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Gateway 2000 expands multimedia notebook family

Intel® Pentium® processor with MMX™ technology available for sale on Gateway Solo™ notebook platforms

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D., January 8, 1997 - Gateway 2000^® , Inc.,(GATE) today announced the addition of the Gateway Solo 2200 multimedia notebook to its line of mobile computing systems. The Gateway Solo 2200 notebook adds high-performance features that complement the Gateway Solo 2100 system introduced in June 1996, including the 166MHz Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology. Both products can be custom configured with a range of options under the company's build to order strategy.

The Gateway Solo 2200 notebook brings to market performance features such as 12.1" active matrix SVGA color display, 64-bit video with 2MB of EDO VRAM, wavetable audio, internal modular 8X CD-ROM drive, and NTSC/PAL video output. "The Gateway Solo 2200 system with the 166MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology is one of the fastest, most feature-packed notebooks on the planet," said Bob Spears, senior vice-president of Gateway's Americas region. "And our build to order capability allows consumers to choose the combination of technologies that best suits their unique needs. It's personalized mobile technology at its finest."

The Gateway Solo 2200 notebook also shares modular components with the Gateway Solo 2100 notebook, including batteries, hard drives, power supplies, CD-ROM drives, and docking stations. "The modularity of our portable line provides our corporate customers with longer product life cycles, easier upgrades and is a key element in reducing total cost of ownership," said Jim Collas, senior vice-president of Gateway's global products organization.

The Gateway Solo line starts at $2,299. Pentium processors with MMX technology are available on both Gateway Solo notebook platforms. The Gateway Solo 2200 Best Buy configuration includes the Intel 166MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology, 12.1" active matrix SVGA color display, 80 MB RAM, 2GB hard drive, modular floppy drive, modular 8X CD-ROM, lithium ion battery and AC cube, 28.8 PCMCIA fax/modem card, Microsoft Office 95, with a free upgrade to Microsoft Office 97, and Microsoft Windows 95 and is priced at $5,399.

Gateway 2000 offers toll-free technical support for the entire Gateway Solo family twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Customers can order Gateway Solo 2200 models by calling 800-846-2000. Additional information about the Gateway Solo product line is available on the Gateway 2000 Internet site at http://www.gw2k.com.

About Gateway 2000

Gateway 2000, Inc. a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a global leader in the direct marketing of PCs. The company, headquartered in North Sioux City, South Dakota, has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia, and employs over 9,000 people worldwide. Gateway 2000 products and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. For the first nine months of 1996, the company has reported revenues of approximately $3.5 billion.

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