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theoldmole 
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 11:00 AM
WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS had an unparalleled Macro editor. I could make it do anything. I can't use Word Basic worth a damn.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 02:41 PM
cbsimkins said:
Idon't miss the OnmiKey/ Ultra as I am still using mine. I will miss itif and when it dies before me. It can't be that
difficult to duplicate exactly, this keyboard. Don't stick the dumb inverted T keypad on andclaim it is the same, it isn't. And it doesn't have to cost over
$100.CBS
difficult to duplicate exactly, this keyboard. Don't stick the dumb inverted T keypad on andclaim it is the same, it isn't. And it doesn't have to cost over
$100.CBS
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My OmniKey Ultra, made by long gone Northgate, unfortunately died in the mid 1990's (some of the key springs stopped working). Another company (Avant) started making, and still sells clones of the keyboard for $189 (called the Avant Stellar) in the 1990's. I missed my original OmniKey so much that I bought the Stellar. Big mistake... its performance didn't match its name. The same Northgate quality just wasn't there. The keys had the same conguration and click, but it felt like they used cheap springs on the keys (it felt flimsier). The keys started sticking within a year ( typing an "a" would result in "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa", etc), and at less than one year old, ended up in the garbage can. I still miss the original. Sadly, quality seems to be an afterthought in modern keyboards.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 04:09 PM
Hi MCBarker. I edited your post so that the quoted area stands out. Let me know if this is not what you wanted.
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Posted 04 May 2008 - 05:21 PM
Thanks MPH. That's what I wanted. I also kept getting Java errors (and lost reply) when attempting to reply to cbsimkins post, so I ended up having to reply to the original message... Then the text got all screwed up (as you saw).
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 04:41 PM
I totally agree that Lotus 123 is a great program and continues to be to this day (July, 2008.. I started using Lotus 123 in the early 80's and use Lotus 9.8 today. I still use the "slash" key to move quickly and have macros to simplify everything. I run a whole business on it.
The big problem is converting data to Excel for the casual users. That is what Excel is meant for - casual users.
The big problem is converting data to Excel for the casual users. That is what Excel is meant for - casual users.
