deskthority

yup, mine says gt6omniplus1 -- I'm going to hit my storage unit this weekend, i'll grab my other omnimac.
I'll just take pics of everything when I take them apart.


Funny that I've had these things for years, and they were my everyday keyboard for years, I went through a phase where I wanted fweer ...

I may be taking one of my omnimacs apart to clean -- while it was still in the original packaging when I removed it, there is some light surface rust on the metal base where the white alps attach. If there's anything you want me to take pictures of let me know.

Interestingly, the bottom exterior ...

ok, I f'd up. I didn't unplug the keyboard before flipping the dip switch.
So, if I unplug the ps/2 cable first, and flip the dip switch, I can swap the alt/capslock/ctrl keys, as shown on page 9 here: https://bitsavers.org/pdf/northgate/omnikey/Northgate_OmniKey_Users_Guide_Apr92.pdf

Bizarrely ...

yup, and that works on my normal ultra keyboard. But on this one (I'm using it right now) flipping the dip switches doesn't seem to do a thing -- this is on both of them that I own, so it's not a defect in the keyboard (or maybe it's a defect in both ?) .

I'll point out again that one difference ...

BTW, from what I can tell, the dip switches really don't do anything-- tried flipping dp5, doesn't do anything to the ctl/alt/caps lock keys, even tried switching them one by one, keyboard just operates exactly the same.
edit, I'm also using the standard ps/2 port, not the ADB port .

I *had* the manual for the omnimac -- I sent one of my ultras out to this guy on the internet to refurbish, and he asked me the same thing, for copies of the manual. I pulled the manual out, took pictures, printed them out and included them in the box i sent him, but no idea what I did with the ...

Thanks-- I have a bunch of ultras, and t's that I've collected over the years, just love these keyboards. I've hardly ever seen omnimacs come up for sale, one I got off ebay that was in near-perfect condition, the other (I'm using now) was still new in the box -- a friend got it decades ago for an ...

I picked up two of these a few years ago in pristine condition -- basically northgate ultras, but all white, and with mac alt keys.
I like the look of it a bit better than a normal ultra .. but the lack of alt keys, I swapped some of the tan keys from one of my ultras onto my omnimac- -- now I want ...