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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

[ X ]  Quarterly  Report  Pursuant  to  Section  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended December 28, 1996
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                                       OR

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act  of  1934  For  the  transition  period  from   _______________________   to
__________________________

                          Commission File Number 1-7352
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                            Data General Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                       04-2436397
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(State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 incorporation or organization)



4400 Computer Drive, Westboro, Massachusetts               01580
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 (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code (508) 898-5000
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report:
Not Applicable

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       Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
    required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act
    of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the
    registrant was required to file such  reports),  and (2) has been subject to
    such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                 Yes X   No
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Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common 
stock, as of January 24, 1997:

    Common Stock, par value $.01                              39,942,680
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        (Title of each class)                             (Number of shares)
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                                                PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1. Financial Statements.

<TABLE>
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                           Quarter Ended
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                       Dec. 28,    Dec. 30,
in thousands, except net income per share                1996        1995
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                     <C>        <C>     
Revenues: 
     Product ........................................   $249,800   $227,654
     Service ........................................     98,653     99,955
                                                        --------   --------
           Total revenues ...........................    348,453    327,609
                                                        --------   --------
Costs and expenses:
     Cost of product revenues .......................    165,062    156,712
     Cost of service revenues .......................     64,408     64,992
     Research and development .......................     26,238     21,723
     Selling, general, and administrative ...........     80,509     77,167
                                                        --------   --------
           Total costs and expenses .................    336,217    320,594
                                                        --------   --------
Income from operations ..............................     12,236      7,015
Interest income .....................................      1,982      2,144
Interest expense ....................................      3,203      3,450
                                                        --------   --------
Income before income taxes ..........................     11,015      5,709
Income tax provisions ...............................        600      1,000
                                                        --------   --------
Net income ..........................................   $ 10,415     $4,709
                                                        ========   ========
Net income per share ................................     $ 0.25     $ 0.12
                                                        ========   ========
Weighted average shares outstanding, including common
     stock equivalents, where applicable ............     42,054     40,308

<FN>
No cash dividends have been declared or paid since inception.
The accompanying  Notes to Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements are an
integral part of these financial statements
</FN>
</TABLE>



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<TABLE>
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<CAPTION>

                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                                Dec. 28,    Sept. 28,
dollars in thousands                                              1996         1996
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<S>                                                            <C>          <C>      
Assets
Current Assets:  
    Cash and temporary cash investments ....................   $  95,891    $ 178,997
    Marketable securities ..................................      88,453       25,624
    Receivables, net .......................................     276,880      257,815
    Inventories ............................................     127,993      129,783
    Other current assets ...................................      27,682       24,593
                                                               ---------    ---------
           Total current assets ............................     616,899      616,812

Property, plant, and equipment, net ........................     168,742      167,672
Other assets ...............................................      78,736       75,959
                                                               ---------    ---------
                                                               $ 864,377    $ 860,443
                                                               =========    =========
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
    Notes payable ..........................................   $   1,902    $   1,943
    Accounts payable .......................................     132,958      121,625
    Other current liabilities ..............................     226,393      242,616
                                                               ---------    ---------
           Total current liabilities .......................     361,253      366,184
                                                               ---------    ---------
Long-term debt .............................................     147,998      149,971
                                                               ---------    ---------
Other liabilities ..........................................      13,890       15,224
                                                               ---------    ---------
Stockholders' equity:

    Common stock:
           Outstanding - 39,794,000 shares at Dec. 28, 1996
           and 39,601,000 shares at Sept. 28, 1996 (net of
           deferred compensation of $10,485 at Dec. 28, 1996
           and $7,812 at Sept. 28, 1996)  ..................     462,126      460,312
    Accumulated deficit ....................................    (125,066)    (135,481)
    Unrealized gains on marketable securities ..............       9,086        9,708
    Cumulative translation adjustment ......................      (4,910)      (5,475)
                                                               ---------    ---------
           Total stockholders' equity ......................     341,236      329,064
                                                               ---------    ---------
                                                               $ 864,377    $ 860,443
                                                               =========    =========
<FN>
The accompanying  Notes to Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         Quarter Ended
                                                                               ----------------------------
                                                                                    Dec. 28,      Dec. 30,
in thousands                                                                          1996          1995
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                                                                                <C>          <C>      
Cash flows from operating activities:
        Net income .............................................................   $  10,415    $   4,709
        Adjustments to reconcile net income to 
           net cash provided from operating activities:
                         Depreciation ..........................................      19,560       20,924
                         Amortization of capitalized software development costs        5,057        3,375
                         Other non-cash items, net .............................       4,255        3,905
                         Change in operating assets and liabilities ............     (23,429)     (16,939)
                                                                                   ---------    ---------
                         Net cash provided from operating activities ...........      15,858       15,974
                                                                                   ---------    ---------

