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EPS
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USA Flex
Acer
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US Computer
Vecktron
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Zenon
Insight
Maximus
Midwest Micro
Compaq
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Computability
Tiger Direct
TC Computers
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Dirt Cheap Drives

Sound Blaster AWE32 $150 to $200
Matrox Millenium $200 2MB, $300 4MB, $400 8MB

Gateway 2000 was a huge favorite of the readers of this magazine...and hugely popular in 1995-1996.

Best Pentium Desktop PC

Gateway 2000 P5-133XL

Best 486 Desktop PC

Gateway DX2-66 Family PC

Best Multimedia PC

Gateway 2000 Multimedia P5-120 Family PC

Best Portable PC

IBM Thinkpad 701C & 701CS

Best Network Server

Micron Electronics P133 Powersever SMP

Best Monitor

Mag Innovision DX17F

Best Video Playback Card

Diamond Multimedia Stealth64 Video 2000 & 3000

Best Graphics Board

Diamond Multimedia Stealth64 Graphics 2200XL

Best CD Rom Drive

NEC Multispin 6XI

Best Sound Board

Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE32

Best Fax Modem

US Robotics Sportster 28.8 V.34 Data/Fax Modem (External)

Best Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar AC31600 (1.6 GB IDE)

Best Color Printer

Epson Stylus Color

Best Laser Printer

Hewlitt Packard LaserJet 5P

Best Color Scanner

Hewlitt Packard ScanJet 3C

Best Multimedia Upgrade Kit

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Performance (Sound Blaster 32, Creative 4x CD-ROM, Creative Speakers)

Best OS

Microsoft Windows 95

Best Internet Sign On Kit

America Online 2.5 for Windows

Best Game Software

Doom II

EscapeVelocity wrote:

Gateway 2000 was a huge favorite of the readers of this magazine...and hugely popular in 1995-1996.

I bought a Gateway P5-133XL (Christmas edition) around that time-frame. It was my first Windows PC. I still use the machine today...with a different motherboard and upgrades, of course. The only thing I regret about the purchase, is that I reformatted the hard drive too quickly, and lost some of the unique software and "extras" that were factory pre-installed (I had not backed up like I should have). But on the positive side, the format got rid of some "junk" programs that had slowed the computer a bit. Those early "Win95" days were a challenge to keep your system from getting screwed up or getting the "Blue Screen o' Death" if you were a "Gamer" installing a wide variety of games.

Those were the Golden Days of PC clone companies. (it left a soft spot in my heart for Gateways...I'm typing this post on a NICE Gateway P-7805u laptop right now!)