WESTERN DIGITAL AND YAMAHA TEAM TO BRING 3D GAMES TO MAINSTREAM COMPUTERS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA., Sept. 11, 1995 -- Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) and
Yamaha Systems Technology Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to
develop and market 3D technologies for multimedia computers. The first
project in this effort will be a 3D game board for IBM- compatible
computers, based on the Yamaha YGV612 3D Rendering Polygon Accelerator
(RPA), which will be marketed under Western Digital's Paradise brand of
graphics and video accelerators.

"Three dimensional graphics is the next technology wave in multimedia,"
explained Leonard Sharp, vice president of marketing for Western Digital's
Multimedia Products Unit. "Yamaha's current 3D technology is the right
solution at the right time for consumers to realize the excitement of
3D."

The joint development efforts will accelerate the adoption of three-
dimensional technology for the mainstream PC market. Western Digital and
Yamaha will collaborate on the next-generation RPA technology for
applications in the consumer market.

"The Yamaha and Western Digital partnership will deliver a new dimension in
reality and 'twitch response' to PC games that will allow them to rival
the best console game machines," said Robert Starr, general manager for
sales and marketing for Yamaha Systems Technology Inc. "Our core 3D
accelerator expertise combined with Western Digital's board-level
knowledge is already attracting OEMs, resellers and game developers."

Yamaha Systems Technology Inc. was founded to manufacture and market
integrated circuits, board-level products and complete systems to OEMs and
VARs. The division's product line includes custom and semi- custom ASICs,
standard circuits for graphics, communications and audio applications and
CD Recorder products.

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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