Cash flows from investing activities:
        Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment ........................     (23,994)     (23,497)
        Net proceeds from the sales (purchases) of marketable securities .......     (63,450)      10,626
        Capitalized software development costs .................................      (8,160)      (8,033)
        Other ..................................................................        --          4,250
                                                                                   ---------    ---------
                         Net cash used by investing activities .................     (95,604)     (16,654)
                                                                                   ---------    ---------

Cash flows from financing activities:
        Cash provided from stock plans .........................................         623        1,271
        Repayment of long-term debt ............................................      (3,900)      (3,000)
                                                                                   ---------    ---------
                         Net cash used by financing activities .................      (3,277)      (1,729)
                                                                                   ---------    ---------

Effect  of  foreign  currency  rate  fluctuations  on cash  and  temporary  cash
        investments ............................................................         (83)        (457)
                                                                                   ---------    ---------

Decrease in cash and temporary cash investments ................................     (83,106)      (2,866)
Cash and temporary cash investments - beginning of period ......................     178,997      117,201
                                                                                   ---------    ---------
Cash and temporary cash investments - end of period ............................   $  95,891    $ 114,335
                                                                                   =========    =========
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
        Interest paid ..........................................................   $   4,961    $   4,944

        Income taxes paid ......................................................   $     246    $     379


<FN>
The accompanying  Notes to Condensed  Consolidated  Financial  Statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>



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DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

Note 1.  Consolidated Balance Sheet Details

                                    Dec. 28,    Sept. 28,
in thousands                          1996         1996
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Inventories:
     Raw materials ............   $   6,114    $   4,560
     Work in process ..........      44,392       50,769
     Finished systems .........      47,339       43,710
     Field engineering parts
       and components .........      30,148       30,744
                                  ---------    ---------
                                  $ 127,993    $ 129,783
                                  =========    =========

Property, plant, and equipment:
     Property, plant, and
       equipment ..............   $ 640,825    $ 638,972
     Accumulated
        depreciation ..........    (472,083)    (471,300)
                                  ---------    ---------
                                  $ 168,742    $ 167,672
                                  =========    =========

Note 2.  Basis of Presentation and
Use of Estimates

           The preparation of financial  statements in conformity with generally
accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and
assumptions  that  affect the  reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and
disclosure of  contingent  assets and  liabilities  at the date of the financial
statements  and the  reported  amounts  of  revenues  and  expenses  during  the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

           In the opinion of management,  the accompanying  unaudited  condensed
consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments,  consisting of normal
recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation.  The company's
accounting  policies  are  described  in the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
Statements in the company's  1996 Annual  Report.  The results of operations for
the quarter  ended  December  28,  1996 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
results of the entire fiscal year.

Note 3.  Letter of Credit and
Reimbursement Agreement

           On December 11, 1996, the company's $30 million  unsecured  letter of
credit facility with a group of banks was amended. This facility is available to
secure issuances of letters of credit.  The current  agreement has a duration of
364 days. The facility contains certain covenants, including restrictions on the
sale or  pledge  of  certain  assets,  the  declaration  of  dividends,  and the
incurrence of other debt. At December 28, 1996 there were $8 million  letters of
credit secured by this facility.


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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operations.

Financial Condition

           Cash and  temporary  cash  investments  as of December  28, 1996 were
$95.9  million,  a decrease of $83.1 million from the end of fiscal 1996. At the
same date,  the  company  held $88.5  million in  marketable  securities,  a net
increase of $62.9 million during the current three-month period. In total, cash,
temporary cash investments and marketable securities decreased $20.2 million for
the current  three-month  period. The securities held, which supplement cash and
temporary cash  investments,  include United States treasury bills and notes, as
well as an equity  security of $10.3  million  recorded at fair market value and
classified as  available-for-sale.  The unrealized gain on marketable securities
of $9.1 million is recorded as a separate component of stockholders' equity. Net
cash provided from  operations  for the quarter ended  December 28, 1996 totaled
$15.9 million; expenditures for property, plant, and equipment were $24 million;
capitalized  software  development costs totaled $8.2 million; and cash provided
from stock plans totaled $.6 million.  The effect of foreign  currency  exchange
rate  fluctuations on cash and temporary cash  investments for the quarter ended
December 28, 1996 was a decrease of less than $.1 million.

