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Gateway 2000 Announces Management Appointments

New management chosen to head marketing and customer support, Americas

North Sioux City, S.D.--July 7, 1997-Gateway 2000, Inc. (NYSE: GTW), a leading global marketer of PCs, has named two new vice-presidents for its Americas region. Robert Spears, Senior vice-president, Americas Group announced today Bart Brown has been named vice-president, Americas marketing and Eric Larsen has been named vice-president of Americas customer support.

Brown will be responsible for all marketing activities in the Americas group, focusing on delivering a cohesive approach to marketing Gateway 2000 products to various customers. He attended the University of Iowa and in his eight years at Gateway has worked in a variety of areas including product development, product marketing, major account sales, general sales and manufacturing..

"Bart's wide breadth of Gateway experience has prepared him well for this new opportunity," said Spears.

Larsen will head the customer support activities in the Americas region. He joined Gateway 2000 in January as director, new business development for customer support. Larsen attended the University of Iowa. He has held several senior level customer support, marketing and consulting roles, most recently with M2 Communications and Apple Computer.

"We have made considerable progress in the level of customer support we provide as a companyŚmost recently achieving the PC World Class award," continued Spears. "I look to Eric to continue this positive trend."

About Gateway
Gateway (NYSE: GTW), a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a leading global manufacturer and direct marketer of PC products. The company, headquartered in North Sioux City, South Dakota, has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Ireland and Malaysia and employs over 10,000 people worldwide. Gateway products and services consistently win top awards from leading industry publications. In 1996, the company shipped 1.9 million systems and reported revenues of $5 billion. Revenue for the first quarter of 1997 was $1.4 billion with net income of $67.5 million. For further information, visit Gateway at http://www.gw2k.com.

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