FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Expansion will result in
approximately 100 new jobs

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D., April 2, 1997 - Gateway 2000, Inc. (NYSE: GTW), a leading global marketer of PCs, today announced plans to extend its major accounts sales operations to its Kansas City facility. Plans call for approximately 100 new positions to be added sometime during the second quarter of 1997.

"Our goal in major accounts is to provide total value of ownership to our customers," said Dave Chamberlain, director of major accounts for Gateway. "We see this expansion as a step in the right direction toward achieving that goal." Chamberlain added that major account sales in North Sioux City will continue to grow as well. "The Kansas City expansion will simply allow us to accelerate our growth potential by taking advantage of the talent that exists in that community as well."

Major account sales in 1996 were approximately 35% of total revenue. For the second consecutive year, Gateway 2000 was the number one direct supplier of PCs on the GSA schedule. The company was also recently named a Supplier of the Year by Aetna Inc.

Positions in sales and related positions will be available. Interested applicants may send a resume to the Human Resources Department, Gateway 2000, 1414 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo., 64102, or they may stop by the employment center in Kansas City at the same address.

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 9,700 people worldwide. Gateway 2000 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 and net income of $250 million.

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