TEAC SHIPS TWO NEW TRAVAN COMPATIBLE TAPE DRIVES

TEAC Sets Price/Performance Standard Offering 1.6GB Capacity at 800MB
price

(MONTEBELLO, CA)--TEAC America, a world leader in data storage devices, has
begun shipping the TEAC Tape800 and Tape1600 internal tape drives. The
TEAC Tape800, which utilizes the popular Travan TR-1 minicartridge
technology to achieve a compressed capacity of 800MB, is expected to carry
a street price of $149. The TEAC Tape1600, at an estimated street price of
$179, utilizes 2:1 compression of TR-2 tape cartridges to achieve a
compressed capacity of 1.6GB, or 800MB uncompressed.

While the TEAC Tape800 provides an industry standard solution for users
with hard drives up to 1GB or less, the Tape1600 clearly breaks
price/performance standards for backup systems.

The Tape1600 utilizes TEAC's proprietary tape head design that results in
compatibility with TR-2 tape cartridges, which offer a maximum capacity of
1.6GB--twice that of standard TR-1 tape cartridges. As internal hard drive
storage capabilities continue to increase with capacities now exceeding
1GB, the Tape1600, which is comparably priced to the current crop of 800MB
tape drives, will be a clear choice for many users looking for reliable
data protection.

"Our new tape drives are a perfect example of TEAC's continued leadership
in the storage market." stated Les Luzar, division manager for TEAC's data
storage division. "As one of the industry leaders in tape drive products,
we are pleased to offer two affordable solutions for our customer's backup
needs. The Tape1600 will be a sure winner with its more desirable 1GB
capacity at a 800MB price."

The TEAC Tape800 and Tape1600 both serve as convenient solutions for
managing hard drive capacities, archiving important data, and transferring
large files. As the perfect medium for backup storage needs, both tape
drive kits have everything users will need to get started. Included in the
single-pack kits are the internal tape drive unit, interface cables,
mounting hardware and Arcada backup software for DOS, Windows and Windows
95. This powerful yet easy to use software from Arcada provides
point-and-click scheduling of nighttime or background mode backups. In
addition, it automatically verifies the integrity of the data after each
backup, as well as rebuilds the entire hard drive in the event of a
crash.

Both tape drives feature a dual data transfer rate of 500Kbps/1Mbps and a
backupm speed of up to 9.5MB per minute. Both drives support the
revolutionary new Travan minicartridge technology, as well as QIC Standard
and QIC Wide tape formats. Travan technology is a new industry standard
which was developed to give users optimum versatility in backing up data.

The TEAC Tape800 is a Travan TR-1 compatible drive offering 400MB of
uncompressed storage capacity. Utilizing 2:1 data compression technology,
it can give up to 800MB of storage on TR-1 minicartridges. Built in
accordance to the rugged, reliable TEAC construction standards, the TEAC
Tape800 provides a mean time between failures of 119,000 POH.

The TEAC Tape1600 is a Travan TR-2 compatible drive offering 800MB of
uncompressed storage capacity. Utilizing 2:1 data compression technology,
it can give up to 1.6 GB of storage on TR-2 minicartridges. It is also
downward-compatible, meaning it can accept all TR-1 minicartridges as
well. The TEAC Tape1600 features a unique design and proprietary head
technology which offers high capacity at an affordable price. These
features give TEAC's Tape1600 twice the capacity and a price very
competitive with TR-1 compatible drives.

The TEAC Tape800 and Tape1600 are available at major computer retailers,
dealers and through major distributors.

TEAC Corporation is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of
magnetic recording and optical products and technologies. Its products are
utilized in the computer data storage, consumer and professional audio and
industrial instrumentation markets.

TEAC's Data Storage Products Division is a leading worldwide supplier of
floppy disk drives, with over 100 million units sold worldwide. TEAC
America offers a complete line of 6X and 8X CD-ROM drives, a 4X CD-R drive
and quarter-inch cartridge tape drives, as well as a series of innovative
low-profile CD-ROM and floppy drives for portable computers.

Since 1953, TEAC has been an innovator and world leader in the field of
data storage. The Data Storage Products Division of TEAC America is
responsible for the development and marketing of both optical and magnetic
storage devices throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America.

For additional information, contact TEAC America, Data Storage
Division Headquarters, 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, CA 90640.
Telephone: (213) 726-0303. Fax: (213) 727-7672.

Contact: Rolland Going, THE TERPIN GROUP
Voice: 310-821-6100
Email: rgoing@la.terpin.com
 
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