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To: ajbrenner who wrote (93124)2/14/2000 10:53:00 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1571400
 
Thread,

Gateway in Australia/New Zealand,

gw2k.com.au

Gateway Expands Product Line With Range of AMD
Athlon? Processors

Sydney, 11 February 2000

Gateway today announced that it is expanding its line of consumer and small-business
desktop PCs by utilizing AMD Athlon processors.

Gateway is now offering the Gateway Select 700 and Gateway Select 850, with
AMD?s Athlon 700MHz and 850MHz processors, respectively. These systems provide
a balance of high-performance features and affordability.

?The addition of the Gateway Select line gives our small business and consumer clients
a powerful system at great value, and furthers Gateway?s aim of offering a wide
variety of choices for their computing needs,? said Jenny Young, Marketing Director
Gateway Australia and New Zealand. ?These systems together with AMD?s Athlon
processor bring an exceptional computing experience that customers have come to
expect from Gateway products.?

These systems feature Athlon processor w/ Enhanced 3DNOW! Technology. The
Gateway Select 700 sells for $3499 and the Gateway Select 850 sells for $4999.

Quick Specs

Gateway Select 850
ú AMD Athlon? 850MHz Processor with Enhanced 3DNOW!? Technology
ú 128MB SDRAM
ú VX700 17" Monitor
ú 32MB nVidia© GeForce 256? Graphics
ú 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
ú 8X DVD ROM Drive
ú Sound Blaster? Live! Value
ú Boston Acoustics BA735s Speakers
ú Mid Tower Case
ú 56K Data/Fax/Voice Modem
ú Microsoft© Works Suite 99
ú Microsoft© Windows 98 Second Edition
ú DVD Adventure Suite
ú Gateway TM 3 Year Desktop Warranty

Gateway Select 700
ú AMD Athlon? 700MHz Processor with Enhanced 3DNOW!? Technology
ú 64MB SDRAM
ú EV700 17" Monitor
ú 32MB nVidia© RIVA TNT2? AGP Graphics
ú 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
ú 8X DVD ROM Drive
ú Sound Blaster? Live! Value
ú GCS-200 Speakers by Cambridge© SoundWorks
ú Mid Tower Case
ú 56K Data/Fax/Voice Modem
ú Microsoft© Works Suite 99
ú Microsoft© Windows 98 Second Edition
ú DVD Adventure Suite
ú Gateway TM 3 Year Desktop Warranty

The Gateway Select line is available now in Australia at Gateway Retail stores. For
more information about Gateway computers please call 1-800-500-338, visit our web
site at www.au.gateway.com or stop in one of our Gateway Stores.
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gw2k.com.au
And the 850 is available with Windows NT