{"id":9627,"date":"2022-04-27T12:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/?p=9627"},"modified":"2024-01-18T09:50:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T15:50:49","slug":"cherry-keyboard-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/cherry-keyboard-history\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Cherry Keyboards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cherry keyboards are known for precision engineering in their legendary switches, so it might be surprising to learn that Cherry had a humble beginning. Here&#8217;s the story of how Cherry keyboards grew out of a restaurant basement to become a global leader in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mechanical keyboards<\/a> and switches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1950s: Before Cherry Keyboards<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-1024x436.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9631\" style=\"width:768px;height:327px\" width=\"768\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-768x327.png 768w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-850x362.png 850w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches.png 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cherry E13-00E microswitch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Walter Lorain Cherry began <a href=\"https:\/\/cherryamericas.com\/about-cherry\/cherry-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">building microswitches<\/a> out of a Highland Park, Illinois restaurant basement in 1953. Cherry Electrical Products supplied the automotive industry and rapidly grew alongside Ford and other automobile manufacturers. At this point in time, however, Cherry keyboards were still two decades away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clicking a 1959 Cherry mechanical keyboard switch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VvTSLRab7Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1960s: European Expansion<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9630\" style=\"width:768px;height:427px\" width=\"768\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany-850x472.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-west-germany.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1963 Cherry expanded to Europe, setting up operations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherrymx.de\/en\/footer\/about-cherry.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">West Germany<\/a>. This expansion has helped shape the company&#8217;s brand image as a marriage between German engineering and American entrepreneurship. Though it would be ten years before the first Cherry keyboard was made, the company&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/TNM_Cherry_Snap_Action_Switches_Overview_and_Literature\/mode\/2up?view=theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dedication to switches<\/a> during the &#8217;60s laid the foundation for revolutionary technologies in the decades to come.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1970s: The First Cherry Keyboard Switch<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-cherry-switch.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9632\" style=\"width:624px;height:407px\" width=\"624\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-cherry-switch.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-cherry-switch-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/first-cherry-switch-768x500.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First Cherry Keyboard Switch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first Cherry keyboards were introduced in 1973 and featured new switches <a href=\"https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US3715545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cherry had patented that same year<\/a>. The company primarily produced keyboards for other companies rather than selling them directly to consumers. Throughout the &#8217;70s, Cherry continued to invest in keyboard switch technology, engineering the M6 \u2013 the precursor to the famed Cherry MX line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1980s: Revolutionary Cherry MX Switches<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-1024x578.jpg\" alt=\"Cherry MX Switches\" class=\"wp-image-9587\" style=\"width:768px;height:434px\" width=\"768\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches-850x479.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cherry-switches.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cherry Switches<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cherry revolutionized the keyboard industry in 1983 with the introduction of the Cherry MX, a superbly engineered switch rated to last <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_MX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">20 million keystrokes<\/a>. The original switch spawned a line of Cherry MX switches favored by modern gamers and productivity professionals for their unique combinations of resistance and tactile and auditory feedback. Identified by the colors of their stems \u2013 Red, Black, Blue, Brown, and Green \u2013 some of today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/cherry-mx-switches\/\">Cherry MX switches<\/a> are rated to last more than 100 million keystrokes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1984, the company released the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-0427\">Cherry G80-0427<\/a> keyboard, one of the first to feature Cherry MX Black switches. The Apple IIe-compatible <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-0418\">Cherry G80-0418<\/a> was released the same year alongside the IBM-compatible <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/index.php?title=G80-0413&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">G80-0413<\/a>. These keyboards had double-shot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/pbt-keycaps-vs-abs-keycaps-which-is-better\/\">ABS keycaps<\/a>. Some keycaps were thick while others were thin, a quality discrepancy likely caused by the fact that Cherry finished the boards before they received all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/types-of-keycap-profiles\/\">keycap molds<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this period, Cherry began to adopt a direct-to-consumer approach for some of its keyboards and released the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-1000\">G80-1000<\/a> in 1987. Intended for the emerging desktop market, the G80-1000 featured a Model M-style layout, n-key rollover, and a premium case. Those qualities made this Cherry keyboard a staple in the computer market throughout the &#8217;90s and 2000s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cherry introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3000\">G80-3000<\/a> in 1988, an iconic full-size keyboard design that&#8217;s still in production today. The G80-3000 series has endured due to its intuitive, IBM Enhanced-inspired layout, double-shot ABS keycaps, and Cherry MX switches. Early models even featured n-key rollover. The keyboard has undergone many iterations throughout the years, including the addition of Windows keys in the mid-&#8217;90s and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/circuitbreaker\/2017\/1\/5\/14185626\/cherry-mx-silent-mechanical-keyboard-red-black-ces-2017\">2017 variation called the MX Board Silent<\/a>, which used MX Red Silent and MX Black Silent switches to reduce noise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1990s: Continued Growth for Cherry Keyboards<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry_keyboard.jpeg\" alt=\"Cherry Keyboard\" class=\"wp-image-9633\" style=\"width:768px;height:392px\" width=\"768\" height=\"392\" title=\"Cherry Keyboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry_keyboard.