In the early '90s, we saved $4,000 up under our waterbed mattress to purchase a gateway computer. After ours was delivered, we proceeded to get about 10 more delivered. They had our address mixed up with a school somewhere out west.

2019年8月7日 · We closely associate modern computing with Chinese production apparatuses, to the point where it makes no logistical sense to slap a “made in the USA” sticker on the box. But just a few decades...

2013年3月30日 · Starting in 1985, Gateway 2000 was the original moniker of Gateway computers. Shipped in Holstein cow markings boxes with an All Green Gateway logo to accent the rural roots of the Iowa based company, it was supposed to be the greatest computer company of the upcoming century.

Upon opening the door I see him pulling a giant box covered in cow spots out of the back of the car with a second one sitting ontop. He bellowed and I fled in shock and confusion. A month later there were these two huge boxes under the Christmas tree with cow spots visible through the thin wrapping paper.

2023年6月5日 · Founded in 1985 by Ted Waitt and Mike Hammond in Sioux City, Iowa, Gateway gained popularity for its direct-to-consumer sales model and distinctive cow-spotted boxes. In its early years, Gateway Computers focused on building and selling high-quality PCs that were aimed at the home market.

Back to the 90’s remember Gateway Computers ? Yep. The cow print boxes made them unique. these boxes played a part in me getting an on campus suspension. I went to boarding school for high school. A friend bought some vodka and we drank in the dorm (rare for anyone to do).

2023年11月28日 · The hugely successful company that sold computers in a white box with black cow prints started in Iowa in the 1980s. Like so many others, my first computer was a Gateway. Here's what became of the trailblazing company.

2023年8月12日 · Gateway Computers, with its memorable cow-spotted boxes and direct-to-consumer sales model, made a significant impact on the PC industry during its heyday. However, the company's inability to adapt to changing market dynamics and intensifying competition eventually led to its decline.

2020年9月10日 · Gateway laptops and tablets, which will come in the iconic cow-spotted boxes, will be sold exclusively by Walmart. Customers won’t be able to get the Gateway gear inside stores, though, because...

2022年1月11日 · What computer came in a cow Box? The association of Gateway, Inc., with cows—they appeared in its advertisements and were evoked by the black Holstein spots on its white shipping boxes—was a reflection of the company’s roots. Founder Ted Waitt learned the computer business while working for nine months at a computer store in Des Moines, Iowa.