Re: Northgate keyboards / ZEOS question

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From: Moshe Braner
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1990 19:54

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tdoi@tsunami.Berkeley.EDU writes:
>The problem I have with Northgate is the feel and the noise.  The 
>clicking tactile feedback I can live with but that CLICK-CLICK-CLICK 
>noise is just plain annoying.
>
>Does anyone know if the ZEOS enhanced keyboards with the function keys
>on the left have the same 'feel' and noise as the Northgate/IBM?

- that's funny, the one Omnikey 102 I tried out was MUCH quieter than the
IBM keyboards.  Also, several earlier postings indicated the same.
So, is there more than one kind of key mechanism used in Omnikey keyboards?
I need to know since I am planning to order one for myself...

- Moshe

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From: braner@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Moshe Braner)
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Subject: Re: Northgate keyboards / ZEOS question
Summary: Are there more than one kind of Northgate KEYS?
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Date: 25 Feb 90 19:54:22 GMT
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