Spec Watch

Hardware obsolescence has become so much a
part of the IS managers daily routine that no one talks of it again! In fact many
companies resort to quarterly purchases not only to smoothen out fund flows, but also to
try and keep up with technological change.

Adding more confusion is the myriad
offerings from various vendors. While one offers a machine with a monitor and another does
not, a third one gives the price of a slower CPU and a fourth gives you DOS as the
operating system!

What specs should you look for if you are
ordering your machines today?

Here are our recommended minimum specs for
various types of applications.