Northgate Keyboards (was Old 386 and 486 pc's)

From: dma_at_islandnet.com <(dma_at_islandnet.com)>
Date: Sun Nov 22 11:00:39 1998

At 08:40 PM 11/21/98 -0500, SUPRDAVE_at_aol.com wrote:
>harrumph; typical clueless non-computer type that thinks any old computer is
>worth plenty. there's a guy at an established flea market that tries to get
>the same price out of old machines. i bought a northgate 386/20 from a guy at
>work and even got the great northgate keyboard too for only $20!
>heh, you oughta go back to the guy and ask him if he'd be willing to buy
>comparable 386 and 486 models for half his asking price. i could find some
>pretty cheap machines and make profit off him!

A bit of a tangent ...

I have two old Northgate keyboards that I can't even think about parting
with. So they've come along as the basic box has been replaced several
times. But I have a problem with what I think is switch bounce. Pressing a
key frequently generates two or three of the letter/symbol. This is not the
normal 'repeat' thing, but occurs instantly.

Has anyone tracked down this problem???

Jan Skirrow
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Received on Sun Nov 22 1998 - 11:00:39 GMT