIG Suntouch Jr.]]<ref>geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59976.0 Help Me Learn About Alps: Complicated vs Simplified]</ref>
| 84-key, ISO enter
| 
| [[Alps SKCM White]]
| Present
| Model K84Jr.; FCC ID misprinted as "GM8CK-84KBPAD";<br>same as the MKB-84 SX, above
|-
| Ortek MCK-84FX
| 85-key, ISO
| 
| [[alps.tw Type T1]]<ref>MouseFan — [http://mousefan.telcontar.net/image/ortek.htm Ortek MCK-84FX]</ref>
[[Four-tab clone]]<ref name="DT-84-FX-SX" />
| Present
| Found with a health warning sticker dated 1996<ref name="DT-84-FX-SX" />
|-
| Ortek MCK-84SX<ref name="DT-84-FX-SX" />
| 85-key, ISO
| 
| [[Alps SKBM White]]
| 
| Rear label says "MCK-84", while the product box says "MCK-84SX";<br>product bears health warning sticker dated 1997
|-
| Ortek MCK-84FT
| 
| 
| 
| 
| Using product box as evidence of existence<ref name="DT-MCK-84-versions" />
|-
| Ortek MCK-84<ref name="sandy-MCK-84" />
| 86-key, ISO enter, Windows/menu keys
| PS/2
| [[Alps clone]]
| Absent
| Found with a health warning sticker dated 1999<ref name="DT-MCK-84-versions" />
|-
|-
| Filco FKB-86E<ref>ダイヤテック — [http://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=9 86キーコンパクト英語キーボード]</ref>
| 86-key, ISO enter, Windows/menu keys
| PS/2
| 
| 
| DOS/V support; same as MCK-84 above
|-
| Neotec MCK-89S<ref>Neotec — [http://www.neotec.co.jp/syouhin/key/ortek/mck89s/mck89s.html NEOTEC(ORTEK) MCK-89S]</ref>
| 89-key Japanese
| PS/2<ref>Sandy — [http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/mck-89s.html ortek mck-89s]</ref>
| [[Alps SKBM White]]
| Absent
| Non-standard key stagger to accommodate extra key
|-
| Filco FKB89J<ref>ダイヤテック — [http://www.diatec.co.jp/products/det.php?prod_c=8 89キーコンパクト日本語キーボード]</ref>
| 89-key Japanese
| PS/2
| 
| 
| DOS/V support; same as Neotec MCK-89S above
|-
| Justy JKB-89S<ref>aoikoi — [https://www.aoikoi.org/pc-saga/keyboard.html justy jkb-89s]</ref>
| 89-key Japanese
| PS/2
| [[Four-tab clone]]
| Absent
| DOS/V support; same as Filco FKB89J above
|}

==Characteristics==
===DA-15 connector===
Many of these keyboards feature a DA-15 socket on the rear at the right; this socket directly exposes traces of the keyboard matrix to allow for the connection of a numeric keypad.<ref name="soarer-pinout" /> The matching keypad is a variant of the [[Ortek MCK-18]] series.

===Disconnected key===
The 85-key ISO version of the MCK-84 can be found with the key next to left shift unprinted. In such cases, the switch may be found deliberately disconnected from the matrix by way of one of the switch legs being bent back against the base of the switch.<ref name="soarer-pinout" />

===Versions===
Evidence to date suggests that Ortek used "SX" to denote the models with genuine Alps switches (complicated or simplified), and "FX" to denote the models with [[Alps clone]]s. The meaning of "FT" remains to be determined. (In the case of the Neotec MCK-89S, it seems that "S" was used instead of "SX".)

Some keyboards omit the "SX" or "FX" from the model number, using only the label on the box to indicate the version.<ref name="DT-MCK-84-versions" />

==References==
<references>
<ref name="soarer-pinout">geekhack — [http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=13826.0 Ortek MCK-84 info]</ref>
<ref name="sandy-MCK-84">Sandy — [http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/mck-84.html ortek mck-84]</ref>
<ref name="DT-84-FX-SX">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/best-way-to-check-real-alps-switch-t3969.html Best way to check real Alps switch]</ref>
<ref name="DT-MCK-84-versions">Deskthority — [http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/ortek-mck-84-versions-t2984.html Ortek MCK-84 versions]</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Ortek keyboards]]
[[Category:75% keyboards]]
[[Category:List of all keyboards]]