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From: tdtyl@hubcap.clemson.edu (theodore d taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 386
Message-ID: <12196@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 11 Dec 90 15:35:21 GMT
References: <00940C6D.1B568280@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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From article <00940C6D.1B568280@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU>, by arussell@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (Anne Russell):
> I just purchased (actually, the university did) a Gateway 200 386/25, 4 MB
> RAM, 80 MB HD.  Any reports, good or bad, about their machines and technical
> support? 
> ---------------------------
> Anne Russell, OA Support
> CSU, Chico, California
> arussell@oavax.csuchico.edu
	I've purchased a Gateway 2000 386/20 with a similar configuration.  I'vebeen quite impressed with my purchase with one exception:  occasionally I get   a HDD failure on startup.  A restart generally takes care of the problem.
	The technical support is great.  They are busy, however, and I have oc-
casionally had to call back or wait until I can get technical help on the line.
        I purchased DOS 4.01 with my machine.  Some of my software gets 'con-
fused' by the 80 MB HD which is configured with just one partition.  As an 
example, PC-Write gives the option of backing up a file before continuing 
with writing/editing the file.  If I use this option, PC-Write comes back with: 
'Something wrong with Drive C:...'  The file has been backed up however.
	I'd be interested if others have had any similar experience.
				T. D. Taylor
				Clemson University