there are flac codecs in the system, but the version 
of the chrome browser that is installed on the 90s laptop is too old to 
be able to launch flac over html5, and it's picked for a reason - if i 
start using newer versions of the browser, the system won't run.
i'm
 a little concerned about that machine, though. i've been noticing for a
 while that every time i take it out of hibernation, it shuts off. this 
is actually primarily frustrating because it means i lose my place in 
the youtube video i'm watching and have to start over again. i don't 
have any interest in what's happening on that machine in general, but it
 was really overheating, and i'm concerned about the electrical, and it 
kind of defeats the point if i have to start the video over again every 
time i turn it on. so, it's now going to sit unplugged from the 
internet. there's no wireless in the device. and, let me check my 
electrical...