I intend to buy a notebook computer but am uncertain as to the minimum specs
I need.

My desktop runs what I need, including games. I will use WinXP Home Ed. and
need to run some games at better frame rates than I now can.

My desktop has: Pentium 3 @ 800mhz, 256 meg ram, 32 meg GeForce video.

My idea is to find out what I need to buy to get to where I am now with my
desktop and then I'll go wild until the money runs out.

A separate issue is that if I understand correctly, I can get a wireless
card in the notebook, buy a router, and then would be able to sit in my
living room using my notebook and my dsl connection. Please correct me if
this is not correct and please feel free to offer suggestions.

Any advice will be appreciated.

It might have been helpful to mention that my current os is Win98SE.

It might have been helpful to mention that my current os is Win98SE.