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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 27, 1997
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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 23, 1998:

  Common Stock, par value $.01                          48,704,757
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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. 27,   Dec. 28,
in thousands, except per share amounts                         1997       1996
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<S>                                                         <C>         <C>     
Revenues
    Product ............................................    $267,177    $249,800
    Service ............................................      98,098      98,653
                                                            --------    --------
         Total revenues ................................     365,275     348,453
                                                            --------    --------

Costs and expenses
    Cost of product revenues ...........................     189,171     165,062
    Cost of service revenues ...........................      60,176      64,408
    Research and development ...........................      27,448      26,238
    Selling, general, and administrative ...............      84,371      80,509
                                                            --------    --------
         Total costs and expenses ......................     361,166     336,217
                                                            --------    --------

Income from operations .................................       4,109      12,236

Interest Income ........................................       3,509       1,982
Interest expense .......................................       3,620       3,203
                                                            --------    --------

Income before income taxes .............................       3,998      11,015
Income tax provisions ..................................         500         600
                                                            --------    --------

Net income .............................................    $  3,498    $ 10,415
                                                            ========    ========

Basic net income per share
    Net income per share ...............................    $   0.07    $   0.26
                                                            ========    ========
    Weighted average shares outstanding.................      48,640      39,694
                                                            ========    ========

Net income per share assuming dilution
    Net income per share ...............................    $   0.07    $   0.25
                                                            ========    ========
    Weighted average shares outstanding, including
    common stock equivalents, where applicable .........      50,676      42,087
                                                            ========    ========
<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. 27,
dollars in thousands                                              1997           1997
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<S>                                                          <C>            <C>        
Assets
Current Assets
    Cash and temporary cash investments ..................   $   141,347    $   216,814
    Marketable securities ................................       156,624        151,455
    Receivables, net .....................................       303,826        296,375
    Inventories ..........................................       186,131        166,008
    Other current assets .................................        32,696         27,584
                                                             -----------    -----------
Total current assets .....................................       820,624        858,236

Property, plant, and equipment, net ......................       188,111        180,410

Other assets .............................................       103,447         96,222
                                                             -----------    -----------
                                                             $ 1,112,182    $ 1,134,868
                                                             ===========    ===========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
    Accounts payable .....................................   $   158,649    $   154,624
    Other current liabilities ............................       207,068        237,198
                                                             -----------    -----------
Total current liabilities ................................       365,717        391,822
                                                             -----------    -----------
Long-term debt ...........................................       212,750        212,750
                                                             -----------    -----------
Other liabilities ........................................         9,075         11,516
                                                             -----------    -----------

Stockholders' equity
    Common stock
         Outstanding - 48,701,000 shares at Dec. 27, 1997
         and 48,588,000 shares at Sept. 27, 1997 (net of
         deferred compensation of $16,874 at Dec. 27, 1997
         and $14,157 at Sept. 27, 1997) ..................       609,194        607,130
Accumulated deficit ......................................       (76,083)       (79,581)
Unrealized gains on marketable securities ................         3,487          2,812
Cumulative translation adjustment ........................       (11,958)       (11,581)
                                                             -----------    -----------
         Total stockholders' equity ......................       524,640        518,780
                                                             -----------    -----------
                                                             $ 1,112,182    $ 1,134,868
                                                             ===========    ===========

<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. 27,     Dec. 28,
in thousands                                                               1997         1996
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<S>                                                                    <C>          <C>      
Cash flows from operating activities
    Net income .....................................................   $   3,498    $  10,415
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided from operating activities
         Depreciation ..............................................      19,756       20,042
         Amortization of capitalized software development costs ....       6,403        5,057
         Other non-cash items, net .................................         184          831
         Change in operating assets and liabilities ................     (58,744)     (20,638)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

         Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities .....     (28,903)      15,707
                                                                       ---------    ---------

Cash flows from investing activities
    Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment ................     (31,361)     (23,994)
    Net proceeds from the sales (purchases) of marketable securities      (4,494)     (63,450)
    Capitalized software development costs .........................     (10,702)      (8,160)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

         Net cash used by investing activities .....................     (46,557)     (95,604)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

Cash flows from financing activities
    Cash provided from stock plans .................................         606          774
    Repayment of long-term debt ....................................        --         (3,900)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

         Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities .....         606       (3,126)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

Effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations
 on cash and temporary cash investments ............................        (613)         (83)
                                                                       ---------    ---------

Decrease in cash and temporary cash investments ....................     (75,467)     (83,106)
Cash and temporary cash investments - beginning of period ..........     216,814      178,997
                                                                       ---------    ---------
Cash and temporary cash investments - end of period ................   $ 141,347    $  95,891
                                                                       =========    =========

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
    Interest paid ..................................................   $   6,437    $   4,961
    Income taxes paid ..............................................   $     263    $     246

<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)
<TABLE>
Note 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Details
<CAPTION>
                                                         Dec. 27,      Sept. 27,
in thousands                                               1997          1997
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<S>                                                    <C>            <C>      
Inventories
    Raw materials ................................     $  23,003      $  16,169
    Work in process ..............................        87,970         78,335
    Finished systems .............................        46,715         44,349
    Field engineering parts and components .......        28,443         27,155
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                       $ 186,131        166,008
                                                       =========      =========

Property, plant, and equipment
    Property, plant, and equipment ...............     $ 674,707      $ 657,351
    Accumulated depreciation .....................      (486,596)      (476,941)
                                                       ---------      ---------
                                                       $ 188,111      $ 180,410
                                                       =========      =========
</TABLE>

<TABLE>

Note 2.  Accounting Policies

         In the first quarter of fiscal 1998, the Company  adopted  Statement of
Financial Accounting  Standards No. 128 ("SFAS 128")  "Earnings per Share".  The
following  data show the amounts  used in  computing  earnings per share and the
effect on income and the weighted average number of shares of dilutive potential
common stock.
<CAPTION>

                                                                      Quarter Ended
                                         -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Dec. 27, 1997                          Dec  28, 1996
                                         -----------------------------------   -----------------------------------
                                           Income       Shares     Per-Share     Income       Shares     Per-Share
in thousands, except per share amounts   (Numerator) (Denominator)   Amount    (Numerator) (Denominator)   Amount
                                         ----------- ------------- ---------   ----------- ------------- ---------    

<S>                                         <C>           <C>         <C>        <C>           <C>          <C>  
Basic Earnings Per Share

Net income available to
  common stockholders                       $ 3,498       48,640      $ .07      $10,415       39,694       $ .26
                                                                       =====                                 =====

Effect of Dilutive Securities

Stock Options                                 --           2,036                     --         2,393
                                            -------       ------                  ------       ------             

Diluted Earnings Per Share

Net income available to common
  stockholders and assumed
  conversions                               $ 3,498       50,676      $ .07      $10,415       42,087       $ .26
                                            =======       ======      =====      =======       ======       ===== 
<FN>
         For the quarters  ended  December  27, 1997 and December 28, 1997,  the
assumed conversion of convertible  debentures,  giving effect to the incremental
shares and the adjustment to reduce interest  expense,  is anti-dilutive and has
therefore been excluded from the computation.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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Note 3.  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  1997 Annual  Report.  The results of operations for
the quarter  ended  December  27,  1997 are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
results of the entire fiscal year.

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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 27, 1997 were $141.3
million,  a decrease of $75.5  million from the end of fiscal 1997.  At the same
date, the Company held $156.6 million in marketable  securities,  a net increase
of $5.2  million  during the  current  three-month  period.  In total,  cash and
temporary cash  investments  along with  marketable  securities  decreased $70.3
million for the current three-month period. The decrease was mainly attributable
to the purchases of inventory  required for the growth of the  Company's  server
and storage  businesses and payments  reducing  employee-related  accruals.  The
marketable   securities   held,   which   supplement  cash  and  temporary  cash
investments,  include United States  treasury  bills and notes,  notes issued by
U.S.  government  agencies,  and  certificates  of  deposit,  as well as  equity
securities  recorded at the fair market value of $4.8 million and  classified as
available-for-sale. The unrealized gain on marketable securities of $3.5 million
is recorded as a separate  component of stockholders'  equity.  Net cash used by
operations  for the three months ended  December 27, 1997 totaled $28.9 million;
expenditures for property, plant, and equipment were $31.4 million;  capitalized
software  development costs totaled $10.7 million;  and cash provided from stock
plans  totaled  $.6  million.  The  effect of  foreign  currency  exchange  rate
fluctuations  on cash and  temporary  cash  investments  was a  decrease  of $.6
million.

