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                                                                      EXHIBIT 21

                                  SUBSIDIARIES

     The following is a list of the Corporation's consolidated subsidiaries as
of June 28, 1997. The Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the
voting securities of each subsidiary, unless marked with an asterisk.

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 AltaVista Internet Software, Inc.                         Delaware
 AltaVista Internet Software B.V.                          Netherlands
 Digital Colombia Ltda.                                    Colombia
 Basys Automation Systems, Inc.                            Delaware
 CASE & CAD Engineering Produktveckling i Stockholm        Sweden
 Computer Insurance Company                                Rhode Island
 DEC Digital Equipment Corporation A.G./S.A.               Switzerland
 Digital Computer Taiwan Limited                           Taiwan
 Digital Equipment AB                                      Sweden
 Digital Equipment Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.                  Singapore
 Digital Equipment (BCFI) AB                               Sweden
 Digital Equipment B.V.                                    Netherlands
 Digital Equipment Betriebliche Altersversorgung G.m.b.H.  Germany
 Digital Equipment of Canada Limited/Digital Equipment
   du Canada Limitee                                       Canada
 Digital Equipment Caribbean, Inc.                         Delaware
 Digital Equipment Centre Technique (Europe) S.A.R.L.      France
 Digital Equipment Chile Limitada                          Chile
 Digital Equipment China Incorporated                      Peoples Republic 
                                                           of China
 Digital Equipment China Ltd.                              Delaware
 Digital Equipment do Brazil Ltda.                         Brazil
 Digital Equipment Co. Limited                             United Kingdom
 Digital Equipment Corporation A/S                         Norway
 Digital Equipment Corporation A/S                         Denmark
 Digital Equipment Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd.       Australia
 Digital Equipment Corporation (Consultancy) Limited       States of Jersey
 Digital Equipment Corporation (Thailand) Ltd.             Thailand
 Digital Equipment Deutschland (Holding) GmbH              Germany
 Digital Equipment Corporation Espana, S.A.                Spain
 Digital Equipment Osterreich Aktiengesellschaft           Austria
 Digital Equipment Corporation International               Massachusetts
 Digital Equipment Corporation International (Europe)      Switzerland
 Digital Equipment Corporation Japan                       Japan
 Digital Equipment Corporation OY                          Finland
 Digital Equipment Corporation (New Zealand) Limited       New Zealand
 AOZT Digital Equipment Corporation                        Russia
 Digital Equipment Corporation Services-Europe S.A./N.V.   Belgium
 Digital Equipment (Cyprus) Ltd.                           Cyprus
 Digital Equipment s.r.o.                                  Czech Republic
 Digital Equipment (DEC) Limited                           Israel

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 Digital Equipment (DEC) Technical Center (Israel)
   Limited                                                 Israel
 Digital Equipment Distribution (Ireland) Limited          Republic of Ireland
 Digital Equipment Enterprises Espana, S.A.                Spain
 Digital Equipment Filipinas Incorporated                  Philippines
 Digital Equipment Finance Corporation                     Delaware
 Digital Equipment France                                  France
 Digital Equipment GmbH                                    Germany
 Digital Equipment Group B.V.                              Netherlands
 Digital Equipment Gulf W.L.L.                             Bahrain
 Digital Equipment Hellas S.A.                             Greece
 Digital Equipment Hong Kong Limited                       Hong Kong
 Digital Equipment (Hungary) Computing Technology Ltd.     Hungary
*Digital Equipment (India) Ltd.                            India
 Digital Equipment International B.V.                      Netherlands
 Digital Equipment International Betriebliche
   Altersversorgungsgesellschaft G.m.b.H.                  Germany
 Digital Equipment International G.m.b.H.                  Germany
 Digital Equipment International Limited                   Switzerland
 Digital Equipment Ireland Limited                         Republic of Ireland
 Digital Equipment Korea, Incorporated                     Korea
 Digital Equipment (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.                    Malaysia
 Digital Equipment Maroc S.A.R.L.                          Morocco
 Digital Equipment de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                 Mexico
 Digital Equipment Portugal, Limitada                      Portugal
 Digital Equipment PRC Limited                             Hong Kong
 Digital Equipment Properties Limited                      United Kingdom
 Digital Equipment Romania s.r.l.                          Romania
 Digital Equipment S.A./N.V.                               Belgium
 Digital System Services AB                                Sweden
 Digital Equipment Slovakia s.r.o.                         Slovakia
 Digital Equipment SME Limited                             United Kingdom
 Digital Equipment S.p.a.                                  Italy
 Digital Equipment Scotland Limited                        United Kingdom
 Digital Equipment Services, Inc.                          Delaware
 Digital Equipment Singapore (PTE) Limited                 Singapore
 Digital Equipment Corporation C.I.S. B.V.                 Netherlands
 Digital Equipment (Thailand) Ltd.                         Thailand
 Digital Equipment Turkiye A.S.                            Turkey
 Digital Equipment de Venezuela (D.E.V.) C.A.              Venezuela
 Digital Growth, Inc.                                      Massachusetts
 Digital Incorporated                                      Delaware
 Digital International Sales Corporation                   Delaware
 Digital Realty Corporation                                Delaware
 Digital Receivables Financing Corporation                 Delaware
 Digital Sales and Services South Africa (Pty.) Limited    Republic of
                                                           South Africa
 Digital Sociedade de Previdencia Privada                  Brazil
 Computer Insurance Company Limited                        Bermuda
 Serrata Consulting Limited                                Canada
 SIPAC S.p.a.                                              Italy
 Societe Civile Immobiliere (SCI) Parc du Bois Briard      France
*TracePoint Technology, Inc.                               Delaware

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