I agree with Electric.
XP Pro on a P4 3.2Ghz with 3gig ram
and a 10,000rpm Raptor HD,
with 3meg/sec DSL along with
(2) 21.3 Samsung LCD's is what I have.
(laptop as backup)
Not a NASA setup, but the key elements are present:
Reliability, Ram, HD,
Bandwidth and Real Estate
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