Re: Pining away for your old Northgate keyboard?

["Michael P. Kube-McDowell" xywrite@xxxxxxxx]

> If a keyboard is grimy, you may need something strong like Mr. Clean. Just
> don't have the sponge too wet, and hold the keyboard *upside down* as you
> wipe the keys.
>
> Cheers,

Jerry Pournelle used to recommend taking your keyboard into the
shower with you--warm water, no soap. I've never tried this yet, but
I'm going to have to try it soon--one of my three Northgate OmniKey
102s fell victim to a Pepsi spill, and started trying to write my
novel-in-progress on its own...

Best,

   K-Mac


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