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From: james@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Alfred Monschke)
Subject: Re: INFO ON NEW GATEWAY 2000 COMPUTERS??
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In article <11889@uwm.edu>,
bnk@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bob N Keenan) writes: 
> 
> Hello-
> 
>   I install computer systems on the university campus here and I usually
>   install GATEWAY 2000's.  I also own a 386-20MHz from Gateway.  Today
>   I installed a couple of NEW gateway 386sx's and learned that they have 
>   dramatically changed their machines.  The footprint is much smaller,
>   the color is different, and the shape is contoured - like.  (I dont like
>   any of these changes - it all looks TOO PLASTIC), but one thing I noticed
>   that these 386sx's 16MHZ just blow my 386/20 away when it comes to WINDOWS!!
>   It is noticably MUCH FASTER, and my question is how is this done??? and
>   why are these SX's faster than my 20mhz dx????  any info would be appreciated.  thanks....
> 
I believe that this is explained by Gateway's "Diamond Scan" video card.  To 
put it simply, it's stinkin' fast.  One magazine's review (I don't have it 
with me) benchmarked the card as being twice as fast as Compaq's VGA (compaq's
VGA was tightly integrated on the motherboard for speed).  Other reviews 
have noticed simialer gains to differing degrees, probably differing because
of the reviewerss testing the cards speed on different operations.

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