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TOSHIBA BOOTH #L862 LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER

Toshiba Demonstrates 6.7 Speed CD-ROM Drive; Achieves 1,000KB/sec.
Transfer Rate.  LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13-17, 1995 -- Toshiba America
Information Systems, Inc., Disk Products Division (TAIS DPD) will
demonstrate for the first time at its new XM-3701 Series of 6.7-speed
CD-ROM drives that support a 1,000KB/sec. data transfer rate at
COMDEX/Fall.  The new series will be featured during in Toshiba Booth
#L862, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nov. 13-17.

"Toshiba's new XM-3701 Series drives meet the needs of OEMs, VAD/VARs
and distributors who need to provide cutting edge performance high
quality drives to their customers today," said Jerry Higgins, vice
president of product marketing, CD-ROM, TAIS DPD. "Available now in
volume quantities, these new drives, with their 1,000KB/sec. sustained
data transfer rate and 120ms random seek time, provide CD-ROM users
with the performance necessary to support smooth full-motion video and
complex high-end graphics transfers from CD-ROMs."

The new XM-3701 Series' fast rotational speed of 6.7X was achieved
through enhanced error correction, employment of a digital signal
processor, and an improved optical pick-up head and spindle motor. In
addition to the 6.7X rotational speed, the drives also support
rotations of 1X and 2X.

The XM-3701 CD-ROM drives employ the variable speed playback system
used in previous high-performance Toshiba CD-ROM drives. The variable
speed playback system allows the drive to read data before the disk
reaches a specific rotational speed of 1, 2 or 6.7 times standard
rotational speeds. As a result, the CD-ROM drive provides superior
performance for users through dramatically improved drive read times.
The variable speed playback also decreases power consumption to 5.9
watts average.

The low-mass optical pick-up head and digital servo control featured in
the XM-3701 drives ensure fast access to complex data, video and audio
files located anywhere on the disc.  Contributing to the drive's
reliability, the digital servo control provides greater tracking
precision and head position, ultimately giving the drives their
superior 120ms random seek time.

The XM-3701 Series drives comply with MPC-3 and -2 specifications and
are compatible with Kodak multi-session Photo-CD and CD-Plus, red book,
yellow book and CD-ROM XA. The drives are also CD-Bridge, CD-I and CD-I
Ready compatible and can be used as a CD-Audio player, independent of
the computer system.

The XM-3701 Series drives feature a sealed enclosure that maintains a
contamination-free environment for data integrity. The result is a high
MTBF of 100,000 hours.

The SCSI-2 interface XM-3701 Series drives support CD-DA transfers over
the SCSI bus for maximum bandwidth utilization and feature a 256KB data
buffer.

The XM-3701 Series drives have been designed to deliver
industry-leading reliability and performance under a variety of
conditions. The drives may be mounted horizontally or vertically for
user flexibility. The tray-type electrical disc loader eliminates the
need for a caddy, and to ensure discs are not ejected during read, the
drives feature a media removal prevent function.

The XM-3701 Series drives are available in internal and external
models. The XM-3701B internal drive for installation into desktop
computer systems weighs only 2.2 lbs., and measures only 1.63 (H) x
5.57 (W) x 7.5 (D) inches. The TXM-3701D external drive weighs 3.2 lbs.
and measures 1.7 (H) x 5.9 (W) x 9.5 (D) inches.

The XM-3701 Series drives are available now. The XM-3701B internal
drive has a suggested list price of $415. The TXM-3701D external drive
has a suggested list price of $515.

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 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.

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