WESTERN DIGITAL'S PARADISE PIPELINE 64 BRINGS HIGH-PERFORMANCE FULL- SCREEN
VIDEO PLAYBACK TO MAINSTREAM PCS

Paradise Pipeline 64 gets performance edge from Company's RocketCHIP
WD9710

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. -- September 18, 1995 -- Education, entertainment and
business applications come alive in vibrant colors with Western Digital
Corporation's (NYSE:WDC) Paradise Pipeline 64 graphics media accelerator
card. The Paradise Pipeline card accelerates full motion video and
graphics for multimedia presentations, captivating games and smooth
full-screen playback of video clips.

"Our Pipeline card delivers the best MPEG playback of any full motion video
accelerator in its class," stated Leonard Sharp, vice president of
marketing for Western Digital's Multimedia Products Unit. "With
hardware-assisted software MPEG decoding, Pipeline provides video playback
on mid-range Pentium systems, that rivals more expensive hardware-based
MPEG solutions."

With estimated street prices starting at $169, Pipeline 64 redefines
price/performance value for graphics and video in mainstream computers.
The highly integrated design and efficient video architecture of its core
graphics controller, the RocketCHIP WD9710, gives Pipeline the power to
deliver state-of-the-art motion video and Windows performance at a
graphics-only price point.

Paradise Pipeline is available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
systems integrators and end users, delivering the graphics and motion
video performance required for business and home applications. The
Paradise Pipeline card is a 64-bit DRAM solution that accelerates 8-, 16-
and 24-bit color depths, and resolutions up to 1600 by 1200. The card is
available for the PCI bus architecture, enhancing the graphics performance
of Intel-compatible and Power PC systems.

"The explosion of multimedia in the home market is a major driving force
for improved graphics and TV-quality video," explained Sharp. "We'll
continue to offer uncompromised multimedia solutions such as Pipeline that
allow home and business users alike to realize the full potential of their
systems and applications."

WESTERN DIGITAL QUALITY AND DESIGN FROM THE GROUND UP

Western Digital's core graphics controller and software driver expertise
gives users graphics performance and TV-quality full-screen motion video
at 30 frames per second. Pipeline gets its performance edge from Western
Digital's RocketCHIP WD9710 graphics and motion video accelerator.

The WD9710 combines all the elements of a complete display subsystem into a
single device: a high performance RAMDAC, fully programmable clock, VGA
core, graphics engine and motion video engine. The motion video engine has
built-in logic for YUV to RGB color space conversion, vertical and
horizontal scaling, interpolation and shared frame buffer control. This
design relieves the microprocessor and external specialty hardware from
the burden of motion video processing, optimizing overall system
performance.

Paradise Pipeline performs MPEG, Cinepak and Indeo motion video
acceleration through Microsoft DCI and Open MPEG OM-1. This broad support
puts users in control to choose the best technology for their application.
Driver support for DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2 and OS/2
Warp, SCO Unix and AutoCAD make Paradise Pipeline the accelerator of
choice for today's popular applications.

OASIS WINDOWS UTILITY FOR ADDED VALUE

Western Digital's Oasis utility software gives users added value and
functionality. Oasis simplifies installation and operation with
software-controlled configuration and on-the-fly switching for refresh
rates and resolutions. Users can spend more time creating presentations or
playing games rather than waste precious time rebooting their machines
when they want to adjust resolutions or refresh rates for different
applications.

With Oasis, users have the unique ability to view a picture within a
picture. This capability allows users to capture an image and overlay it
on top of an active application -- no more toggling back and forth to
access information. Through Oasis, users can also have a virtual desktop
(pan and zoom images), correct and match colors, and resize and position
images.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The Paradise Pipeline cards are available now to OEMs, distributors and
resellers. Retail products have an estimated street price starting at $169
for the 1MB version and $229 for 2MB configuration. All Western Digital
Paradise accelerator cards are backed by a five-year warranty.

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Western Digital Corporation is a
recognized leader in the design and manufacture of hard disk drives,
integrated circuits and graphics controller board-level products. The
company markets these products to leading systems manufacturers and
selected resellers under the Western Digital, Caviar, Paradise and
RocketCHIP brand names. Western Digital is the first U.S.-headquartered,
multinational company to have been awarded company-wide ISO 9001
registration, linking all WD organizations with a consistent global
standard for quality processes. The company was founded in 1970 and has
long been noted for its storage and graphics controller expertise and
end-market systems-level design knowledge. The company can be found
on-line with a World Wide Web home page at http://www.wdc.com or on
America Online by using the key words Western Digital or WDC.
 
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