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- From: rky57514@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tall Cool One )
- Subject: Re: Gateway experience (positive to date!)
- References: <743@wavefront.wti.com>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 19:49:21 GMT
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- hb@wavefront.wti.com (H.B. Siegel) writes:
-
- >Since there has been both positive and negative stuff flowing
- >through the net about Gateway, I thought I'd my two bits and
- >state:
-
- >1) I ordered a 486-66V (isa) with a 17" Nanao 550i & Telepath, Sept 21st.
- > It arrived October 21st. I changed my mind about getting a tower case,
- > while the system was in Q/A. They caught it and updated me to a tower
- > case. I also added a CD-ROM to my order at the last minute, which
- > they didn't catch. (Just as well - I'm still investigating that
- > technology).
- >2) System arrived intact, ready-to-run, right out the box.
- > Didn't even need to reseat the cards.
- >3) Systems has performed reliably for 3 weeks now (since arrival)
- > a) Very occasional extraneously line on the display (due to early
- > video drivers?
- > b) One mysterious lockup during a game.
- > c) I can't get 1280x1024x16 video to work. It is possible, isn't it?
- >4) Telepath modem works as advertised
- > (at least up to 12k baud, I haven't gotten 14.4k to work yet).
- >5) Tech support on the modem wasn't too helpful.
-
- > H.B.
-
-
-
- I've had a Gateway 486-33 for a little under a year now, with no problems except
- a few lockups caused by some really old software. I recieved the system in the
- time they told me, and it was ready to run right out of the box. Besides the
- wait, I haven't had a problem with customer service, either.. I've ordered more
- memory and the Windows 3.1 upgrade, both which arrived in a little over a week.
- I'm satisfied with Gateway's service and more than happy with my Gateway
- system..
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- | | Raymond Yeung Internet: Nimbus@uiuc.edu | |
- | | rky57514@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | |
- | | EE student at the | |
- | | University of Illinois CompuServe: 70700,1011 | |
- | | at Urbana-Champaign | |
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