Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!seri!wind55!marshall From: marshall@wind55.seri.gov (Marshall L. Buhl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Gateway 486 B6 Step Chip Summary: Is the B6 Step OK to use? Message-ID: Date: 21 Mar 91 20:04:18 GMT Sender: news@seri.gov (news) Distribution: na Organization: Solar Energy Research Institute Lines: 23 I'm considering a Gateway 486/33 PC. The salesguy said it uses the B6 step i486 chip. I thought Intel was into the "C"s last summer. Is this chip OK to use? I run lots of Windows 3 stuff. Is Gateway using old, buggy chips to keep their prices low? Everyone I know who has a 386/25 is very happy with it, but I don't know about any 486/33 experiences. The salesguy says it works fine (of course). I don't trust salescritters. I was going to post this in comp.sys.intel, but the group appears dead. TIA, Marshall -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Engineer VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Program 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future -- Marshall L. Buhl, Jr. EMAIL: marshall@seri.gov Senior Computer Engineer VOICE: (303)231-1014 Wind Program 1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, CO 80401-3393 Solar Energy Research Institute Solar - safe energy for a healthy future