           Net  receivables  were $276.9  million,  an increase of $19.1 million
from $257.8 million at fiscal year-end 1996 due primarily to increased revenues.
Total  inventories  at December 28, 1996 were $128  million,  a decrease of $1.8
million from fiscal  year-end  1996  levels.  Fixed asset  dispositions  for the
current  three-month  period totaled $3.9 million,  primarily due to the sale of
demonstration   equipment.   Management  expects  that  sales  of  demonstration
equipment will continue.

           The  increase  of $11.3  million  in  accounts  payable  from  fiscal
year-end 1996 levels was attributed  mainly to the timing of payments related to
material purchases. Other current liabilities,  excluding the current portion of
long-term debt, decreased $14.3 million from fiscal year-end 1996. This decrease
was  primarily a result of reduced  employee  related  accruals and the payments
made relating to the previously recorded restructuring accruals. Long-term debt,
including  the  current  portion of  long-term  debt,  decreased a total of $3.9
million  from fiscal 1996  year-end  as a result of the  company  reacquiring  a
portion of its 8 3/8% Sinking Fund Debentures due in 2002.

           On December 11, 1996, the company's $30 million  unsecured  letter of
credit facility with a group of banks was amended. This facility is available to
secure issuances of letters of credit.  The current  agreement has a duration of
364 days. The facility contains certain covenants, including restrictions on the
sale or  pledge  of  certain  assets,  the  declaration  of  dividends,  and the
incurrence  of other debt. At December 28, 1996 there were $8 million in letters
of credit secured by this facility.

           During fiscal years 1995 and 1994, the company recorded restructuring
charges of $43 million and $35  million,  respectively.  No material  changes in
estimates to prior provisions or additional  charges were recorded during fiscal
1996 or the first  three-month  period of fiscal 1997. The following  table sets
forth the company's  restructuring  activities for the three-month  period ended
December 28, 1996.  All charges,  excluding  asset  writedowns and certain other
charges, are cash in nature and funded from operations.







                                                     THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                             SEPT. 28,     DEC.28,     DEC. 28,
                                               1996         1996         1996
(in millions)                                 BALANCE      CHARGES      BALANCE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Provisions related to terminated employees   $   2.5       $   .5      $   2.0

Provisions for leases ....................      10.0          1.1          8.9

Writedown of assets to be sold
 or discarded and other ..................       2.0           .5          1.5
                                             -------       ------      -------
          Total ..........................   $  14.5       $  2.1      $  12.4
                                             =======       ======      =======


           The employee  terminations related to the 1995 restructuring  charges
were  substantially  completed  during fiscal 1996.  The  remaining  reserves at
December  28, 1996 are for the  remaining  severance  payments  due to employees
impacted by the restructuring  actions. The charges and remaining provisions for
leases are for the closure of various  domestic  branch sales offices and excess
vacant rental properties, primarily located in Europe.

Results of Operations

           Total  revenues for the quarter ended  December 28, 1996 increased 6%
to $348.5 million from the same quarter of the previous year. Domestic revenues,
excluding U.S. direct export sales, were $207.3 million for the current quarter,
a 10% increase  from $188.7  million for the  comparable  period of fiscal 1996.
Domestic revenues  represented 59% of total revenues for the current quarter and
58% of total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 1996.  European  revenues,
including  U.S.  direct export sales into the European  marketplace,  were $92.7
million, a decrease from $97.5 million for the comparable period in fiscal 1996.
European  revenues  represented 27% and 30% of total revenues in the current and
prior-year periods,  respectively.  Other international revenues, including U.S.
direct export sales, were $48.5 million for the current quarter,  a 17% increase
from $41.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 1996. Other international
revenues  represented  14% of total revenues for the current quarter and 12% for
the comparable prior-year period.