         Net receivables  were $303.8 million,  an increase of $7.4 million from
$296.4  million at September 27, 1997.  Total  inventories  at December 27, 1997
were $186.1  million,  an increase of $20.1  million  from  September  27, 1997,
primarily as a result of end-of-quarter procurement required to support both the
server and storage businesses. Net property, plant, and equipment increased $7.7
million from September 27, 1997,  principally  due to the purchases of equipment
and capital  expenditures for developing both operating and financial systems to
support the future growth of the Company.  Fixed asset  dispositions  related to
the  sale of  demonstration  equipment  totaled  $1.5  million  for the  current
three-month  period.  Management  expects that sales of demonstration  equipment
will continue.

         The increase of $4 million in accounts  payable from September 27, 1997
levels was attributed  mainly to  end-of-quarter  inventory  procurement.  Other
current  liabilities  decreased  $30.1  million from  September  27, 1997.  This
decrease was primarily a result of payments reducing  employee-related  accruals
and interest paid on the 6% Convertible  Subordinated Notes due 2004.  Long-term
debt of $212.8 million remained unchanged from September 27, 1997.

         During fiscal year 1995, the Company recorded  restructuring charges of
$43 million.  No material changes in estimates to prior provisions or additional
charges were recorded  during the first  three-month  period of fiscal 1998. All
charges,  excluding  asset  writedowns  and certain other  charges,  are cash in
nature and are funded from operations. The remaining reserves of $6.5 million at
December 27, 1997 are for the closure of various  domestic  branch sales offices
and excess vacant rental  properties,  primarily located in Europe,  and for the
remaining  severance  payments  due to employees  impacted by the  restructuring
actions.

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Results of Operations

         The Company reported net income of $3.5 million for the current quarter
ended December 27, 1997, a decrease of 66% from $10.4 million for the comparable
prior-year period.


Revenues (in millions)

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                                                  Quarter ended
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                                 12/27/97             Change           12/28/96
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Product                           $267.2                7%              $249.8
  % of Total Revenues                73%                                   72%

Service                             98.1               (1%)               98.7
  % of Total Revenues                27%                                   28%

Total                             $365.3                5%              $348.5
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         In the fiscal  quarter  ended  December 27, 1997,  product  revenues of
$133.3 million from the Company's  AViiON family of open systems server products
represented an increase of 10% from the comparable  period of the prior year. In
the current  quarter,  revenues from the Company's  Intel-based  AViiON  systems
increased  nearly 70%,  while  revenues from the  Motorola-based  AViiON systems
declined  by 57% with the  comparable  period of the  prior  year.  The  Company
anticipates  that the  percentage of server  product  revenues  generated by the
Intel-based  AViiON products will continue to increase in fiscal 1998, while the
Motorola-based  AViiON  system  revenues  are  expected  to continue to decline.
Product revenues from the Company's  CLARiiON storage systems  increased 1% from
the comparable prior-year period and accounted for 39% of total product revenues
in the  current  quarter.  CLARiiON  is sold  primarily  through  the  Company's
Original  Equipment  Manufacturer  and distributor  channels;  thus sales in any
given period are subject to sales cycles and  inventory  levels of the Company's
customers.  CLARiiON product revenues have been concentrated in a limited number
of customers, with a significant portion of the Company's CLARiiON product sales
to a single OEM.  Product  revenues from personal  computers and other equipment
increased 1% from the same period in the prior year and  represented 9% of total
product revenues compared to 10% for the comparable prior-year period. In fiscal
1996,  the Company formed the VALiiANT  Business Unit, a contract  manufacturing
operation,  to  take  advantage  of  the  Company's  world  class  manufacturing
expertise  and  facility.  The VALiiANT  product  revenues for the quarter ended
December 27, 1997 represented 2% of total product revenues.


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Revenues by Geographic Marketplace

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                                   Percentage of            Percentage Change of
                                Consolidated Revenues           $ of Revenues
                         ---------------------------------  --------------------
                                   Quarter ended             12/27/97 - 12/28/96
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                           12/27/97           12/28/96          Quarter ended
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  Domestic
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  Product                    60%                 60%                   6%
  Service                    61%                 57%                   5%
  Total                      60%                 59%                   6%

  Europe
  ------
  Product                    24%                 25%                   5%
  Service                    30%                 32%                  (7%)
  Total                      26%                 27%                   1%

  Other International
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  Product                    16%                 15%                  14%
  Service                     9%                 11%                 (11%)
  Total                      14%                 14%                   9%
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         In the  current  quarter  ended  December  27,  1997,  the  increase in
domestic  product  revenues  was  primarily a result of  increased  shipments of
CLARiiON and the Company's  Intel-based AViiON systems,  which was partly offset
by the decrease in  Motorola-based  AViiON  systems,  and personal  computer and
other equipment  product  revenues.  The increase in European product  revenues,
including U.S. direct export sales,  for the quarter ended December 27, 1997 was
mainly  attributable  to the increase in personal  computer and other  equipment
product  revenues and Intel-based  AViiON product  revenues  partially offset by
decreases in CLARiiON  product  revenues.  The  increase in other  international
product  revenues,  including U.S. direct export sales,  for the current quarter
was  primarily  attributable  to the increase in CLARiiON  product  revenues and
Intel-based AViiON product revenues.

         In the  service  business,  the  Company  experienced  a 3%  decline in
contract  maintenance revenues in the current quarter ended December 27, 1997 as
compared with the quarter ended December 28, 1996,  which was mostly offset by a
10% growth in professional service revenues during the same period.

         For the current  three-month  period,  total  revenues in the  European
marketplace were also negatively  impacted by approximately 5% due to a stronger
U.S. dollar as compared to the three-month period ended December 28, 1996.


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Cost of Revenues (in millions)

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                                              Quarter ended
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                               12/27/97           Change             12/28/96
                            ----------------------------------------------------

Product                         $189.2              15%               $165.1
 % of Product Revenues             71%                                   66%

Service                           60.2              (7%)                64.4
 % of Service Revenues             61%                                   65%
  
Total Cost of Revenues          $249.4               9%               $229.5
 % of Total Revenues               68%                                   66%
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         The increase in the product cost as a  percentage  of product  revenues
for the quarter  ended  December 27, 1997 was  primarily  caused by  competitive
pricing  pressures  and a shift in product mix. The decrease in the service cost
as a percentage of service  revenues for the quarter ended December 27, 1997 was
the result of continued  improvements  in spare parts  inventory  management and
improved gross margins in the professional services business.


Operating Expenses (in millions)

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                                                    Quarter ended
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                        12/27/97        Change          12/28/96
                                     -------------------------------------------

Research & Development                   $27.4             5%             $26.2
  % of Total Revenues                       8%                               8%

Selling, general, & administrative       $84.4             5%             $80.5
  % of Total Revenues                      23%                              23%
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         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
$38.1  million,  an  increase  of 11%  from  $34.4  million  for the  comparable
prior-year  period.  The increase in research and development  expenditures  was
driven by investment in the next generation of CLARiiON fibre  products,  in the
Company's  Non-Uniform  Memory Access (NUMA)  architecture for high-end servers,
and in THiiN Line products for the Internet.


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<PAGE>

         The increase in selling,  general, and administrative  expenses was the
result of  increased  sales and  marketing  efforts in the  server  and  storage
businesses.  Management  believes  that in the  future,  increases  of  selling,
general,  and  administrative  expenses  will be  required  to support  business
growth.  However, the Company's objective is to have the ratio of these expenses
as a proportion of total  revenues  decline.  At December 27, 1997 the number of
employees  totaled 5,086, a net decrease of 37 employees from September 27, 1997
and a net increase of 202 employees from December 28, 1996.

         Interest  income  for the  current  quarter  was  $3.5  million,  a 75%
increase from $2 million for the comparable period of fiscal 1997, due to higher
levels of invested  cash.  Interest  expense  for the  current  quarter was $3.6
million,  a 13% increase from $3.2 million for the  comparable  period of fiscal
1997 due to the  interest  expense  related to the 6%  Convertible  Subordinated
Notes due 2004 which were issued during the third fiscal quarter of 1997.

         The  income tax  provision  for the  current  quarter  was $.5  million
compared to $.6 million for the comparable  prior-year  period. The current year
tax  provision  relates  primarily  to foreign, state, and  federal  alternative
minimum taxes. The Company has a valuation allowance which offsets substantially
all deferred  tax assets as of December  27, 1997 and  December  28,  1996.  The
amount of the deferred  tax assets  considered  realizable  is subject to change
based on estimates of future income during the carryforward  period. The Company
will assess the need for the  valuation  allowance  at each  balance  sheet date
based on all  available  evidence  and may  adjust  the  level of the  valuation
allowance within the next year.


