Gateway G6-450XL

Exhibit 022

ManufacturerGateway
ModelG6-450XL
Date of production1998
Date added to collection2023

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In the first half of 1998, Gateway dropped the “2000” from their company name in order to connote a more mature image in hopes of luring more corporate customers. The G6-450XL is an early example of the rebranding, and was their top-of-the-line model offered in the latter half of 1998. It was nicknamed “The Screamer” in advertisements due to its specifications and inclusion of the legendary 3Dfx Voodoo2 3D graphics accelerator. This made the model suitable for playing games that could use 3D accelerators like Half-Life and Quake II.

Specifications

CPUIntel Pentium II 450 MHz (Slot 1)
RAM128 MB (SDRAM)
HDD (original)16 GB (UATA)
FDD3.5″ 1.44 MB
Optical drivePhilips CD-RW
DVD-ROM
Video cardAGP 8 MB with 3Dfx Voodoo2 12 MB accelerator
Sound cardCreative SoundBlaster AudioPCI 64V
ModemU.S. Robotics 56K Winmodem
Display (original)Gateway VX900 19″ (CRT)
KeyboardMultiFunction
MouseMicrosoft IntelliMouse
Operating system (original)Microsoft Windows 98

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