21 Mar
2007
21 Mar
'07
12:16 p.m.
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