On Thursday 30 November 2006 23:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Some years ago I wanted a keyboard for a non-IBM computer which had the > same solidity and tactile feel. I researched and purchased a Northgate > keyboard. The base was metal, not plastic, it was heavy, it had the tactile > feel, and it had two other things I wanted: I could switch the positions of > the alt and ctrl keys and - using dip switches in the base - tell it which > keys were which, and it had the function keys down the left side of the > keyboard and the across the top. > > Unfortunately, after many good years of service the keyboard doesn't work > properly anymore. I eventually had to place an adapter to go from old > style keyboard port to ps/2 style keyboard port, but that didn't help. > > I would love to get another keyboard like that again for my main desktop > workstation.
I have an old Northgate like the one you described. It still works great. I do use an AT-PS2 adapter. Quoting from PC World: Northgate is long gone, but the Northgate keyboard has been resurrected by Creative Vision Technologies. The company's $189 Avant Stellar has the same great feel as the OmniKey, along with features that let me get things done fast, starting with two sets of function keys--12 across the top and another 12 in a double row down the left side. The keys on the side make it a breeze to touch-type Ctrl, Alt, and function-key combinations in Windows, Word, and other programs. For example, I can do a Shift-F7 spelling check or close an app with Alt-F4 while blindfolded. The Avant Stellar allows me to remap any key to any other key. For instance, I much prefer having the Ctrl key to the left of the letter 'A', exactly where God and IBM (no longer synonymous) first thought it should go. Très cool, non? I can also create short macros that let one key represent many keystrokes. The Avant Stellar uses a PS/2 connection and works with all versions of Windows. http://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/menu.htm Bryan *************************************** Powered by Kubuntu Linux 6.06 KDE 3.5.2 KMail 1.9.1 This is a Microsoft-free computer Bryan S. Tyson [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
