let's get the chronology right.
this device was manufactured in 1998. i received it as a gift in late 1999 - around christmas of that year (my 19th birthday was the second week of 2000). the drivers are dated to may, 2000.
so, this is not the version of the drivers or software that came with the device, but would probably be the last version for a 9x architecture and possibly intended for windows 2000 sp1.
let's see what happens when i install from disc. but, i may be stuck:
1) it may be too new for 98
2) it may be too old for xp
so, can i find a different os? or can i find a different iso? i was lucky to find this one...