[BC] Analog to mp3 converter?

[Jeffrey Kopp]

You didn't mention what kind of laptop it is. After a lot of head-
scratching, I discovered my ThinkPad (an oldie, a 600)
accepts line-level stereo on the mic input, just required
changing a setting. Others may have a similarly obscure way of
enabling stereo input.

I didn't note how I did it in Win2K. From the manual (for W98):

"To use the input jack for an external stereo line-in device,
you need to disable the microphone function with software on
your operating system. For example in Windows 95, you can
disable the function by putting a check mark in the check box
of Mute for MIC in the "Master Out" window. To use the jack
for a manual microphone, disable the line-in function with
software."