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geekhack Community => geekhack Media => Topic started by: Photekq on Wed, 02 July 2014, 20:55:51

Title: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 02 July 2014, 20:55:51
I got this board a while ago.. It had always been one of those boards I wanted ever so much, but I thought it would be impossible for me to get. Thanks to sixty and tinnie (and kbdfr, indirectly) I was able to get it.

I've been meaning to clean it up a bit and take some photos of it.. I only just got round to it. It's a truly amazing keyboard. It's also a huge pain in the ass to take apart and put back together due to the card reader, screen, and the seperate F keys :))

I won't link all the photos here since there are quite a lot.. For all the photos please look at the flickr album here. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/115722906@N08/with/14562065605/)

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2911/14375477959_affaabe445_b.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3870/14561234802_df762204ae_b.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3841/14562086545_1c70fd74e8_b.jpg)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3893/14375660907_d4a89b2724_b.jpg)
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14539095866_4c98148a87_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: HPE1000 on Wed, 02 July 2014, 20:59:22
What does/did the screen do? Also, it looks heavy, how heavy is it? :P
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Pacifist on Wed, 02 July 2014, 20:59:29
beautiful :thumb:
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 02 July 2014, 21:00:21
What does/did the screen do? Also, it looks heavy, how heavy is it? :P
No idea actually. I haven't tried to do anything with it. I know that sixty was able to use it as a calculator :

(http://i.imgur.com/jwtzL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Kb4r8.jpg)
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: HPE1000 on Wed, 02 July 2014, 21:01:14
That is awesome
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Zeal on Wed, 02 July 2014, 21:06:04
Very cool board!

What does the bottom right key (next to the calc on/off key) on the left column do?
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Photekq on Wed, 02 July 2014, 21:10:48
It weighs 2kg. The metal backplate is very light.

I've added some annotations to the photos.

I have absolutely no idea what any of those buttons do. I haven't yet tested them out. Also, I doubt they would do anything on a modern PC.
Title: Re: Cherry G80-2000HAD teardown
Post by: Dubsgalore on Thu, 03 July 2014, 16:43:09
god dayummmmm
wishing I had this board more then ever
seriously the amount of badassery here

too much cake, nice pics