Jan Ocken

A member of the Philip Greenspun's Homepage community since June 24, 1999

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June 24, 1999, on Collaboration Machines:
I purchased one of the earlier versions of the Gateway Destination series of computers back in 1997. Believe it or not, I have not had too many problems with it. The monitor is the (dont think they still make it) 33 1/2 inch monitor. Goes up to 800x600. It came with Windows 95 installed and 64 megs of ram. Also came with a DVD player as well. The keyboard uses infra-red. From reading the previous posts here, I am under the impression that the new keyboard uses radio. Well I hate the keyboard myself. I think I have spent the value of the computer in batteries for it. But I digress... My complaints! There is no easy way to upgrade the Destination systems. Apparently (at least the model I have) has a very unique case. Putting new cards in is a nightmare. Gateway email support is a horrorshow. Spotshop.com doesnt even know what kind of computer I have! They never heard of it... Well, I am going to attempt to upgrade my Destination. I will post the results if ...