Hackjob

Attempting to win the console war by building a better machine than either Sony or Microsoft.

The HHKB is easily one of the most divisive keyboards on the planet. It's held up as anything from the greatest typing implement ever built, to overhyped hipster garbage and everything in between. Apparently PFU saw that division, and decided it wasn't divided enough.

If you read my M.M.O. 7+ review and wondered how well it actually compares to the original - you're now in luck. Is the new mouse actually worth dropping some serious change on over the decade-plus old classic? Or is the OG still good enough to negate it?

I've been using the Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ ADV at my desk for far longer than I ever thought I would - but the only thing that stopped me short of outright recommending it at MSRP was the lack of a wireless option. Well, Mad Catz finally did it - and now gracing my desk is the new M.M.O. 7+. Let's see if it clicks.

A little over a year ago I made a post covering my prized vintage MCS 3275 receiver. Like all pieces of unrestored vintage gear it had its fair share of little annoyances, but nothing that seriously impacted my ability to use the thing - until now. Now those annoyances have become persistent problems, so I did what I always do and resolved it in the most headache-inducing way possible.

I've had a hankering for another Alps equipped keyboard ever since I parted ways with my oddball Datacomp DFK515 and thankfully, that opportunity finally presented itself in the form of what many consider to be the magnum opus. This is the Northgate OmniKey Ultra-T - and it eats IBM Model Ms for breakfast. Despite making a keyboard that holds a lot of reverence among computer users of a certain age - Northgate Computer Systems probably isn't a household name for most of you readers. In short, they were a manufacturer and seller of mail-order computers and peripherals during the 80s and 90s - among which was the OmniKey line of keyboards. The OmniKey ended up being so well liked that many customers just bought them for use with their existing systems. An early "Gold Badge" OmniKey 102. There were six models of the OmniKey. Northgate did sell some rebadged keyboards under the same branding, but we'll just focus on the more well-known originals: OmniKey 101: ANSI lay...