Home Recording Comp
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What you need to do is get a Fostex MR-8 8-track recorder, and a decent PC for way less than an Apple, and something like Cakewalk or the free N-Tracks program you can get.
I only suggest this route because I took the route of computer first and hated it. You'll need a decent 4 channel mixer to handle mics or direct lines, and a really good sound card.
I went this route and did not like it, it forces you to spend too much time tweaking so many things.The Fostex is a stand alone digital 8 track that records to compact flash cards. It comes with a 128 mb card and you can get others up to at least 512. The thing I like about this is that it's it's own thing and simple to operate while having some very nice features. IT connects to the computer by USB so you can store projects, mix down further on the computer, etc.
If you want to go to a site to read plenty about home recording, go to http://www.homerecording.com and browse their message board.
Go the computer route if you want, but you don't need a MAC to do it. That assumption comes from Apple's marketing, right?