Linux platform info/for further advice and comment, please

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Dear Sir/Madam:

We are a small independent research group and are considering 
using Geomview for our research.  We have a few questions 
regarding the configuration of our computer hardware to optimize 
the efficiency of Geomview for our purposes at a minimum cost.

We intend to use Geomview to model an animation of up to 100 
Polyhedra.  The platforms recommended are SGI, Sun4 and HP/UX 
7.x, 8.x, 9.x.  

Of the three systems, which one is the slowest?  And how do the 
other ones compare?

Could we use Linux with it's X windows to run Geomview on an 
Intel platform?  If so, how efficiently?

If we can run Geomview using Linux, we have the following 
questions:

What CPU/RAM/Hard Drive/Monitor configuration is recommended?

Thank you for your prompt reply to our questions.