As a new computer will be added to equipment already owned and to the particular programmatic activity of current staff, a variety of options for purchasing are available. The table below provides a comfortable range of options. When buying a new computer, do not consider less than a Pentium 100 based machine as a low minimum and if it will complement other faster machines in the office. The minimum standard for running Windows 95 or a graphical Internet browser like Netscape is 16mb of ram. Although these programs will run with less memory, it is not recommended.
Programs just keep getting bigger.
And so do the hard drives we store them on. A 240mb hard drive at one time seemed impossible to fill. 2.1gb drives are the current norm. However, keep in mind how much time is spent staring at that screen every day. A larger screen allows more information to be displayed, or allows the same amount to be displayed in larger size.