so. my newer machine has become hosed. of primary concern at the moment, is that the HDD seems faulty. i'm not convinced that's the root of the problem, though it may be. current plan is to yank it out tomorrow and cart it over to Intrex and see what they can do with it. and it seems likely to me that i'll wind up buying a replacement.

just puttin' that out there so people are aware of possible expectations. though i should still be able to play from thi---oo. well. maybe i can still play from this box. maybe i should set it patching tonight...
also, in case anyone has any better ideas, i'd love to hear them.