Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!remus.rutgers.edu!clong From: clong@remus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Gateway 2000 Drops Prices Again! Message-ID: Date: 13 Dec 90 10:43:05 GMT References: Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 50 In article , David Sigeti writes: > [Describing the latest prices on a 486 system from Gateway 2000] > 25 MHz 486 > 8 Meg RAM > 64K RAM cache > Weitek socket > 3.5 & 5.25 floppies > Windows 3.0 & MS mouse > 1024 SVGA board & monitor > Fujitsu keyboard > 200 MB hard drive > MS-DOS 3.3 or 4.01 > Toll free technical support. > 1 year on site service. > $3995! <- NOT a typo. ... > Does anyone know anything more about the motherboard in this system > (manufacturer, BIOS, etc.)? In particular, does it support the 486 > burst mode (see below)? Also, does anyone know about the caching > algorithm and how well, or poorly, it works with the internal cache > and possible burst mode operation? ... Some more rambling: Phoenix 486 BIOS, Diamond SpeedStar video card (1024K). I don't know the answer to your other questions, but it has a 114 MHz landmark, a 39.0 old SI, and a 54.0 new SI (Norton 5.0). We have two of them over here, both of which have been very reliable. Gateway 2000, incidentally, was #2 on the Inc. 500 _500 Fastest Growth_ list for the US recently. A friend of mine is in the process of converting Provident Mutual of Philadelphia from IBM to Gateway machines ... Gateway 2000 will also send replacement parts by overnight Federal Express for free (whole systems for a little extra). Nice! And there is also 30-day money back guarantee, which is something I neglected to mention in my earlier posting. Prices have also dropped several hundred dollars on their 286 and 386 systems. I'm not affiliated with Gateway 2000 in any way, shape, or form; I'm just a very satisfied consumer. -Chris