Gateway 2000 offers new standard software on Family PC multimedia systems

Generations Software Collection boasts 51 top programs in one package

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D., May 11, 1995 - Gateway 2000 today announced the
Generations Software Collection, an exciting array of 51 top-selling
software programs, including Microsoft Bob, now included with every
Gateway Family PC multimedia system. The Generations Software Collection
provides software for everyone in the family - educational programs,
children's and adults' games, personal productivity, and reference works
on everything from wine to music to family health.

"This has got to be the hottest collection we've offered yet," said Ted
Waitt, Gateway 2000 chairman and CEO. "We've put together a package of
high-quality, family-oriented software valued at over $800, and we're
loading it on every Gateway 2000 Family PC. No other PC company provides
this much value in software you can really use and have fun with."

The Generations collection consists of 51 programs pre-installed on Family
PC hard drives. Packaged on nine CD-ROMs, these programs are easily
accessible and require little physical storage space, thus freeing up desk
space near your computer.

"These programs were chosen to offer something for everyone in the family.
This new collection is just another way for us to meet the growing needs
of family computing," said Waitt.

'Gateway's customer research indicated consumers generally purchase an
additional $200 worth of software within 90 days of the purchase of a
typical computer system," said Rob Cheng, Gateway 2000 desktops product
line director. "We're giving Gateway customers a tremendous value in
software right from the start."

Family PCs

The Gateway 2000 Family PC series provides complete multimedia and
communication functionality Multimedia integrates sound, graphics,
full-motion video and music into a single application.

Communication capabilities provided by the TelePath IIv Communication
Center, standard in all Family PC systems, let home users access a fax
machine and on-line services via the 14.4 fax/modem. A CompuServe startup
kit is also included in the Family PC package allowing users to explore
Cyberspace The Communication Center also has a telephone answering device
that can answer incoming phone calls automatically.

Also included is a 4X three-CD changer that plays standard data, music and
photo CDs, and features convenient, efficient switching between CDs. CDs
are simply loaded into the disc cartridge, allowing users to easily switch
between multiple discs. Front panel features include volume, fast forward,
fast backward, skip track controls, play indicators and a headphone jack.

The PS-100 Family PC includes a 17" Vivitron monitor based on Sony
Trinitron tube technology, a 16 bit sound card, Altec-Lansing ACS-5
speakers and the Generations Software Collection, all for $2,999.

"Our Family PC multimedia systems are designed to be friendly, complete and
easy to use," said Al Giazon, marketing director of Gateway 2000. "One of
the programs we're offering in the Generations Software Collection is
Microsoft Bob, which is a natural addition to the Family PC. Bob an
easy-to-use social interface the whole family will enjoy."

"We're delighted to have Gateway 2000 offer Microsoft Bob as a standard
feature on Family PC systems," said Patty Stonesifer, vice president
consumer division for Microsoft Corporation. "Bob will enable Gateway
customers to get more out of their PCs - Bob makes the PC accessible to
everyone in the family and is the essential home software people need to
organize, communicate and play with their PCs."

Build to order

Gateway 2000 offers customers the flexibility of build-to-order or pre-
configured systems. Customers who want to do so can customize any Gateway
2000 PC by ordering memory upgrades and selecting from a wide variety of
hard drives, video cards, monitors, fax/modems, network cards and tape
backup units. The company also offers a choice of the AnyKey programmable
keyboard or a standard 101-key keyboard. In addition to build-to-order
PCs, Gateway offers a wide range of standard configurations, carefully
specified to provide customers the latest technology in a value-packed
system.

Customer Support

All Gateway 2000 desktop systems come with lifetime toll-free technical
support, 30-day money-back guarantee, three-year parts warranty and
membership to the Gateway 2000 electronic bulletin board system. Technical
support and customer service are also available through a FaxBack service,
an automated order inquiry telephone system, an interactive voice-response
system and forums on the most popular electronic services, such as
CompuServe, America OnLine, GEnie and Prodigy. On-site service is provided
at no additional charge during the first year if Gateway technicians
determine it is necessary.

About Gateway 2000

Gateway 2000, a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, currently sells more
PC-compatible systems through the direct market channel in the United
States than any other PC manufacturer. Gateway 2000 is also the leading
U.S. market supplier of systems based on Intel's leading-edge Pentium
microprocessor. The company's 1994 sales were $2.7 billion. Gateway 2000
is listed on the Nasdaq market as GATE.

