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                      PACKARD BELL LICENSES STACKER 4.0
        Industry Leading Data Compression Technology to Now Ship With
                       Packard Bell Personal Computers
                                      
      STAC FAX  1121 (06-15-1994)
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      CARLSBAD, Calif., June  14, 1994 - Stac Electronics (NASDAQ:STAC),
      the leading supplier of data compression products for increasing
      the storage capacity of personal computers, announced today that
      Packard Bell Corporation has licensed Stacker* 4.0 for Windows &
      DOS** to ship with Packard Bell desktop and portable computers.
      Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
      
      "As consumers move more and more to multimedia applications, they
      will need additional storage capacity," said Mal Ransom, V.P.
      Marketing Packard Bell.  Stac's advanced compression technology
      satisfies the needs of most users."
      
      Stac's agreement with Packard Bell comes after Stac won a patent
      infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation and
      Microsoft's removal of the infringing DoubleSpace** compression
      technology from MS-DOS** 6.2.
      
      Stacker 4.0 for Windows & DOS is the latest release of Stac's
      award-winning software that includes advanced compression
      technology for more than doubling a system's hard disk capacity,
      DPMS technology for using a smaller memory footprint, new safety
      features for enhanced reliability, and a comprehensive tool set 
      for using Stacker and managing Stacker drives.
      
      "Packard Bell is a leading producer of PC's for the consumer
      market," said Gary Clow, Stac chairman and chief executive
      officer.  "We are honored to have Packard Bell as a Stacker
      licensee and look forward to supplying their customers with the
      best data compression technology available."
      
      Stac Electronics is a leading supplier of high performance data
      compression products for personal computers.  Implemented in
      software and silicon, Stac's products are sold direct from the
      company and through retail and OEM sales distribution channels
      worldwide.
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