Without hardware you can t get there. Hardware is required to develop and update your web site, to host the web site and to connect to the Internet. To develop and update your web site, a PC or Apple computer will suffice. Current applications are memory hogs. If you plan to run 3 or more applications simultaneously go with 128 MBs.
Storage space is also critical.
If you load Microsoft 98, MS Office and MS Front page, you will find that you have consumed over 400 MBs of space. After you load other applications, create a couple of files and databases, you will find that a 1Gigabyte hard disk is not enough. Most computers today come with a 4Gigabyte hard disks. If you plan to do any video, go for a larger hard disk. You will also find that backing up information on floppy disks is too time consuming, go with a Jazz or Zip drive.