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            DIGITAL TO GRANT SAMSUNG ARCHITECTURAL LICENSE
                         FOR ALPHA TECHNOLOGY


MAYNARD, Mass., February 9, 1998 - Digital Equipment Corporation 
announced today  that it will grant Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. an 
Alpha architectural license to strengthen  their ongoing business 
relationship based on the Alpha microprocessor.  It was also  
announced that Samsung will create a subsidiary dedicated to the 
marketing and sales of  Alpha microprocessors.  Digital will
work closely with the subsidiary and provide marketing  and technical 
support.

The letter of intent announced today defines the terms under which  
Samsung will  gain access to all Alpha microprocessor intellectual 
property, including patents and future  implementations.  This will 
allow Samsung to make its own versions of the Alpha processor  for 
specific markets.  Digital will manage the architectural process to 
ensure architectural  consistency, and will continue
to develop future Alpha designs.  Financial terms were not  disclosed.

Alpha Momentum Accelerates 

According to Harold D. Copperman, senior vice president and group 
executive,  Digital Products Division, "This agreement
further solidifies the future of Alpha for our  customers. It means 
they can choose from a far broader range of Alpha solutions and  
vendors well into the 21st century."

Dr. Daeje Chin, executive vice president & CEO of Samsung's System LSI 
Division said, "Samsung already has developed very fast versions of 
the 21164 and 21264 Alpha  microprocessors through current 
implementation licenses with Digital. We now have access  to Digital's 
future generation Alpha designs as well as the freedom to build 
successive  generations of cutting-edge Alpha products to serve a 
broader customer base." 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is one of the world's leading producers 
of  semiconductors, consumer appliances, computers and 
telecommunications equipment. Its  semiconductor division manufactures 
and sells such products as memory, ASIC, micom, etc.  and had sales of 
US$6 billion in 1997.   

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excellence, is a  leading supplier of high-performance, Web-based 
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