A high-quality PC keyboard from Creative Vision Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MN (www.cvtinc.com). The successor to the popular OmniKey keyboards developed by Northgate Computers, these keyboards use individual switches underneath each key, providing an exceptional feel that is missing on most PC keyboards. The Avant Stellar also has function keys on the left and another set above, each of which can be programmed separately for keystroke combinations and macros. All keys can be remapped manually or via software. See mechanical keyboard.