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From: aland@infmx.UUCP (Dr. Scump)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Are there PROBLEMS running 286 software on 386SX's?
Summary: Gateway
Message-ID: <3717@infmx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 90 20:47:25 GMT
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Reply-To: aland@infmx.UUCP (alan denney)
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In article <7091@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> webb@uhccux.UUCP (Thomas Webb) writes:
>Well, I ordered a Gateway 2000 system (386SX) on the 12th, and was
>told that it might take as long as 4 weeks for delivery.  Today I got
>a message saying that it could take and extra one to two weeks on top
>of that.  The excuses that I've gotten are that there is a shortage of
>386 chips (esp. SXes), and that Gateway is getting a larger market
>then they are really geared to serve at the present.  On the other
>hand, the price is hard to beat when the features and service contract
>...

True, there are shortages on the 80386*.  However, how are they
handling orders: do they make you pay full price upon order and,
if purchased by credit card, are they charging the card right away?
If so, this can be dangerous; many mail-order firms have gone by the
wayside under such circumstances.

>-tom
>webb@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.edu

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