EXABYTE UNVEILS UNIQUE DUAL-FORMAT MINICARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVE

EXB-1500 Supports Two QIC Standards, is the First QIC 3020 Drive on the
Market

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 14, 1994 -- Exabyte Corp. (NASDAQ: EXBT) entered the
floppy interface-based DC2000 minicartridge tape drive market today with
an innovative new product, the EXB-1500 Quarter-inch Cartridge Tape
Subsystem. The only dual-format product of its sort currently on the
market, the EXB-1500 supports two QIC recording standards, QIC-3010 and
QIC-3020. This unique feature enables the EXB-1500 to fit a range of
requirements and provides an upgrade path as those requirements grow. The
EXB-1500 is also the industry's first QIC-3020 tape drive. It's on display
this week at the computer industry trade show COMDEX/Fall '94, and will be
available in volume quantities in first-quarter 1995 at a suggested retail
price of $399 [U.S.].

The 3.5-inch EXB-1500 comes packaged to fit 5.25-inch form factors and
includes DOS/Windows backup software, cables, an installation and
operations manual, and recording media--an EXATAPE MC3000XL Mini Data
Cartridge. Complete packaging and a true plug-and-play design that
connects directly to the floppy interface make the EXB-1500 the ideal
backup device for PCs.

In QIC-3010 mode, the EXB-1500 stores 340 megabytes of data (native). In
QIC-3020 mode, native capacity of the EXB-1500 is 680 megabytes. Through
software data compression, which on average doubles capacity, the EXB-1500
achieves 680 megabytes of storage capacity in QIC-3010 mode and over 1.3
gigabytes in QIC-3020 mode. Transfer rate is dependent upon the host
system and can vary from 2 megabytes to 4 megabytes per minute. Through
easy installation of an optional 2-megabit-per-second controller card, the
EXB-1500 transfers data at up to 9 megabytes per minute, the maximum
floppy interface speed.

Other features of the EXB-1500 Quarter-inch Cartridge Tape Subsystem
include high reliability of 100,000 hours mean-time-between-failures
(calculated at a 6 percent duty cycle) and an uncorrected error rate of
less than one in 1014 bits read. As with Exabyte's other quarter-inch tape
drives and its line of 8mm and 4mm devices, the EXB-1500 has rugged,
quality construction. The EXB-1500 comes with a 2-year warranty from
Exabyte.

"For a number of reasons, the EXB-1500 is an exciting product," said Peter
D. Behrendt, Exabyte's chairman of the board, president and chief
executive officer. "For the end user, it's a complete solution that's
ready to use right out of the box. For Exabyte, it's a unique entry for
the fast-growing DC2000 market.

"The EXB-1500 is also significant because it extends the range of Exabyte's
quarter-inch tape drive family," Behrendt continued. "We're the only
manufacturer in the minicartridge world to offer
capacities to meet almost any need: 340 megabytes to more than 1.3
gigabytes with the EXB-1500, and up to 2 gigabytes with the EXB-2501 and 4
gigabytes with the EXB-2502."

Headquartered in Boulder, Colo., Exabyte Corp. designs, manufactures and
markets a full range of tape storage products: 8mm, 4mm and quarter-inch
minicartridge tape drives, tape libraries and recording media. Exabyte is
the world's largest independent manufacturer focused solely on tape
storage products, which it ships to original equipment manufacturers,
value-added resellers and distributors.

Exabyte Corp
1685 38th St
Boulder, CO 80301
303-442-4333,  fax 303-447-7170,  800-EXABYTE
Europe: 31-3403-51-347,  Asia: 65-271-6331

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