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Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 19:28:52 »
It will be interesting to see what this goes for if people start bidding on it.  It's a solid board, but White Alps.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Northgate-101-wired-keyboard-clicky-keys-100-working-/201207807711?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item2ed8eb7edf
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 22:38:56 »
This is the Holy Grail for full-size Alps keyboards if you want true ANSI layout and are willing to transplant in your preferred switches.
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 22:43:46 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Sat, 01 November 2014, 22:38:56
This is the Holy Grail for full-size Alps keyboards if you want true ANSI layout and are willing to transplant in your preferred switches.

Didn't you have the 'holy grail' at one time?  An ANSI Alps board made by Alps themselves?
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 22:48:43 »
I prefer the 101-N and ultra with the full-up arrowcluster.
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 02 November 2014, 08:25:45 »
Quote from: dante on Sat, 01 November 2014, 22:43:46
An ANSI Alps board made by Alps themselves?

That was a pretty nice board, complicated white Alps. I traded it to jcarpe.

But it was a plastic keyboard, moderate-to-high quality.

The old-school Northgates are in a class approaching the Model F - incredible construction, heavy baked enamel metal case bottom pan that the internal plate screws down to, doubleshot keys with RGB colors, etc.
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That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 02 November 2014, 12:31:12 »
The Northgates use Tai Hao keycaps. While those are nice, personally I like Alps doubleshots a bit better, and Alps dyesubs much better.
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 02 November 2014, 12:37:25 »
Has anyone else noticed that there has been a grip of Omnikeys on eBay in the last month or so?
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Re: Northgate Ominkey 101 $15 opening bid or $100 BIN
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 02 November 2014, 12:51:06 »
Yup.  I think some people saw them popping up at ridiculous prices and selling, so they decided to cash in.
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