DCS SMRTNovember 13, 2024Presale is live, with $10 savings over the in-stock base kit price ($99 now, versus $109 later). Shipping in late January!
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InspirationDCS SMRT is inspired by the colorway of Wyse thin-client ("dumb") terminals from the 1980s-1990s. These were boards I ran across in various IT temp assignments right out of college at the turn of the millennium, and didn't appreciate at the time that I was tossing them into recycling piles. But DCS, and this colorway, have grown on me, and this run is motivated as much by appreciation as it is nostalgia, and regret for my actions as a 21-year old Y2K refresh temp.
But I don't want SMRT to just look backwards at the past; I want it to be vibrant, alive, and of the present, too. SMRT gives the option to sport a flashier, modern, colorful look, that rearranges the classic Wyse palette and promotes the original accent colors to a starring role. So you can stay mostly grey like the original, or throw in some vivid blue and yellow splashes.
Yes, the name is a Simpsons reference. But also a play on Wyse
("wise"... get it? Heh heh. Ahem.)Note that these images are all renders. The final design is subject to vary, the render font isn't 100% accurate to SP's molds, and renders may fail to capture the exact colors and textures of physical keycaps. Void where prohibited, ask your doctor if renders are right for you, etc.
ColorsAll colors are Signature Plastics stock resins, matched to the original Wyse colorway. Wyse's colors varied over time (and have yellowed to differing degrees in the ensuing decades), so there's no one scheme that will perfectly replicate every old Wyse board. This set based on the most common colorway that Wyse produced, that most people think of when they hear the name.
Alphas are GSX light grey. Modifiers are GTD grey. Navy legends and accents are BBI blue. Yellow accents and legends are YY yellow.
DatesPresale November 2024
Shipping Late January 2025
Presale PricingBase Kit: $99
40/s Ortho Kit: $25
Alternate Mods Kit: $19
Numpad Kit: $19
Ergo Kit: $29
Accent Kit: $19
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KittingBase Kit
40s/Ortho Kit
Alternate Mods
Number Pad
Ergo
Accents
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In conclusion, DCS SMRT, won't you? Thank you.
