Well, my old machine finally died after a long and faithful run. Heading out to Micro Center soon to spec out a new PC.
 

Pulling my old parts out to see what I even had under the hood.

 

Farewell, trusty Sound Blaster card. 
 

Adieu, 2 Gb DDR3 DIMM, and your three brothers. 

 

Bon voyage, case-front FireWire. 

Been a long time since I’ve been PC shopping. Curious just how powerful the cheapest economy-grade clearance junk is compared to this thing. 😅😂🤣

 

I remember rocking a Sound Blaster card back in the day! You're going to have a much better online experience once you buy new. 

FireWire?

Have you considered donating that particular ancient relic to a museum? 😆