Gateway 2000
610 Gateway Dr
PO Box 2000
North Sioux City, SD 57049-2000
605-232-2000,  800-846-2000,  fax 605-232-2023
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Gateway 2000 Generations Software Collection

Gateway 2000 Family PC customers receive a multitude of programs covering
everything from personal productivity to reference to entertainment. The
new collection includes the following programs:

1. Microsoft Bob

Microsoft Bob is a collection of eight essential programs for home
computing including a Letter Writer, Checkbook, Calendar and Household
Manager, among others. The product provides personal guides that give
users one place to go for everything they need. These guides are active
and intelligent in helping the user and because the interaction with the
animated personal guide is social, the computing experience is fun and
enjoyable. The programs are all within a home setting which users can
customize to suit their own tastes. Users can also use Bob to launch other
MS-DOS and Windows-based applications they may have on their machine.

2. Microsoft Multimedia Works 3.0

The right tool for all your daily productivity tasks, Works for Windows,
Multimedia Edition, makes it easy to get small office/home office tasks
done fast.

3. Microsoft Encarta '95

The new way to know, the best-selling, complete interactive multimedia
encyclopedia brings information to life. Encarta '95 includes more than
300 new and 10,000 updated articles covering current events, social
trends, scientific and technological advancements plus high-profile
entertainers, sports figures and political leaders.

4. Microsoft Cinemania '95

The entertaining guide to movies and the people who make them, Cinemania is
a personal guide to the world' s films, complete with reviews,
biographies, movie insights, video and audio clips.

5. Microsoft Money 3.0

A full-featured financial organization program, Money makes finances a
breeze with q start-up, wizard technology and related online services.

6. Microsoft Publisher 2.0

Best-selling desktop publishing program for Windows. Create
professional-quality newsletters, brochures, marketing materials and more.
Publisher gives you the tools you need to design in a few easy steps, with
no prior experience.

7. Microsoft Publisher Design Pack

Clip Art, Templates, Fonts, and more, now it's easier than ever to turn
your great ideas into spectacular publications with Design Pack.

8. Microsoft Bookshelf

Bookshelf is the new way to look up information. Now eight best-selling
reference volumes are just a mouse click away.

Microsoft Composer Collection

Take an illustrated, interactive journey into the music of three very
different composers. More than 15 hours of multimedia exploration into the
lives and works of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.

9. Beethoven - The Ninth Symphony
10. Mozart - The Dissonant Quartet
11. Schubert - The Trout Quintet

12. Microsoft Wine Guide

An interactive multimedia guide to nearly 6,000 wines and the world's most
famous wine regions.

Microsoft Arcade

Classic arcade action blasts into Windows! Arcade brings you fast-action
play:

13. Missile Command
14. Asteroids
15. Tempest
16. Centipede
17. Battlezone

18. Microsoft Dinosaurs

Explore the world of prehistoric creatures with information and
illustrations based on current facts and theories.

Microsoft Entertainment Pack Volume 1

19. Tetris
20. Taipei
21. Minesweeper
22. TicTactics
23. Golf
24. Cruel
25. Pegged
26. IdleWild (8 screen savers)

Microsoft Entertainment Pack Volume 2

27. PipeDream
28. FreeCell
29. Tut's Tomb
30. JigSawed
31. Rodent's Revenge
32. Stones
33. RattlerRace
34. IdleWild (14 screen savers)

Microsoft Entertainment Pack Volume 3

35. Fuji Golf
36. TriPeaks
37. WordZap
38. Klotski
39. SkiFree
40. Life Genesis
41. TetraVex
42. IdleWild (22 screen savers)

Microsoft Entertainment Pack Volume 4

43. Chip's Challenge
44. Chess
45. Go Figure!
46. JezzBall
47. Tic Tac Drop
48. Maxwell's Maniac
49. Dr. Black Jack

50. Mayo Clinic Family Health Book

Information on over 1,000 medical conditions, first aid, prevention and
more. Five topic sections: Lifecycles, The World Around Us, Keeping Fit,
Human Diseases and Disorders, and Modern Medical Care.

51. Mayo Clinic Family Pharmacist

The most complete medication guide available on CD, Family Pharmacist
reviews and identifies over 7,600 medications. It includes side effects,
drug interactions, dosages, demonstrations of first aid and maintains
personal medical profiles for the family.

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