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From: olle@milou.cd.chalmers.se. (Olle Wikstr|m)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Gateway 2000 386 25MHz info needed
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Date: 22 Jul 89 17:46:39 GMT
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Reply-To: olle@molndal.ericsson.se (Olle Wikstrom)
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I am interested in buying a Gateway 386 25MHz system. I am
considering the system with the cache. I have no real idea
what improvement this will make compared to the system without
cache. Is there anyone out there who have any experience with
those systems. For example do you know who makes these mother-
boards? 

I have been talking to the sales people at Gateway. They gave
me this info: "the SCSI disk (ST297N w ST02 controller) is
more error prune than the MFM disk (ST4096 w a DTC controller)
and it is incompatible with OS/2 and network software." The SCSI
drive also heats up quicker they claim. 

Has anyone experienced any of these problems? I can not see
any reason how the disk could cause any problems like this.
I would like to have SCSI drives, to be able to use more disks
using the same controller later. I got the impression that
they where more eager selling the MFM disk, and that this
was the real reason. To check this up I called the company
"Hard Disks" and talked to a person there that appeared to
be very competent. He said that they have never heard of 
the problems that Gateway was talking about. Instead he said
that the 296 had a MTBF of 35000h and the 4096 10000h. So he
would say that the 296 was the best buy of these. I have a
feeling that he is right, but it is a bit confusing. Does
anyone have any experience of these disks on Gateway 386
25MHz systems?

I am also interested in any other experiences people have
of Gateway 2000 and their 386 25 MHz systems.

Please reply by mail direct to me at olle@molndal.ericsson.se

Olle Wikstrom