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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: elbowglue on Sun, 23 May 2010, 20:38:58

Title: Northgate Omnikey 101 $50 bin
Post by: elbowglue on Sun, 23 May 2010, 20:38:58

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Northgate-Omnikey-101-Keyboard-Programmable-/110537214704?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item19bc880af0#ht_500wt_947

Don't know much about northgates but this can be yours for $50 buy it now.  And it has a normal layout (gasp!)

Missing the logo though.

Here's another one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-NORTHGATE-101-KEYBOARD-OMNIKEY-/250635848435?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item3a5b0f8af3#ht_4747wt_930

Title: Northgate Omnikey 101 $50 bin
Post by: bitflipper on Sun, 23 May 2010, 20:44:31

They call it a "trap door". It's a hinged piece of plastic door with the label on top. I wonder if Bob @ Northgate Keyboard Repair has a spare?

Title: Northgate Omnikey 101 $50 bin
Post by: ricercar on Sun, 23 May 2010, 22:32:41

Been there. Sold mine.

How do you say "I bought, I typed, I sold" in Latin?

Title: Northgate Omnikey 101 $50 bin
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 23 May 2010, 22:33:50

Hmmm... those kind of look like the keyboards my school was throwing out.
They were ALPS, and the alt text was green, and the ctrl text was red.

But I was only interested in the IBM ones at the time, so, they've long been chucked out, oopsies!

Title: Northgate Omnikey 101 $50 bin
Post by: TexasFlood on Sun, 23 May 2010, 22:47:53

Quote from: elbowglue;186198

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Northgate-Omnikey-101-Keyboard-Programmable-/110537214704?cmd=ViewItem&pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item19bc880af0#ht_500wt_947

Don't know much about northgates but this can be yours for $50 buy it now.  And it has a normal layout (gasp!)

Missing the logo though.

Except for missing the Dip Switch cover, seems like a good deal, if you do the BIN, keeps the price from running up like bidding can do.  I've already got one so won't be bidding.