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don't use wireless LAN or windows as a NAT router, you'll get hacked and kiddies with laptops will steal your bandwidth,
conect your broadband only to one fast linux box running NAT routing and IPfilters,
and make all of the windows boxes access the [inter]network through it, you can let them network anywhich way LANwise but the gateway router is the only leash you'll have on this doggy
[you can keep almost all your security on that machine and be able to see what anyone is surfing, it's going to want to be fast.]
i agree that you shouldn't get a lot of current issue FAST computers,
gamers will only be some of your market, many customers will be folk without PCs and tourists who want to check their hotmail or whatever,
reasonably fast computers [800Mhz-1.2Ghz 128-256+RAM (not running XP)] will still be able to play some games while making money displaying emails and surfing when they're not gaming or when better gaming computers are demanded.
browser/email machines could be linux based making the OS free and potentially much harder to hack
people WILL try to take advantage;
DO NOT RELY ON MICRO$OFT FOR SECURITY
It does not matter what os you are using. If it is not configured properly than it can be hacked (windows or linux). You should an os that you are good with and stick with it.