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From: u2zj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Stanton Loh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Northgate keyboards
Message-ID: <3828.261efb4b@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 8 Apr 90 12:50:18 GMT
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In article <Apr.7.10.15.43.1990.28982@topaz.rutgers.edu>,
deen@topaz.rutgers.edu (Cinnamon Raisin) writes:
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> 	same day.  Two days later I get the call, and the Tech suggests
> 	that the EPROM might be *)!(4, so they sent me a new one no charge.

I had a 2 yr old Northgate Keyboard which didn't get along
with Lotus v3.  The keyboard was so old that when Northgate
suggested the eprom might need upgrading, inspection revealed
no visible eprom chip at all.

(At my suggestion) they sent me an OmniKey 102.  When I
received it I mailed back my old one.  The old keyboard was
covered by a 3 yr warrantee, but they never even asked me for
the original date of purchase.

The OmniKey is a nicer than my old 101 - it is a bit smaller
(7.25" x 20.25"), the keys have a slightly softer KlicK! to
them, the function keys are on the left and the key position
(from top to bottom) is ctrl-shift-alt.  Just the way I happen
to like a keyboard.

My one nit is that while the keys make a pleasant, productive
Klick KlicK KlicK, the <Return> key makes a loud, chintzy,
flaccid KlacK!

Notwithstanding, I think Northgate makes a quality, durable
keyboard which they support well (and price accordingly).

-Stanton
u2zj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu