Gateway 2000
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Gateway 2000 was a prominent American personal computer manufacturer of the 1990s, known for its cow-spotted boxes and direct-to-consumer sales model.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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computer manufacturer ⓘ technology company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Acer Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessModel | direct-to-consumer sales ⓘ |
| competitor |
Compaq
NERFINISHED
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Dell NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ Packard Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy |
Mike Hammond
NERFINISHED
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Norm Waitt Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Waitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
North Sioux City, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poway, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1985 ⓘ |
| industry |
computer hardware
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personal computers ⓘ |
| laterName | Gateway, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
consumer PC market
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small business PC market ⓘ |
| marketingFeature |
cow-patterned logo
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farm-themed advertising ⓘ |
| notableFor |
agricultural and rural branding imagery
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build-to-order PCs ⓘ cow-spotted shipping boxes ⓘ early adoption of direct PC sales model ⓘ |
| originalName | Gateway 2000, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakEra | 1990s ⓘ |
| product |
computer accessories
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computer monitors ⓘ desktop computers ⓘ laptop computers ⓘ servers ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Gateway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| salesChannel |
mail-order
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online sales ⓘ telephone sales ⓘ |
| status | defunct brand as independent company ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | NASDAQ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | GTW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wentPublic | 1993 ⓘ |
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Gateway, Inc.
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Gateway, Inc.