I'm not sure of all the specs on my friends computer, but I'm positive that they are better than that mac G3's 96MB of ram and 4GB hard drive along with the .88 MHZ processer. it's at least got 256MB ram, 20GB hard drive, with 1.4 GHZ processor, at LEAST!

alright, so what if I do this:
behringer mixer $80
Rode NT-1 condensor mic $200
some kind of monitors (recommend something please!) $200-ish
tascam audio/midi interface $200
M-audio midi controller/keyboard $150
my friend's computer $100

that's under $1000 for brand new stuff (except the computer), the tascam audio/midi inteface comes with cubase software. so, what do you think? I'll try to get as much of it used as I can.

also, what exactly is a midi controller, what does it do, and what is it used for?