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry_keyboard-300x153.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry_keyboard-768x392.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry_keyboard-850x433.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cherry continued to produce premium keyboards throughout the &#8217;90s. The G80-3000 keyboards manufactured from 1990 to 1992 boasted <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thick PBT keycaps with dye-sublimated legends<\/a>. Many people consider them the best keycaps Cherry has ever made, and they continue to hold value on the secondary market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Cherry keyboard highlights from the &#8217;90s include the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-1800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G80-1800<\/a>, which is still in production and has been released in several variations. One variation was a programmable keyboard called the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-2100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G80-2100<\/a>. Users could record macros to a battery-powered, 2-KB internal storage drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the mid-&#8217;90s, Cherry catered to the ergonomic movement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-5000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ErgoPlus<\/a>, a unique split keyboard that only survived four years of production.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2000s and Beyond: Cherry Moves More Heavily into Mechanical Switches<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1-1024x843.jpeg\" alt=\"Cherry Keyboard\" class=\"wp-image-9634\" style=\"width:512px;height:422px\" width=\"512\" height=\"422\" title=\"Cherry Keyboard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1-1024x843.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1-768x632.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1-850x699.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cherry-G80-3930_caps_switches_1.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cherry G80-3930<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The advent of Esports and productivity software increased demand for Cherry keyboards and Cherry MX switches, which are considered the gold standard of keyboard switches by many. Engineered for performance, comfort, and durability, Cherry MX switches feature:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Precision CAD housings with next to no tolerance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Color stems with linear, tactile, or clicky actuation types<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold crosspoint contacts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coil springs with various resistance ratings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cherry MX line offers a variety of options, enabling users to choose a switch that feels tailored to their needs through a combination of actuation type, resistance, travel distance, and lifespan. These characteristics endeared Cherry MX switches to writers, gamers, programmers, and Esports pros, allowing Cherry to pivot almost entirely into switches. To date, Cherry has sold more than 6 billion switches worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, the term \u201cCherry keyboard\u201d took on a whole new meaning, referring to any keyboard with Cherry switches. The keyboard division continued to grow, coinciding with a need for customization, DIY keyboard builders, and professionals who demanded reliability, precision and the right feel in a market where mainstream brands were building cheaper, lower-quality keyboards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cherry&#8217;s emphasis on innovation is evident on low-profile keyboards such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G80-3800<\/a>, released in 2012, and flat-key gaming keyboards such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3850%202015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G80-3850<\/a>, released in 2013. Cherry also makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/blog\/what-is-tkl-keyboard\/\">tenkeyless keyboards<\/a> such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MX Board 1.0 TKL<\/a>, and the company designed <a href=\"https:\/\/techreport.com\/news\/27612\/cherrys-realkey-tech-promises-uber-responsive-ghost-free-keyboards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealKey technology<\/a> for more reliable anti-ghosting on models such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/deskthority.net\/wiki\/Cherry_G80-3930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">G80-3930<\/a>.&nbsp;In 2016, ZF Friedrichshafen AG sold the Cherry keyboard division to GENUI Partners, an investment firm based in Hamburg, and in 2020, U.S.-based Argand Partners joined as the company&#8217;s majority investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the real jewels are Cherry&#8217;s MX switches, which is why high-performance mechanical keyboard manufacturers incorporate them into their designs. Cherry MX switches give gamers, coders, and productivity professionals the precision quality of Cherry MX switches with advanced features such as full NKRO, cloud capabilities, RGB lighting, and programmable macros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Cherry continues to make keyboards, including niche models for the healthcare and security industries, but you don&#8217;t need to buy a Cherry brand keyboard to enjoy the performance of the company&#8217;s industry-leading switches: you just need to buy a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daskeyboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mechanical keyboard<\/a> that has them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherry keyboards are known for precision engineering in their legendary switches, so it might be surprising to learn that Cherry had a humble beginning. 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