FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Gateway 2000 adds commercial
configurations to its Destination Big Screen PC/TV line

New configurations target corporate
and education segments, supports company’s major accounts initiative.

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D., April 9, 1997 - Gateway 2000, Inc.(NYSE: GTW) a leading direct marketer of personal computers and convergence products, today announced expansion of its line of DestinationTM Big Screen PC/TVs to include systems optimized for commercial use.

"Commercial customers have a wide variety of uses for a well designed convergence product like the Destination Big Screen PC/TV. Optimizing products for this segment is a natural extension of our direct business model and an important element of our expanding presence in the commercial and corporate space" said Bill Shea, vice president of major accounts.

The Gateway 2000 Destination Big Screen PC/TV combines the power of a PC with features that make it a superior alternative to conventional classroom or boardroom presentation devices. The system offers a 31" VGA monitor for viewing crisp, clear text and graphics by multiple users, while the TV/VGA card permits the user to easily connect external video sources such as cable TV, VCR and DBS. The radio-frequency wireless keyboard and Field Mouse® remote control give the users freedom of movement during presentation, while the internal 33.6bps fax/modem facilitates quick internet access. This tightly integrated approach allows users to take their presentations and lesson plans to a new level.

"We’ve been shipping the Destination system for nearly a year. As the pioneer product in this category the Destination system is ‘at home’ in the boardroom, classroom and living room" said Dave Berger, director of product marketing - Americas region. "Expanding the Destination platform strengthens our already significant leadership position in the convergence market."

The new Destination commercial line, available for sale on April 14th, offers processors from an Intel® Pentium® 166MHz processor with MMXTM technology to a 200MHz Pentium ProTM processor. Standard configurations range in price from $2,999 to $3,899. Commercial Destination systems include a minimum of 32MB of memory, Boston Acoustics MicroMediaTM three piece speaker set, and a 3Com® 10 Base T/100 Base TX network card. An Iomega® external ZIPTM drive will come standard on D5-200 and D6-200 systems. Microsoft® Office 97 Small Business Edition application software is included, and an upgrade to Office ‘97 Professional Edition is available. Accessories such as a Storm Technologies® EasyPhoto DriveTM Scanner and/or color printer can also be included at the point-of-sale.

Michelle Kantor, technology support specialist, at the West Hartford Public Schools in West Hartford, CT. believes that the Destination Big Screen PC/TV has helped students and faculty. "Our Destination systems have provided an innovative, cost-effective means of doing whole class presentations. The system provides us with a dual purpose teacher’s computer, and a tool for students to present what they’ve learned in a new way."

Gateway 2000 offers toll-free technical support for the entire Gateway Destination Big Screen PC/TV line twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Payment terms and leasing plans available to qualifying customers. Destination Big Screen PC’s can be custom ordered by calling 800-846-2000. Additional information about the Gateway Destination Big Screen PC/TV is available on the Destination Internet site at http://www.destination.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 9,700 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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