Agreement And General Release

EXHIBIT 10.18


February 9, 2001


Richard T. Bradley P.O. Box 675625 Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 92067-5625


Re: Clarification of meaning with respect to certain paragraphs of the
Agreement and General Release


Dear Todd:


Pursuant to your telephone conversations with Steve Strelitz, please consider this letter as a clarification of meaning with respect to certain paragraphs of your Agreement and General Release ("Agreement"):


1. The first sentence of Paragraph 2 on page 3 shall be interpreted to
generally require that you spend no more than fifty (50%) percent of your
time providing assistance and/or advice to Gateway during the period of
ninety (90) days following your Separation Date.


2. The third sentence of Paragraph 2 on page 3 (relating to litigation
assistance and cooperation) shall be interpreted such that the Company will
make reasonable efforts to schedule meetings at mutually convenient times
and locations, keeping in mind that such meetings or the provision of
cooperation and assistance may at times need to occur at the Company's
convenience due to court dockets, agency imposed deadlines, etc.


3. The Company has checked its records relating to the Gateway 4All program
and the employee purchase program and has not discovered any outstanding
loans with respect to such programs.


4. In the first sentence of Paragraph 6 ...