Collection · Computer

Gateway 2000 4DX250

Gateway sold direct from South Dakota, shipped in boxes printed like Holstein hide, and undercut the retail channel by cutting the channel out.

Gateway 2000 486 running Windows 3.1 and its installed applications — Gateway 2000 486 running Windows 3.1, photographed in the collection.

Interflex running on a Gateway 486 — Interflex running on the Gateway 486 used for the collection recording.

Gateway 486 running Windows 3.1, with its applications arranged in Program Manager.

Gateway 486 running Mathematica for Windows, with a three-dimensional plot visible.

Gateway 2000 486 in the collection — Gateway 2000 486, supplementary collection view.

Technical record

Category: Computer
Collection status: Held by ATX Computer Museum
Reference: ATX-CAT-GATEWAY-2000-4DX250
Processor: Intel 486DX2, 50 MHz
Operating system: MS-DOS and Windows 3.1
Applications shown: WordPerfect, QuickBASIC, Borland C++, Mathematica, Mosaic, Opera, Trumpet Winsock, and more

Background

Gateway sold direct from South Dakota, shipped in boxes printed like Holstein hide, and undercut the retail channel by cutting the channel out. The 4DX250 is a 486DX2 at 50 MHz from the early 1990s.

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