Originally Posted by
glob99
Do you need an ISA NIC?

No.
It was made a (relatively) long time ago, but it still uses PCI, AGP, DDR memory, USB (albeit 1.1) and so on. While certainly not up to snuff according to 2013 standards, it's still probably more than adequate to handle my cable internet, play movies and the like.
I have found out, though, that it's been sitting and deteriorating (software-wise) for so long that it struggles to get booted and gives me a message about having to overcome a serious error to get there. I think I'll just grab the COA key and do a fresh install and be done with it.
Assuming I can get it.
I tried to load the little utility that finds the key, and it can't read my thumb drive. I may have to resort to a floppy (if the drive still works).
Ah, I love a challenge!