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Re: Gateway 2000 486DX2-66V vs. Zeos 486DX2-66 VESA Local Bus System

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From: Paul A. Lane
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 07:45
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In <31500@nntp_server.ems.cdc.com> ahummel@ems.cdc.com (H. Austin Hummel) writes:

>In article <FRIEDMAN.93Jan6232406@khan.trincoll.edu>, friedman@starbase.trincoll.edu (Mark A. Friedman) writes:
>|> I've narrowed the choice of what system I will buy to two and now wish
>|> to make a final decision between the Gateway 2000 486DX2-66V and the
>|> Zeos 486DX2-66 VESA Local Bus System.  The systems seem comparable in
>|> terms of performance, features and cost in terms of my needs and
>|> budget.  I will be buying only a system unit (i.e. motherboard,
>|> processor, memory, etc. within a tower case) and hard disk but no
>|> monitor nor graphics card from one of these two vendors.

>Latest issue of PC Magazine- editor Choice  Gateway 2000 486DX2-66V

However, the ZEOS was one of the runner-ups, primarily because of a weak
monitor. Howeverm, its graphics subsystem was the fastest ever seen.
Given that you won't be buying video, this is not a consideration.
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