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1) A high-performance PC. Something peppy, with multiple hardwaregraphics accelerators onboard and a dedicated LCD display on thefront that tells you how heavily you've overclocked the CPU and howmuch longer you can keep the fuel rods out of the containmentvessel before the whole thing goes supercritical. 2) A consumer PC, for reality checks. Because Shredded Squid runs greaton the fastest machine in the office. 3) A high-performance desktop Mac. No matter what anybody might sayabout the Mac OS' market share, as Apple's fortunes have risen andfallen and risen again one thing has remained constant: Appleremains the Mississippi bluesman of the tech world. Bacon SqueezinsCupertino Slim starts messing around with a rhythm progression hecalls the "Rimfire E-flat fill" and two years later, it shows up onhalf the tracks on the Billboard 100. 4) A Linux box. In many ways, Linux is the twitchy little furrymammal who scurries out of the way of all of the three-tondinosaurs who are making a big mess out of the steamy jungles ofCretaceous-era South Dakota. True, it's still a nerd OS and it'syet to become as important or relevant to the average consumer asWindows or Mac OS. Nonetheless, the asteroids are on their way. Thedinosaurs won't survive unless they learn to grow fur.