Broke down and re-installed NT. It works now...at least I didn't have to re-format my HD. Don't know what happened, just hope it never does it again.
Thanks for your input.

>VGA mode is NT's "Safe Mode".
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>>I have already tried connecting the keyboard directly to the NT box and resetting...same problem. If I boot to DOS from a floppy the keyboard works fine. Also switched keyboards. Does NT have a safe mode or diagnostic startup modes?