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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 Data General's Report on Form 10-K for the 1997
fiscal year ended September 27, 1997 and this Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for
the first fiscal quarter of 1998, which ended December 27, 1997.


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<PAGE>


                          PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

         The Company has been engaged in patent infringement  litigation against
IBM Corporation since November 1994. Two lawsuits, both in the discovery stages,
are  pending  in  the  United  States   District   Court  for  the  District  of
Massachusetts  in  Worcester.  The Company  alleges  that  several IBM  products
including the AS/400 midrange systems and the AS/400 RISC-based computer product
line infringe various Company's  patents.  Both suits seek compensatory  damages
and, where appropriate, injunctive relief. IBM has answered both complaints, has
denied  the  Company's  infringement  claims  and has  interposed  counterclaims
alleging that the Company's CLARiiON storage products infringe IBM patents.

         Although the Company  believes its claims are valid,  it cannot predict
the  outcome  of  the  litigation.  In  the  opinion  of  management,  based  on
preliminary  evaluation  of the IBM  patents  covered in the  counterclaims  and
subject to the risks of litigation,  the  counterclaims  are without merit,  the
Company  will  prevail  thereon and the  counterclaims  will not have a material
adverse  impact on the results of operations  or the  financial  position of the
Company.

         The  Company and certain of its  subsidiaries  are  involved in various
other patent  infringement,  contractual,  and proprietary  rights suits. In the
opinion of  management,  the  conclusion of these suits will not have a material
adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations and cash flows
of the Company and its subsidiaries.


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

    (a)    The  Annual Meeting  of  Stockholders of Data General Corporation was
           held January 28, 1998.

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

                  Frederick R. Adler
                  Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
                  Jeffrey M. Cunningham
                  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                         42,756,548                   233,424
           Colloredo-Mansfeld            42,796,720                   193,252
           Cunningham                    42,797,175                   192,797
           Skates                        42,779,746                   210,226
           Thorndike                     42,797,431                   192,541
           Trautlein                     42,779,917                   210,055
           Tucker                        42,796,187                   193,785


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

    (a)  Exhibits:

        10. (hh)Deferred  Compensation  Plan dated  January 1, 1998,  previously
                filed  as  Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's  Registration  Statement
                on  Form   S-8,   Registration   Number  333-45153,   which   is
                incorporated herein by reference.

            (ii)Grant of Common Stock to  Non-Employee  Directors dated November
                5,  1997,  previously  filed  as  Exhibit  4.2 to the  Company's
                Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-8,   Registration   Number
                333-45153, which is incorporated herein by reference.

            (jj)Summary  of  1998  Fiscal  Year  Bonus   Opportunity  for  Chief
                Executive Officer.

            (kk) Summary of Retention Bonus for Chief Executive Officer.

            (ll)Form of Amendment  dated  November 5, 1997 to various  Indemnity
                Agreements between the Company and its officers and directors.

            (mm)Form of Amendment  dated November 5, 1997 to various  Employment
                Agreements between the Company and its full-time officers.

        11.     Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

    (b) No reports  on Form 8-K were filed  during  the  current  quarter  ended
        December 27, 1997.


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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
                                              Senior Vice President
                                             Chief Financial Officer



    Dated:  February 5, 1998




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                                    EXHIBITS


Index to Exhibits.


10. (hh)Deferred  Compensation  Plan dated January 1, 1998,  previously filed as
        Exhibit  4.1  to the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8,
        Registration   Number  333-45153,   which  is  incorporated   herein  by
        reference.

    (ii)Grant of Common Stock to Non-Employee  Directors dated November 5, 1997,
        previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's  Registration Statement
        on Form S-8, Registration Number 333-45153, which is incorporated herein
        by reference.

    (jj)Summary  of 1998  Fiscal  Year  Bonus  Opportunity  for Chief  Executive
        Officer.

    (kk)Summary of Retention Bonus for Chief Executive Officer.

    (ll)Form  of  Amendment   dated  November  5,  1997  to  various   Indemnity
        Agreements between the Company and its officers and directors.

    (mm)Form  of  Amendment  dated  November  5,  1997  to  various   Employment
        Agreements between the Company and its full-time officers.

11.     Computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.



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