Add some prerequisites to the readme (#429)

* add some prerequisites to the readme

Add some really basic guidance on how to get started with the Terminal project

* Add note about VS2019
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# Getting Started
## Prerequisites
* You must be running Windows 1903 (build >= 10.0.18362.0) or above in order to run Windows Terminal
* You must have the [1903 SDK](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk) (build 10.0.18362.0) installed
* You will need at least [VS 2017](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) installed
* You will need to install both the following packages in VS:
- "Desktop Development with C++"
- "Universal Windows Platform Development"
- If you're running VS2019, you'll also need to install the "v141 Toolset" and "Visual C++ ATL for x86 and x64"
* You will also need to enable Developer Mode in the Settings app to enable installing the Terminal app for running locally.
## Contributing
We are excited to work alongside you, our amazing community, to build and enhance Windows Terminal\!