Here you go:

lbattraw : thanks for the reassuring words & advice. I really want to get that keyboard and hub working, but I'll definitely triple-check anything that's going to connect to that USB socket on the 770 :)

Thanks for the pics. I'm at the NYPL on a desktop, but I connected with the 770 also and saved the pics. A block away from DataVision. I'll go compare, but offhand they look the same. I couldn't type on that, cute as it is!

Live via free 770:

Just popped into DataVision. The top fascia is different and some keys are assigned differently, but probably the same OEM. Cute and portable, but too small for me to type on, alas.

Myself I'd rather type slowly on a small keyboard than tap anything more than the occasional URL in Opera or a few command lines in xterm. I can't imagine the dedication it takes to tap or pre-tap the quantity of text you've already posted on this board. Respect for MikeCane, the TapMaster :-)

The 770 put a hypertappia spell on me, dammit. Those Finns!

LVTT:

1) Roger, did you ever get a $ quote for the cable?

2) You USB hxrs -- are you using it regularly?

3) Same group: Do you get repeated characters when using a keyboard?

2) Yep. Since I added a Y end to the keyboard cable it's trivial to plug in and use on my laptop or on the 770.

3) I've never had a repeated character at all. This is using both 4 AAA NiMH batteries (direct connect to 770), or via a self-powered hub.

Goddam!

Anyone else?

I tend to have them, unfortunately, in either mode. Not very often, but enough that I have to watch what's on screen before hitting "enter" on a Linux command :-)