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TOSHIBA BOOTH #L862 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

Toshiba Demos Quad-Speed ATAPI and SCSI CD-ROM Drives During Comdex;
Drives Targeted To OEMs and Resellers.

LAS VEGAS, Nov.13 - 17, 1995 -- Toshiba America Information Systems,
Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD), will demonstrate two new
CD-ROM drives targeted to OEMs and resellers, during COMDEX/Fall,
Toshiba Booth #L862, Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 13 - 17.

The two new drives, the XM-5401 Series and XM-5402 are SCSI and ATAPI
interface drives, respectively. These quad-speed drives feature a fast
150ms random seek and 600KB/sec.  sustained transfer rate.

"The XM-5401 and XM-5402, which maintain Toshiba's standards for high
quality and high reliability, represent exceptional values for OEMs and
resellers," said Jerry Higgins, vice president CD-ROM marketing, TAIS
DPD.

Both the XM-5401 and XM-5402 employ Toshiba's variable speed playback
system that allows the drive to read data before the disk reaches a
specific rotational speed of 1, 2 or 4 times standard rotational
speeds, thereby significantly improving drive access times.

These drives feature Toshiba's digital servo control that offers
greater precision in tracking and head positioning. The digital servo
control feature combined with the new variable speed playback system
optimizes the XM-5401 and XM-5402 drives' performance.

In addition to supporting quad-speed applications, the XM-5401D and
XM-5402 drives support 1X and 2X applications. Both drives are fully
MPC-2 compliant, and support Kodak multisession Photo CD and CD Plus,
red book, yellow book, CD-ROM XA, CD-Bridge, CD-I and CD-I Ready. Both
drives can be used as CD-Audio players, independent of the computer
system.

Like all Toshiba CD-ROM drives, the XM-5401 and XM-5402 drives were
built to provide high reliability -- both drives boast an 80,000 hour
MTBF. For user convenience, the drives were designed with tray-loading
mechanisms. A media removal prevention function ensures that CDs cannot
be ejected during read operations. An emergency eject button is also
standard on both drives.

The new XM-5401B and XM-5402B are internal drives that measure only
1.6(h) x 5.7(w) x 7.5(d) inches and weigh only 1.98 pounds. The
XM-5401D is an external drive that measures only 1.7(h) x 5.9(w) x
9.78(d) inches and weighs 2.95 pounds.

Suggested list prices for the XM-5401B SCSI drive and XM-5402B ATAPI
drive are $215 and $200 respectively. Both drives are available now.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of seven divisions
which 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 disk drives in the United
States. For additional product information, contact Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division, 9740 Irvine Blvd.,
Irvine, CA 92713; telephone (714) 457-0777, or on the World Wide Web
at: http:\\WWW.toshiba.com.

* Photos available upon request.

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