Very simply, Dianne, I'd reccommend a DEC Pentium ('cause of the Alpha
capability) with *minimum* 64MB RAM, either a Matrox MGA or Diamond Viper card
(depending on your pocketbook and resolution/color depth requirements), and the
Personal Animation Recorder from Digital Processing Systems.
There are, of course, other choices, but these should serve you quite nicely.
-Alan Iglesias