Cherry G80-0778

kbdfr · 23 Oct 2016, 13:29

Got this a while ago, managed to clean it and take a few pictures.
A pity I'm such a lousy photographer

The keyboard in all its beauty:

: G80-0778; G80-0778 keyboard.JPG (626.97 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

One, and only one, of the keycaps is thin doubleshot:

: thin doubleshot keycap; G80-0778 thin doubleshot keycap.jpg (118.67 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

And now for the rest:

: upper shell outside; G80-0778 upper shell outside.JPG (153.76 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: upper shell inside; G80-0778 upper shell inside.JPG (158.84 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: date stamp; G80-0778 date stamp.JPG (134.84 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: PCB assembly upside; G80-0778 PCB assembly upside.JPG (330.51 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: PCB assembly backside; G80-0778 PCB assembly backside.JPG (303.86 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: ID inside; G80-0778 ID inside.JPG (203.52 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: backplate inside; G80-0778 backplate inside.JPG (251.81 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: backplate outside; G80-0778 backplate outside.JPG (216.74 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

: label; G80-0778 label.JPG (239.66 KiB) Viewed 2561 times

seebart · 23 Oct 2016, 13:37

Ohh very nice, thanks for sharing. Anything MX with a backplate like that is gold.

ideus · 23 Oct 2016, 18:35

It is very weird that they made that particular key cap different than the rest, I wonder what technical constraint made them to manufacture it that way.

Elrick · 26 Oct 2016, 02:47

Thank you for showing something this rare and allowing us to see the details of this keyboard.

Have a new found respect for older Cherry's, it's like seeing a stunning Milf that is quite attractive despite her years

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elecplus · 26 Oct 2016, 05:42

Made in West Germany! That alone makes this a collector's item! Beautiful keyboard; keep them coming

photekq · 26 Oct 2016, 13:18

Lovely keyboard. The thin cap is very strange. Nickheller recently got 2 G80-0832's. One was normal, but the other had some thin caps like that. Perfect Cherry profile and everything, just thin.

Great pics too, despite what you say. Just a tad underexposed

kbdfr · 26 Oct 2016, 14:18

Checked my other two G80-0778

(both the rack mountable version described in the wiki)
and in both that cap is normal thick.

[Should someone feel like completing the wiki page: you can use my pics

]

seebart · 26 Oct 2016, 14:21

kbdfr wrote: hould someone feel like completing the wiki page: you can use my pics ]

I'll put it on my to do list, let's hope you don't have to re-shoot.