Cherry G80-0693

Cherry G80-0693
Part number	G80-0693 (Cherry MX version)
Branding	Alloy (Cherry MX version); Link Alloy (NMB version)
Manufacturer	Cherry; NMB
Layouts	F AT
Keyswitches	Cherry MX Black; Hi-Tek Series 725 white linear
Keycaps	Double-shot ABS (Cherry MX version); Dye sublimated PBT (NMB version)
Interface	RJ12
Rollover	NKRO

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The Cherry G80-0693 is a keyboard made by Cherry for Alloy. Little to nothing is known about the original machine/terminal this keyboard was used with. This keyboard is also very rare, with only a handful of documented examples. It uses plate-mounted Cherry MX Black switches with in-switch diodes, giving this keyboard NKRO support. It comes with Cherry ABS double-shot keycaps. This keyboard uses the popular for the time AT layout, created by IBM for their Model F AT. It has a thin, flat coiled cable with a RJ12 connector on the end. It is unknown what protocol this keyboard uses.

There is a version of the Cherry G80-0693 with a keyboard assembly made by NMB. It uses white linear Hi-Tek Series 725 switches with dye-sublimated PBT keycaps with the same AT layout. The only external differences are the placement of the legends, more stepped keys and the positioning of the LEDs on windowed keycaps.