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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: blackriver on Sat, 17 September 2016, 14:48:29

Title: Need help identifying this Northgate 101-S Keyboard
Post by: blackriver on Sat, 17 September 2016, 14:48:29

So first off I will apologize for how filthy this keyboard is  :eek:, as I just found it today at a yard sale. I came across this guy today and I had heard of Northgate but didn't know much about them. So I figured I would take a shot because for $2 why not. When I got home I looked for a while trying to find this odd model number of 101-S on  a Northgate keyboard. I also found it strange that is doesn't say OmniKey anywhere, nor is it made in Taiwan. It this a knock-off? Is this older than the Omnikeys? Please let me know if you have any insight, or if you would like more pictures that could help solve this. Thanks -Nick

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/83f546c4-0572-4397-b17a-9566aa48e28c_zpstny1nwgo.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/83f546c4-0572-4397-b17a-9566aa48e28c_zpstny1nwgo.jpg.html)

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(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/533dc13a-6e11-47c3-8455-3d13c8941936_zpsin2sxyg1.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/533dc13a-6e11-47c3-8455-3d13c8941936_zpsin2sxyg1.jpg.html)

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/9ddb358b-1547-440a-a54f-bfc3a06c757f_zps4zxc8jzk.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/9ddb358b-1547-440a-a54f-bfc3a06c757f_zps4zxc8jzk.jpg.html)

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/0917161527_zpskehfgam1.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/0917161527_zpskehfgam1.jpg.html)

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/0917161527a_zps1ountb27.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/0917161527a_zps1ountb27.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Need help identifying this Northgate 101-S Keyboard
Post by: chyros on Sat, 17 September 2016, 15:31:02

It's the Honeywell Rubber dome board. It's not older than the OmniKeys, probably younger actually.

It's also really not THAT filthy, trust me :)) .

Title: Re: Need help identifying this Northgate 101-S Keyboard
Post by: blackriver on Sat, 17 September 2016, 15:33:11

Thanks I appreciate it.