From: "Rich Gauszka" 

FWIW - The Northgate keyboard apparently has been reproduced in the 6.5 lb
Creative Vision Technologies 'Avant Stellar'. Since I'm partial to $5
keyboards I tend to shy away from $150 ones. I did own a Northgate at one
time but since I'm a pathetic typist all the clickity clack did was
irritate me.

product
https://www.cvtinc.com/products/keyboards/stellar.htm

review
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,115892-page,1/article.html


"Gary Britt"  wrote in
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> Frank, I'm not sure what you mean by Northgates are *slow hardware*.  They
> have the hardware ability to produce repeat rates not found on any modern
> keyboard.  Of course windows doesn't take advantage of that hardware
> ability, but the hardware is capable of quite fast and proper response,
> even with modern CPU's.
>
> My Northgate Omnikey's work fine here on a P4 3.06 GHZ with HT all USB
> only laptop, plugged in via a connector that takes the 5 pin DIN down to a
> PS/2 connector and then another connector that takes the PS/2 connector to
> a USB connector.  If it works through all of that (and even through a ps/2
> KVM on my home setup) it should work with anything.  Of course that's
> assuming the Northgate keyboards are in decent condition I suppose, and
> that you use quality connectors.  There are many lower quality ps/2 to USB
> connectors for example that will not work properly with the Northgate
> Keyboards or with the real genuine old IBM keyboards.  There are even
> websites devoted to identifying the quality connectors that handle power
> requirements and other specs properly in all regards so as to let the old
> solid IBM keyboards work with today's computers on a USB port.  Quality
> ps/2 to USB connectors on the other hand not only work with the
> Northgate/IBM keyboards but also work with a PS/2 KVM switch added to the
> mix.
>
>.

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