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From: jfm@maiden.med.unc.edu (John F. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 - caution.
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Date: 27 Jun 89 13:18:07 GMT
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In article <111700110@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>I bought a Gateway 2000 29 days ago specifically to do Windows programming and
>word processing (I am a student programmer!). Boy, did they take me on a ride.
>Apart from extremely unstable hardware, they are not even 50% compatible. 
>Windows/386 just wont run (by their own admittance after the sale), windows 286
>runs but can't use Smartdrv, Lotus Manuscript won't preview... etc etc etc.
>

A friend of mine bought a Gateway 2000 386-25 several months ago and has
been quite pleased with it.  In addition, it DOES run Windows/386 with no
difficulty.  The few problems that he had were solved quickly and
efficiently by Gateway, and he said he would not hesitate to buy another
system from them.  (Incidentally, he uses the system primarily for
database management and accounting software development using Clipper.)


I have no connection with Gateway 2000, except that I am considering
buying a system from them.


  John F. Miller
  Department of Pharmacology, UNC-CH School of Medicine
  1026A FLOB  (231H) CB#7365