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From: kxn3796@hertz.njit.edu (Ken Nakata)
Subject: Re: UNIX-style keyboards
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In article <tporczykD0E800.96r@netcom.com>,
Tony Porczyk <tporczyk@netcom.com> wrote:
>hware@bronze.coil.com (Henry Ware) writes:
>>Also, XT keyboards have the control in the correct place.  They also 
>>have the Fn keys at the left, where they should be.  These are very 
>>inexpensive (used).
>
>But you can't use them with anything but XT, so no wonder they are
>inexpensive :-)
>
>Seriously, keyboard and monitor and the two most import things in the
>computer - get a real keyboard, like Northgate's Omni Key (or Omni Key
>Ultra) with Fn keys where you want them and with changeable Caps-Ctrl
>keys.

Are they (Northgate) still in business?  I haven't seen their ads for
a while...  I have an OmniKey 102 which suddenly died, and want to
have it repared (although I don't have a box to use it with).  Do you
have their address or phone number?

Thanks in advance.

Ken
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