Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!jetson.uh.edu!honp9 From: honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason L. Tibbitts III) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Northgate Amiga keyboard 1000/2000/2500 **Review** Message-ID: <7590.273de7ba@jetson.uh.edu> Date: 12 Nov 90 06:07:22 GMT References: Organization: Blob Shop Programmers Lines: 34 In article , ben@epmooch.UUCP (Rev. Ben A. Mesander) writes: > This is a review of the Northgate OmniKey/PLUS keyboard for the Amiga [Deleted] > Northgate makes two Amiga-compatible keyboards. The first, the Omnikey > Ultra, is a 119 key keyboard, and has function keys on the top, and > function keys on the side. The second, the Omnikey plus, is a 107 key > keyboard with function keys on the left hand side of the keyboard. Both > have interchangeable caps lock, alt, and control keys. I use the > 'emacs' text editor, and I like control on the home row, next to the > 'a' character, unlike most PC keyboards, and the Amiga 1000 keyboard, > which have caps lock there. You can position it however you like with > the Northgate keyboards. The Omnikey Ultra was priced at $149, and the > Omnikey Plus was priced at $119, but was on sale for $99.00. I decided > that the extra function keys were not worth the price, so I ordered the > Ultra. When I called, I found the price had been lowered further to > $69.00. I also ordered a set of Amiga keycaps, which cost $15.00. The > keycap set is for keys not on the normal IBM layout, like the "Amiga" > keys, and "help". What about software? Since there are extra keys on the keyboard (F11, F12, Page up, Page dn, Ins, Del, etc.), isn't some sort of Setmap required before the system recognizes them? As is necessary for the all amigas except the A1000, as they all have the extra keypad keys. Or are the extra keys nonfunctional? > | ben@epmooch.UUCP (Ben Mesander) | "Cash is more important than | -- \/ Jason L. Tibbitts III // | THEnet: {George|Jane|Elroy|Judy}::HONP9 /\/"Blob Shop Programmers: // | SesquiNet, Telnet, etc: HONP9@JETSON.uh.edu \/ Because We're Bored!" \X/ | CREN (BitNet): HONP9@UHVAX1 "Ewige /\ . DISCLAIMER ." Whose opinions did you think there were?" ; Blumenkraft"