FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TOSHIBA BOOTH #L862 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

Toshiba Displays 2.16GB 2.5-Inch Disk Drive;

New Drive Is Industry's Highest Capacity 2.5-Inch Drive.

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13-17, 1995 -- Toshiba America Information Systems,
Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD), a market and technology leader
in 2.5-inch hard disk drives, will show the MK-2101M Series of 2.16GB
2.5-inch disk drives for the first time at COMDEX/Fall. The MK-2101M
Series drives offer the industry's highest capacity plus a fast 13ms
seek time. This new series will be featured during COMDEX/Fall in the
Toshiba Booth #L862, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 13-17.

"The new MK-2101M Series drives were engineered to lead the industry in
capacity, performance and reliability," said Anne Stubenrauch, senior
product manager, hard disk drives, TAIS DPD. "The MK-2101M Series
drives are one of the few drives capable of storing and instantaneously
accessing the large graphics, audio, video and MIDI files resident on
today's high-end notebook, desktop PCs and disk arrays."

To meet the market requirements of OEMs, VAD/VARs, systems integrators
and end-users, the new MK-2101M Series is available with a Fast ATA
interface. The MK-2101MAN ATA-interface drive features a fast 4200rpm
rotational speed and a 128KB buffer which contribute to a peak internal
data rate of up to 55.6Mbits/sec. The MK-2101MAN supports a transfer
rate of 16.6MB/sec in PIO Mode 4.

To achieve the high capacity without sacrificing reliability, Toshiba
combined its proven PRML (Partial Response Maximum Likelihood)
predictive read- channel technology with high density heads and media.
"This combination ensures high performance and high reliability," said
Stubenrauch.

The new MK-2101M Series drives offer several power-saving features that
help system manufacturers deliver maximum battery life. Specifically,
the new drives average only 1.4 watts of power and feature a fast five
second spin-up time to optimize battery life.

The MK-2101M Series drives round out Toshiba's product offering of 2.5-
inch disk drives to give the company the widest breadth of product
line. Toshiba's complete line of 2.5-inch drives range from 540MB up to
2.16GB, including the new 1.35GB MK-1301MAV slimline drive.

The MK-2101MAN drive weighs only 7.7 ounces and measures 19mm high. The
drives feature a 300,000 hour MTBF.

The MK-2101MAN 2.16GB drive will be available in sample quantities
beginning first quarter 1996 at $1,000.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of seven divisions
that manufacture and market a wide range of business and
information-oriented products in the United States.  Products include
portable computers, disk drives, CD-ROM drives, plain paper copiers,
facsimile systems, digital key telephones and PBX systems, voice mail
systems and toner products.

TAIS is an independent operating company, owned by Toshiba America
Inc., a subsidiary of the $53.8 billion Toshiba Corp., the second
largest computer and office equipment manufacturer and the world's 20th
largest corporation in terms of sales. Toshiba Corp. is a world leader
in high-technology products with 134 major consolidated subsidiaries
worldwide.

The TAIS Disk Products Division markets a wide range of
industry-standard Winchester and CD-ROM drives in the United States.
For additional product information, contact Toshiba America Information
Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division, 9740 Irvine Blvd., Irvine,
Calif.  92713; telephone (714) 457-0777 or on the World Wide Web at
http://WWW.Toshiba.com.

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