Cheap digital recording

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I am a novice at recording but have done a few things, like taping my daughter at a temple performance (Shure/AKG mikes, mono Peavey mixer, my personal portable Sony DAT) and then transferred the songs via Musicmate to my computer Phillips soundcard, then recorded on CD for family. I own a small Mac 1200 mixer which I take along when I am doing the taping at the temple. I dont leave the DAT or my mixer there- they might walk!
The temple would like to buy a cheap digital recordier for live music performances since our cassette is poor quality and dying anyway...
What do you recommend that is cheap but will work for live recording?
Two thoughts- a CD recorder (such as Phillips fed by the mixer). or a computer based recorder. I am a total novice in computer based recording. We could get an old computer (Pentium 233) donated for dedicated service
Recommendations?
 
low budget rig, with decent enough results:

old machine, like a P233 with a cdr, a soundblaster live, and this software:

www.fasoft.com

total cost like 200 bucks, plus the old computer....should be decent enough, is gonna sound worlds better than yer cassette machine...won't sound "pro", but plenty good if you were happy with the cassette...you *might* wanna get one of the 7200 rpm hard drives to swap out with the slower one thats gonna be in a 233..
 
It'll save you a little more money, but a penny saved is a penny earned. :D

peace.
 
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