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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMIGA International acquisition finalized

HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, UK, May 16, 1997 - AMIGA International, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Gateway 2000, Inc.  (Nasdaq:GATE), has finalized
the acquisition of the assets of AMIGA Technologies.

The announcement was made at a news conference prior to the opening of the
World of Amiga conference in Hammersmith, London on Saturday, May 17 and
Sunday, May 18.

"We have received many communications from the Amiga user community
regarding the acquisition," said Jim Taylor, Senior Vice President of
Global Marketing of Gateway 2000.  "It is exciting to know how much support
Amiga continues to enjoy.  Every Amiga customer should know that we share
their belief in this product and we believe that it has a strong role in
our multimedia computing world."

Taylor was joined at the news conference by Petro Tyschtschenko, Managing
Director of AMIGA International.

"The Amiga platform is gifted by a community of talented people," said
Tyschtschenko.  "These strengths will be of critical importance for the
success of the plans of AMIGA International."

Tyschtschenko outlined areas that AMIGA International is exploring to
reinvigorate the Amiga market by:

- Supporting the existing Amiga community.
- Leveraging the existing Amiga technology through broad licensing.
- Assisting in developing new products based on open standards to the home
computer and video/graphics market.

AMIGA International, Inc.  will operate as a separate business unit of
Gateway 2000.  AMIGA International currently has operations in
Braunschweig, Germany for Logistics and Service activities and has opened
new offices near the Frankfurt airport in Langen, Germany where Sales and
Marketing are located.  AMIGA International can be reached on the World
Wide Web at http://www.amiga.de.

About Gateway 2000
Gateway 2000, Inc., a Fortune 500 company founded in 1985, is a global
leader in the direct marketing of PCs.  The company, headquartered in North
Sioux City, South Dakota, has manufacturing facilities in the United
States, Ireland and Malaysia, and employs over 10,000 people worldwide.
Gateway 2000 products and services consistently win top awards from leading
industry publications.  In 1996, the company shipped 1.9 million systems
and reported revenues of $5 billion and net income of $250 million.

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