Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!lll-winken!ncis.tis.llnl.gov!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!crash!edpmgt!gpitcher From: gpitcher@edpmgt.UUCP (Glenn Pitcher) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Northgate keyboards Keywords: keyboards, Northgate Message-ID: <252@edpmgt.UUCP> Date: 11 Apr 90 19:57:49 GMT References: <29183@amdcad.AMD.COM> <2766@gandalf.UUCP> <4066@plains.UUCP> Distribution: usa Organization: EDP Management, La Mesa, CA Lines: 32 X-Local-Date: 11 Apr 90 12:57:49 PDT In article <4066@plains.UUCP>, coffman@plains.UUCP (Clark Coffman) writes: > > In article deen@topaz.rutgers.edu (Cinnamon Raisin) writes: > [ > [ I also recently bought a Northgate keyboard ( ya know they must > [ be making a fortune because of the Net News and all of the talk > [ about their keyboards) > [ > .....Deleted.... > [ > [ - The function keys ont the left are great, but more and more > [ computers feature the function keys on top. A combination > [ of both sets on one keyboard would be great. > [ > > Northgate sells a keyboard called the Omnikey Plus ( at least I think > that's the one I'm talking about ) that has the function keys on the left > and the top. If I remember correctly, you can use the keys at the top as > normal or as F11 to F20. Looks good.. > Ya, this is a really good keyboard except that it does not have F1-F12 on the top. It has F1-F10 in the older positions, then F11-F12 right above them and on the top right area of the keyboard, it has F13-F15 (for mainframe compatability). -- Glenn Pitcher UUCP: {crash,ucsd}!edpmgt!gpitcher Programmer/Analyst & INTERNET: I wish Unix Guru in training EDP Management, Inc. * Proud member of Team.Net * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-