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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Half-Saint on Thu, 25 February 2010, 08:31:21

Title: Northgate OmniKey 102
Post by: Half-Saint on Thu, 25 February 2010, 08:31:21

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-NORTHGATE-OMNIKEY-102-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ250585863252QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item3a5814d454

Is this worth the money? Shipping to EU is close to $50 rising the cost to $110.

Cheers
SainT

Title: Northgate OmniKey 102
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 25 February 2010, 09:22:52

Northgates are very well built, but the condition this one is in (stickers on the keys) it's a little much. Sure, you could clean it, but it's seems well-used and for that price, you could probably do better. I'm asking that much for mine, and it's nearly brand new.

Title: Northgate OmniKey 102
Post by: TexasFlood on Thu, 25 February 2010, 09:57:00

Quote from: Half-Saint;160635

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-NORTHGATE-OMNIKEY-102-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ250585863252QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item3a5814d454

Is this worth the money? Shipping to EU is close to $50 rising the cost to $110.

Cheers
SainT

Any way you could try a Northgate before buying to know if you like the feel/sound?  Would be a shame to invest and not like it.  It's clearly used although condition doesn't look too bad from what I can see.  I don't like that fact that the top row of function keys aren't real keys like my Omnikey Ultra (below).
(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8103&stc=1&d=1267113383)

Title: Northgate OmniKey 102
Post by: kishy on Thu, 25 February 2010, 10:21:38

DIP switch settings, IIRC, let you set which set of F-keys to use.