What is so special about these Omnikey keyboards and why are they so expencive NEW?? ____________________________________________________ If what I say offends you then it was probably meant to do so Andrew Nemchenko drew at usfamily.net Home: 651-681-8572 Work: 952-932-4081 Pager: 612-264-1737 http://www.kuzmich.cjb.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Kochie <ben at nerp.net> To: TCLUG <tclug-list at lists.real-time.com> Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] [OT] My OmniKey died!!!!!!!!!! > crap.. I was just about to throw out a bunch of old broken omnikey parts.. > you can have them if you want them I also think i found my omnikey wiring > schematic.. > > Thank You, > Ben Kochie (ben at nerp.net) > > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > | Unix/Linux Consulting | [ Haiku Error Message: ] > | PC/Mac Repair | [ Chaos reigns within. ] > | Networking | [ Reflect, repent, and reboot. ] > | http://nerp.net | [ Order shall return. ] > *-----------------------* [ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - ] > > "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." > > On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Yaron wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > This is a sad, sad story. > > > > It's apparently winter now, so I've been discharging static electricity at > > everything. Makes it REALfun to take apart MBoards/RAM/CPUs. > > > > Anyway, as I'm sure many of you know, OmniKeys are the best keyboards in > > the world. One of the good things about them is that they are heavy as > > hell. > > > > Unfortunetly, this is due to a highly conductive steel frame. > > > > So, I sit down, reach for the keyboard - and ZAP it to death. > > > > Yes! I _zapped_ an _OmniKey_ to death. This thing has been around (and in > > constant use!) since 1990. It has had tea, coke, water and various > > foodstuff dropped into it. It has fallen off desks. It has been used as a > > cat bed for several years. NOTHING could kill that keyboard, except > > apparently static discharges. > > > > Oh, it's not COMPLETELY dead. Some keys still work fine. Other, like the B > > key for example, do weird things like printing out "*ZXCVBNM<>?" (yeah, > > the whole row). Spacebar now toggles CAPSLOCK. Some keys send, in addition > > to themselves, an F1. > > > > I now have ONE working OmniKey, and four that kinda work. Anyone know > > somewhere that can fix them? Anyone know of a current keyboard that's even > > remotely as decent, save the Avant Stellar which costs WAY too much? Is > > eBay my only hope? > > > > Sadly typing on a REALLY quiet and mushy keyboard, > > > > -Yaron > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > tclug-list mailing list > > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $7.99/mo! ------