@root42 It could be we both had the same setup.

When asked for a gift i insisted on a soundcard *with* an input jack. (there were cheaper ones without). i remember getting a card (SB1.0) similar to that, with a volume dial on the back.

put it in my SX25 based machine! :) that dreaded slow FPU-less (fractal software :(:(), black Escom-Bigtower housed budget cpu. Sampling was horrrrrrible, but i can clearly remember the Windows Soundrecorder; and my disappointment. nice flashback:)