So, with the move I’ve been able to salvage an ancient Windows computer. It’s a Citrix 586 100mhz. Old as the hills in computer terms. But I’ve been able to bring it to life, and install an OS. Windows 98, because I don’t trust anything newer to run on it.
And it passed the litmus test to see if I want to keep up with this. It runs Ultima 1. I installed it and wandered around a bit in the game. Everything works fine. I have found a new monkey to put on my back. After 20 years I’ll finally finish this game.
The only problem I have is that there is no sound. I found a sound card to salvage, but I don’t have any speakers. I thought I would invest some actual money (everything so far has been free) and get some nice ones. I can use them on my Mac laptop, so it’s not wasted money.
At the Future Shop they had a nice set on sale for $40. Of course, it’s sold out. Seeing that deal soured me on the idea of getting the poorer set, next to it, that was $50. So no sound for now, but I’ll keep my eyes open.