           Product  revenues of $249.8  million for the  current  quarter  ended
December 28, 1996 increased 10% from the comparable prior-year period.  Revenues
of $121.8  million  from the  company's  AViiON  family of open  systems  server
products  increased  15% from the  comparable  period of the prior year.  In the
current  quarter,  revenues from the company's  Intel-based  AViiON systems more
than tripled,  while revenues from the Motorola-based AViiON systems declined by
35% as  compared  with the  comparable  period of the prior  year.  The  company
expects the  Motorola-based  AViiON  systems  revenue will  continue to decline.
Product revenues from the company's Open CLARiiON  storage systems  increased 5%
from the  comparable  prior-year  period and  accounted for 42% of total product
revenues in the current  quarter.  Open CLARiiON is sold  primarily  through the
company's Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") and distributor channels; thus
sales in any given  period are subject to sales cycles and  inventory  levels of
the company's  customers.  Open CLARiiON product revenues have been concentrated
in a limited  number of customers,  with a significant  portion of the company's
Open CLARiiON product  revenues to a single OEM.  Proprietary MV system revenues
declined  $1.8  million  from the same period in the  prior-year  and  currently
represent  3% of  total  product  revenues  compared  to 4% for  the  comparable
prior-year  period.  The  company  expects  to see a  continued  decline  in its
proprietary MV product line revenues.  Product revenues from personal  computers
and  peripheral  equipment  increased  $3.2  million from the same period in the
prior-year  and represent 7% of total product  revenues for both the current and
comparable prior-year periods.

           Domestic product revenues,  which were $150.5 million for the current
quarter,  increased 14% from $131.9 million for the comparable  period in fiscal
1996.  Domestic  product  revenues  were 60% of total  product  revenues for the
current quarter and 58% of total product  revenues in the comparable  prior-year
period.  The increase in domestic  product  revenues  was  primarily a result of
increased shipments of the company's Intel-based AViiON systems,  increased Open
CLARiiON  shipments,  as well as increased  personal  computers  and  peripheral
equipment  shipments.  European  product  revenues  were $61.3  million  for the
current quarter,  a 6% decrease from $65.1 million in the comparable  prior-year
period.  European product revenues represented 25% of total product revenues for
the  current  quarter  and 29%  for  the  comparable  prior-year  period.  Other
international  product  revenues  were $38 million for the current  quarter,  an
increase of 24% from $30.6  million for the  comparable  period in fiscal  1996.
Other international  product revenues  represented 15% of total product revenues
in the current  quarter  and 13% of total  product  revenues  in the  comparable
prior-year period.

           Service revenues for the current quarter were $98.7 million, a slight
decrease from $100.0 million in the comparable  period of fiscal 1996.  Domestic
service  revenues  for  the  current  quarter  were  $56.7  million,  relatively
unchanged  from $56.8  million in the  comparable  prior-year  period.  European
service  revenues were $31.4  million,  a 3% decrease from $32.4 million for the
comparable  prior-year  period.  Other  international  service  revenues for the
current quarter were $10.5 million, a slight decrease from $10.8 million for the
comparable prior-year period.

           Cost of revenues  decreased to 66% of total  revenues for the current
quarter  compared  with 68% for the  comparable  period in fiscal 1996.  For the
current  three-month  period ended December 28, 1996,  cost of product  revenues
decreased  to 66% of  product  revenues  compared  with  69% for the  comparable
prior-year  period. The decrease in the cost as a percentage of product revenues
was the  result of  increasing  volumes  of  higher  margin  Intel-based  AViiON
systems,  manufacturing  cost reductions and higher overall  production  volume.
Cost of  service  revenues  was 65% of  service  revenues  for both the  current
quarter and the first quarter of fiscal 1996.

           Research and development  expenses for the current quarter were $26.2
million, a 21% increase from $21.7 million for the first quarter of fiscal 1996.
Research  and  development  expenses  represented  8% of total  revenues  in the
current quarter and 7% of total revenues for the comparable  prior-year  period.
The company continued to focus its research and development  efforts on its core
business  technology,  multi-user  computer systems,  servers,  and mass storage
devices. In the current  three-month period,  gross expenditures on research and
development and software development before capitalization,  were $34.4 million,
an increase of 16% from $29.7 million for the comparable  prior-year period. The
increase in research and development  expenditures is being driven by investment
in the next generation of CLARiiON products, in the company's Non Uniform Memory
Access (NUMA)  architecture  for high-end servers and in THiiN Line products for
the internet.

           Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the current quarter
were $80.5  million,  an  increase of 4% from $77.2  million for the  comparable
quarter  of  fiscal  1996.  Selling,   general,   and  administrative   expenses
represented  23% and 24% of total  revenues  in the  current  quarter and in the
comparable  prior-year period,  respectively.  The moderate increase in expenses
was the  result of  increased  sales and  marketing  efforts  in the  server and
storage businesses.  At December 28, 1996 the number of employees totaled 4,884,
a net increase of 21 employees from September 28, 1996.

           Interest  income for the current  quarter  was $2  million,  a slight
decrease  from $2.2  million  for the  comparable  period of  fiscal  1996,  due
primarily to lower  levels of invested  cash.  Interest  expense for the current
quarter was $3.2 million, a decrease from $3.5 million for the comparable period
of fiscal 1996.

