2.ACQUIRE HARDWARE Once the software has been chosen, the hardware to rn
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must be acquired or upgraded. I's possible your new system will not require any
new hardware. It's also possible that the new hardware will cost millions of dollars and
involve many items: microcomputers, mainframes, monitors, modems, and many other
devices. The organization may find it's beter to lcase than to buy some equipment, cspe-
cially since, as we mentioned (Moore's law), chip capability has traditionally doubled
cvery 18 months.