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To: Ian deSouza who wrote (28931)	1/29/1998 3:22:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Gateway Slashes Prices On Its Destination Line Of Big-Screen PCs 01/29/98 Dow Jones Online News (Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. -(Dow Jones)- Gateway 2000 Inc. Thursday announced sharp price cuts in its Destination big-screen PC product line. The computer maker said its D6-233 Pentium II processor-based system was cut to $2,999 from $3,999. Other Destination products include D5-233 Pentium processor-based system including DVD , for $2,499, and the D6-300 Pentium II system, for $3,999. An upgrade to a 36-inch multimode data grade monitor is available on all systems for $600. The Destination is one of the first products that is part of a convergence between computers and consumer electronics. Gateway said it Destination product sales were 75% higher in the second half of 1997 than in the first half, with 37% of total 1997 sales coming in the fourth quarter. The company also said is making DVD , a video and audio display feature, standard on all Destination products. Copyright (c) 1998 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.