March 17, 2000
Historically Black Colleges Sign Deal to Buy $250-Million Worth of Hardware and Software
The nation's historically black colleges have signed an agreement with Gateway Inc. and Microsoft Corporation for the colleges, their students, faculty members, and alumni to buy $250-million worth of computer hardware and software. Gateway officials said the products would be steeply discounted.
The three-year deal, announced last month, was negotiated by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, whose members include historically
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