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                                              Digital Equipment Corporation
                                          Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
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Nikki Richardson
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                 DIGITAL ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO SELL
            WESTFIELD METAL ENCLOSURE MANUFACTURING UNIT


MAYNARD, Mass. -- January 26, 1993 -- Digital Equipment Corporation 
announced today that it intends to offer its Metal Enclosure 
Manufacturing Unit located in Westfield, Massachusetts for sale. 
The corporation intends to sell the operating unit as an intact 
business. The business currently manufactures and supplies a large 
portion of Digital's metal enclosure requirements.

     Located on approximately 200 acres of land, the 535,000 square-
foot facility was opened in 1970 to supply Digital with an internal 
source for metal enclosures. It currently employs approximately 445 
people.

     "Our manufacturing strategy centers around investing in areas 
that support our core competencies and divesting ourselves of areas 
that do not differentiate us," said Edward B. McDonough, Digital's 
vice president of Manufacturing and Logistics. "While we are very 
proud of the contribution that the Metal Enclosures Manufacturing 
Unit has made to our product offerings, it does not represent a core 
competency for Digital under the current strategy. It is our 
intention to sell the unit to an entity for whom metals 
manufacturing is the primary business. In this way, Westfield can 
continue to be an important part of Digital's supply chain."

     Digital is currently entertaining inquiries concerning the sale 
of the Westfield Metal Enclosures Manufacturing Unit. Inquiries may 
be directed to Judy Maudlin; Plant Manager; Digital Equipment 
Corporation; 1111 Southhampton Road; Westfield, Massachusetts 01085; 
(413) 572-2422.

     Digital Equipment Corporation, headquartered in Maynard, 
Massachusetts, is the leading worldwide supplier of networked 
computer systems, software and services. Digital pioneered and 
leads the industry in interactive, distributed and multivendor 
computing.  Digital and its business partners deliver the power to 
use the best integrated solutions - from desktop to data center -
in open information environments.
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