Alpha Kernel 2.2.x Generation is expected, to guarantee hazzle free operation
As TAON has a nice GUI, you will need X installed
As we did not write a GUI toolkit, we built up on gtk+ v1.2.x, you will need that (and of course an up to date glib)
Oooh, and you will of course need libc6 (glibc2)
If you want the online help, kdehelp is needed.

A running at Linux system, x86 for now.
A 3 Button Mouse is recommended, if not available, make sure you emulate middle button, by chording the two buttons.
Of course, to hear what you are doing, you need a working soundcard, using OSS, in other words, we insist on /dev/dsp0
And a fast Processor would be a great thing :-)=)