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{{Short description|Swiss computer brand}}
[[File:Smaky 100 IMG 4149.jpg|thumb|The Smaky 100]]
The '''Smaky''' is a line of mostly 8-bit [[personal computer]]s and accompanying operating system developed by Professor [[Jean-Daniel Nicoud]] and others at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]] (EPFL) in [[Switzerland]] beginning in 1974. The computers were used at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and in Swiss schools. The names derives from SMArt KeYboard, reflecting the form factor that contained a compact [[motherboard]] which fit within the same housing as the [[Computer keyboard|keyboard]].

==History==
[[File:Smaky-4.jpg|thumb|Smaky 4 (prototype)]]
[[File:Epsitec Smaky 6-IMG 0431.jpg|thumb|Smaky 6]]
The first three models, Smaky 1, Smaky 2, and Smaky 4, were based on the [[Intel 8080]] microprocessor (Smaky 3 was a prototype that was never completed). In 1978, the Smaky switched to using the 8-bit [[Zilog Z80]] processor. A portable Smaky was made during this period, which resembled [[Osborne 1|Osborne]] portable computers.

In 1981, the platform again changed to the 32-bit [[Motorola 68000]] processor. A new operating system was written, called Psos, which was developed specifically for the Smaky, and used on all subsequent models.

[[File:SmakyMouseAG.jpeg|thumb|A Smaky [[computer mouse|mouse]], as invented by [[Jean-Daniel Nicoud]] and [[André Guignard]]]]
Development work on the Smaky hardware ended with the Smaky 400 in 1997. The Smaky 400 was a PCI board hosting a [[Motorola 68040]] processor, designed to work together with a terminal emulation software running under [[Windows NT]]. It helped Smaky users switch from their desktop Smaky to an Intel PC, while preserving access to applications and documents.

==Legacy==
A Smaky emulator for [[Microsoft Windows]] was developed in 1998, replacing the need for the Smaky 400 hardware. It was named the Smaky Infini (French for ''infinite''), since its performance and lifespan were no longer being limited by hardware, it was based on the [[UAE_(emulator)|UAE emulator]], merged into the Smaky 400 terminal emulation software.

== See also ==
* [[Lilith (computer)|Lilith]], origin of Smaky's mouse

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Smaky}}
*[http://www.smaky.ch/en/lami/part4.php Smaky history from ''A History of Computing in Switzerland'']
*[http://fosfat.schroetersa.ch  Fosfat] (FOS library and FUSE extension for Linux)
*[http://smaky.ch/infini/ Smaky Infini] (Official Smaky Infini site)

[[Category:Personal computers]]
[[Category:Swiss inventions]]
[[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1974]]

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