Northgate OmniKey/101
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| Part number | 555,0012 |
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| FCC ID | GT6OMNIKEY101 |
| Branding | Northgate Computer Systems |
| Product family | Northgate OmniKey |
| Features | Extensive customisation using DIP switches |
| Layouts | 101 Key ANSI |
| Keyswitches | Alps SKCM White |
| Interface | PS/2 female connector. PC/XT, PC/AT and Amiga protocol and others. |
| Discontinued | Yes |
| Price | $89 (1992)<ref name="PCMag-19920225" /> |
The Northgate OmniKey/101 is a personal computer keyboard produced by Northgate Computer Systems. Using a series of DIP switches it can be configured to a variety of keyboard protocols and layouts. It is capable of N-key rollover. The keyboard is no longer in production.
Switches[edit | edit source]
The OmniKey/101 uses complicated clicky Alps SKCM White switches.
Keycaps[edit | edit source]
The keycap legends are double shot except for those on the front of the 'Print Screen' and 'Pause' keys. The keys are sculpted, i.e. each row has its own profile. The keycap type is UKF DS03.
Configurability[edit | edit source]
Several parameters can be changed using the DIP switches underneath the Northgate logo plate in the top left corner of the keyboard:
- XT, AT, Tandy 1000, Amiga 2000, Amiga 2500, ATT WGS or ATT 6300 protocol
- Swapping location of
Caps Lock,AltandCtrl; the manual notes that replacement keycaps are included along with a keycap puller - Swapping
*and\ - Layout: QWERTY or Dvorak
- Sticky keys
Manual[edit | edit source]
The manual covers the following models, see below for a download link.
- 101
- 102
- Inverted T ULTRA
- ULTRA
- ULTRA Amiga
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Top view -
Bottom view -
Double-shot keycaps, white clicky Alps switches -
Switch detail (complicated clicky white Alps) -
DIP switches -
Female connector at the backside of the keyboard -
Keyboard partly disassembled revealing some of the internal components
See also[edit | edit source]
- OmniKey User's Guide (April 1992)
External links[edit | edit source]
- Bob Tibbet — Northgate keyboard repair page
- Lueck Data Systems — Scanned manual along with programming software
- Keyboard Gloom — Northgate Omnikey 101 (Japanese only)
- Sandy — Sandy55's webpage on Northgate Omnikey 101 (Japanese only)
References[edit | edit source]
<references> <ref name="PCMag-19920225">Google Books — PC Magazine, February 25, 1992 (The Write Stuff, pp. 303–329)</ref> </references>
