[Superman]

I clearly remember a post by Wayne, many years ago during the heyday of this site, in which he said something to the effect of: "The computer that runs this site is sitting next to my desk. If you saw it, you would laugh out loud."

It was probably an ordinary desktop tower. Apparently, the hardware needs are not great and there are standard forum software packages available, running fine on many sites. But apparently, the key is desire, know-how, attention to detail and good judgment. Those resources seem to have walked out with Wayne.