First, to see what additional gear you may want other than a DAT, check out the Newbie Central thread in the Archival Info forum.
Alright, about a grand. Here's my take:
$ 450 | AKG 391s
$ 50 | 15' cheapo mic cables
$ 300 | Edirol UA-5 w/ digi-mod
$ 20 | optical cable
$ 160 | Nomad JB3
$ 60 | Bogen mic stand
$ 60 | shockmounts
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$1100 | TOTAL
[/size]Well...a little over budget.
This gets you a great pair of starter mics, though you have several other options on mics, all less expensive: Oktava MC012, AKG C1000S (not as good as the 393s, though, but a couple hundred cheaper), Superlux (sorry, don't know the model #s). I'm sure there are others I'm missing.
The Oade-purchased digi-mod Edirol UA-5 can be upgraded in the future with one of the preamp mods offered by the Oade Bros, much improving the sound. This pre/ADC will serve you well whichever set of mics to which you choose to upgrade in the future (if you get hooked like the rest of us!).
The NJB3 is, IMO, the way to go these days for recording 16-bit out of an external ADC. And...there you go!
If you want to start out on a much smaller budget, swap the AKG 391s with AKG C1000S and the Edirol UA-5 with a Denecked AD-20. That'll cut your costs by around ~$250-$300.