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+Proton C
+===
+
+![Proton C](https://i.imgur.com/xZrjIqa.jpg)
+
+A Pro Micro drop-in replacement.
+
+Keyboard Maintainer: [Jack Humbert](https://github.com/jackhumbert)  
+Hardware Supported: QMK Proton C  
+Hardware Availability: [List of vendors](https://qmk.fm/proton-c)
+
+Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):
+
+    make proton_c:default
+
+See [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) then the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information.