           The income tax  provision  for the  current  quarter  was $.6 million
compared to $1.0 million for the comparable  prior-year period. The current year
provision relates primarily to foreign,  state and federal  alternative  minimum
taxes.


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       Statements  concerning the company's  business outlook or future economic
performance;  anticipated profitability,  revenues,  expenses or other financial
items;  product or service  line growth,  plans or  objectives;  and  statements
concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions,
performance or other matters, are "forward-looking  statements", as that term is
defined  under the  Federal  Securities  Laws.  Forward-looking  statements  are
subject to risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  which could  cause  actual
results to differ  materially from those stated in such statements.  Such risks,
uncertainties  and factors  include,  but are not limited  to,  fluctuations  in
customer  demand,  order  patterns and inventory  levels,  changes and delays in
product  development plans and schedules,  customer  acceptance of new products,
changes in pricing or other actions by competitors, general economic conditions,
as well as other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission,  including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first
fiscal quarter of 1997, which ended December 28, 1996.


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                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

           The  company's  patent  infringement  suit  against  IBM  Corporation
commenced  in 1994,  and  IBM's  countersuit  against  the  company,  are in the
discovery stage in the United States District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts.
See Part II, Item 1, "Legal  Proceedings" to the company's  Quarterly  Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended  December 24, 1994. The company  alleges,  among
other matters,  that IBM's AS/400  CISC-based and  System/390  computer  product
lines infringe certain of the company's patents,  and seeks, among other relief,
compensatory  damages.  IBM's countersuit  alleges that certain of the company's
AViiON and CLARiiON products infringe various IBM patents.

           The company's second patent infringement suit against IBM Corporation
which  commenced in May 1996,  is in the  discovery  stage in the United  States
District  Court  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  See  Part  II,  Item 1,  "Legal
Proceedings"  to the  company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  quarter
ended June 29, 1996. The company alleges,  among other matters, that several IBM
products,  including IBM's AS/400  RISC-based  computer  product line,  infringe
certain of the company's patents and seeks,  among other relief,  injunctive and
compensatory damages.

           The company  believes its claims are valid, but it cannot predict the
outcome of either litigation.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

     (a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Data General Corporation was held
         January 29, 1997.

     (b) During the meeting,  stockholders elected the following as directors of
         Data General:

                     Frederick R. Adler
                     Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
                     John G. McElwee
                     Ronald L. Skates
                     W. Nicholas Thorndike
                     Donald H. Trautlein
                     Richard L. Tucker

             The directors were elected by the following voting breakdowns:

             Director                 Votes For              Votes Withheld
             --------                 ---------              --------------

             Adler                    34,090,343                 932,441
             Colloredo-Mansfeld       34,289,104                 733,680
             McElwee                  34,281,645                 741,139
             Skates                   34,296,731                 726,053
             Thorndike                34,298,152                 724,632
             Trautlein                34,281,409                 741,375
             Tucker                   34,301,671                 721,113


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     (c)     During the meeting, stockholders also voted to approve an amendment
             to the company's Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to increase
             the number of shares that may be issued  thereunder  from 8,600,000
             shares to  11,100,000  shares.  The  numbers  of votes cast were as
             follows:

                     Votes For:                       26,210,498
                     Votes Against:                    2,033,370
                     Abstentions:                         79,669
                     Broker Non-Votes:                 6,699,247


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

     (a)     Exhibits:

         10. (aa)  Summary of 1997 Fiscal Year Bonus Opportunity for Chief  
                   Executive Officer. 

         10. (bb)  Amendment  dated  December  11,  1996 to Letter  of  Credit  
                   and Reimbursement Agreement.

         11.       Computation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share.

     (b)     No reports on Form 8-K were filed  during  the  current  quarter  
             ended December 28, 1996.





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                                    SIGNATURE



        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
   registrant  has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its  behalf by the
   undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                                      DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
                                                            (Registrant)



                                                        /s/ Arthur W. DeMelle
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                         Arthur W. DeMelle
                                                           Vice President
                                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                                      Chief Accounting Officer


     Dated:  February 6, 1997






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EXHIBITS


Index to Exhibits.

     10.(aa) Summary of 1997 Fiscal Year Bonus Opportunity for Chief Executive
             Officer.

     10.(bb) Amendment  dated  December  11,  1996  to  Letter  of  Credit  and
             Reimbursement Agreement.

     11.     Computation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share.