Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!umich!mailrus!ncar!boulder!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Northgate keyboards do not have N-key rollover Message-ID: Date: 27 Sep 90 21:41:41 GMT References: <39363@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 40 wales@valeria.cs.ucla.edu (Rich Wales) writes: >Anyone who can type fast should be aware that Northgate's OmniKey line >of keyboards do =not= have N-key rollover. I've never heard of N-key rollover, but... >That is, if you type fast enough that you are pressing one key before >you have let go of the previous key, a Northgate keyboard will get con- >fused and will send out extraneous "key press" indications. That explains it. This has been happening to me. I just thought it was bounce. It was driving me nuts. Many times, when typing 1990, I got 199090090 instead. Or frrfrrom instead of from. I sent it back for replacement. I'm using my Maxiswitch 84-key board now. I really LOVE the feel and response, but it doesn't have F11 and F12, which a lot of Win programs use for things like Save and other popular things. I guess I may as well tell them to keep it. It's useless like this. It takes me forever to type with it. I hated the clacky feel too. I much prefer the quieter Maxiswitch. >I bought a Northgate OmniKey Plus last week and encountered this prob- >lem. When I called their tech support line, the person I spoke with >readily admitted that none of their keyboards had N-key rollover. He >said it would have required extra circuitry on each key, and they con- >sidered it too expensive. When I called them, they gave no indication of this. Thay said I probably had a defective keyboard and should call my dealer to replace it. >Of course, Northgate has a 60-day "no questions asked" return policy -- >which I am taking advantage of pronto. I think mines running out. :-( -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Missionary VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Research Branch 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future