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                                              Digital Equipment Corporation
                                          Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
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Jeffry Gibson
(508) 493-6865


         DIGITAL UPDATES HUDSON CONSTRUCTION SITE SITUATION


MAYNARD, Mass. -- January 7, 1993 -- Digital Equipment Corporation 
is providing further information about the incident that occurred 
at the construction site of its future semiconductor manufacturing 
facility in Hudson, Massachusetts.  A portion of a form into which 
concrete was being poured this morning gave way. 

     Officials of the construction firms involved, Marshall 
Contractors, Inc., and S&F Contractors, Inc., indicated that 16 
construction workers were injured.  They said most of the injuries 
were minor; however, there were some injuries of a more serious 
nature.  All injured workers were transported to area hospitals for 
treatment.  Digital will be in close contact with the construction 
firms to monitor the condition of the affected workers.

     Ed Caldwell, Digital's Vice President of Semiconductor 
Operations, said, "Our primary concern is for the workers involved 
in this morning's incident.  The emergency response from local 
authorities was outstanding.  The Fire and Police Departments, 
emergency transport services, and area hospitals rapidly worked in 
concert with the Digital Emergency Response Team to assess the 
situation and care for the injured."

     The construction site has been temporarily closed to 
investigate the cause of the accident.  Ongoing operations at 
Digital's Hudson, Massachusetts, semiconductor engineering and 
manufacturing facilities, including Alpha AXP production, are not 
affected.  The Alpha AXP family of microprocessors is currently 
fabricated in existing facilities in Hudson and in South 
Queensferry, Scotland.  The building under construction is 
scheduled to come on-line in 1996.

     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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