GATEWAY INDUSTRIES INC /DE/
SC 13D/A, 1998-10-05
COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                              (Amendment No. 20)(1)

                            GATEWAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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                               (Name of issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    367631108
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                             STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQUIRE
                     OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME & ROSENZWEIG LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                               September 29, 1998
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             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

         If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
/ /.

                  Note.  six copies of this  statement,  including all exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom
copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 6 Pages)


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(1)               The  remainder  of this  cover  page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities,  and for any subsequent  amendment  containing  information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

                  The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for  the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section  of the Act but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act
(however, see the Notes).


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CUSIP No. 367631108                          13D               Page 2 of 6 Pages
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     1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                  STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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     2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3          SEC USE ONLY

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     4          SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                      PF
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     5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                / /
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     6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                      DELAWARE
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 NUMBER OF              7          SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                             1,558,608
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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                        8          SHARED VOTING POWER

                                         -0-
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                        9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         1,558,608
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                       10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         -0-
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     11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                PERSON

                      1,558,608
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     12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                CERTAIN SHARES*                                              / /
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     13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      43.4%
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     14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 367631108                          13D               Page 3 of 6 Pages
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     1          NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
                S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                  WARREN LICHTENSTEIN
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     2          CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*        (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3          SEC USE ONLY

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     4          SOU000 OF FUNDS*
                      OO
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     5          CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
                PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                / /
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     6          CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                         USA
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 NUMBER OF              7          SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                             1,640,8932
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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                        8          SHARED VOTING POWER

                                         - 0 -
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                        9          SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         1,640,893(2)
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                       10          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                         - 0 -
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     11         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
                PERSON

                      1,640,893(2)
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     12         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
                CERTAIN SHARES*                                              / /
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     13         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                      45.2%
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     14         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                      IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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     (2) Includes (i)  1,558,608  Shares  owned by Steel  Partners II, L.P.,  an
entity controlled by Mr. Lichtenstein,  (ii) 46,952 Shares owned directly by Mr.
Lichtenstein  and (iii)  35,333  Shares  underlying  stock  options  that may be
acquired within 60 days hereof.


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CUSIP No. 367631108                          13D               Page 4 of 6 Pages
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                  This  constitutes  Amendment  No. 20  ("Amendment  No. 20") to
Schedule 13D filed by the  undersigned on or about August 4, 1995 (the "Schedule
13D").  Except as  specifically  amended by this  Amendment No. 20, the Schedule
13D, as amended, remains in full force and effect.

                  Item 2(b) is amended to read in its entirety as follows:

Item 2.           Identity and Background.

                  (b) The principal business address of each Reporting Person is
150 E. 52nd Street, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10022.


                  Item 3 is amended to read in its entirety as follows:


Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  The aggregate  purchase price of the 1,558,608 Shares owned by
Steel  Partners II is  $3,660,278.  The Shares  owned by Steel  Partners II were
acquired with partnership funds.

                  The  aggregate  purchase  price for the 46,952 Shares owned by
Mr. Lichtenstein is $67,081.50, and came from personal funds.

                  Items 5(a) and 5(c) are amended to read as follows:

Item 5.           Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  (a)  The  aggregate  percentage  of  Shares  of  Common  Stock
reported  owned by each  person  named  herein is based  upon  3,592,024  Shares
outstanding,  which is the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding as
reported in the Issuer's  Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. As of
the close of business on September 29, 1998, Steel Partners II beneficially owns
1,558,608 Shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 43.4% of the Shares
outstanding.  Mr. Lichtenstein beneficially owns 1,640,893 Shares,  representing
approximately 45.2% of the Shares outstanding.  Mr. Lichtenstein has sole voting
and  dispositive  power with  respect to the 82,285  Shares owned by him and the
1,558,608  Shares owned by Steel  Partners II by virtue of his authority to vote
and dispose of such Shares.



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CUSIP No. 367631108                          13D               Page 5 of 6 Pages
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                  (b) No Reporting  Person had engaged in any transaction in the
share of the Issuer's  Common  Stock within the past 60 days,  except that Steel
Partners II made the following purchases:

                                                      Purchase Price
          Date of Purchase     No. Of Shares            Per share
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              9/29/98            200,000                  $1.78



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CUSIP No. 367631108                          13D               Page 6 of 6 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and
belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  October 5, 1998                       STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                              By: Steel Partners, L.L.C.,
                                                  General Partner


                                              By:/s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                                 Warren G. Lichtenstein,
                                                 Chief Executive Officer

                                              /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                                  WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN


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