21 Mar
2007
21 Mar
'07
1:33 p.m.
I've never uncovered who actually built them. The units have a
"made in Taiwan" for Northgate label on the bottom and the usual FCC
ID number. Nothing else on the outside and I've never opened one
up. FWIW, there is an outfit on the web that sells something
supposedly quite similar. I've never actually had hands on but
have heard others rave about how it feels "just like their old northgate"
http://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/menu.htm
s shumaker
At 11:16 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote:
On Mar 21, 2007, at 2:19 PM, Steve Shumaker wrote:
That style of keyboard was also used in the
"Northgate" computers.
They custom designed one of the heaviest keyboards on the market
and sold it with their Northgate clones in the mid /ate 80s. Steel
frames, virtually no flex, REAL mechanical keys, programmable
function sets... The computers have long since disappeared
(company folded many years ago) but the keyboards still show up
occasionally on e-bay. Called Omnikey and Omnikey Ultra.. I'm
still using one today.
Ahhh, I've heard of the Omnikey, but I don't believe I've ever
seen one in person. Perhaps I should try to find one of those.
Are you sure they produced the keyboard themselves?
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL