MICROPOLIS ANNOUNCES "RAIDIONREADY" ADDITION TO MICRODISK EXTERNAL DISK
DRIVE LINE

New Rackmounted Storage Subsystem Provides Scalable, RAIDIONready Solution

ATLANTA, GA, NETWORLD+INTEROP BOOTH #5552, September 27, 1995 -- Micropolis
Corporation (NASDAQ NMS:MLIS), a leading manufacturer of high-capacity
disk drives and storage subsystems, today announced the latest addition to
its MICRODISK line of external disk drives, MICRODISK RT. The modules are
rackmounted and feature RAIDIONready drives which allow the subsystem to
be easily upgraded to a RAIDION disk array solution.

The new subrack enclosure holds up to eight MICRODISK 3.5-inch drive
modules and gives users an easy path to upgrade their desktop MICRODISK
drive modules to a rackmounted, higher-capacity storage subsystem without
losing their investment in existing MICRODISK drive modules.

For future growth, the MICRODISK RT drive modules are RAIDIONready and can
be upgraded to a RAID configuration simply by adding a Micropolis RAIDION
hardware-based controller module or a RAIDWARE software-based package.
This upgrade path allows the user to have the storage capacity they need
now and redundancy capability for the future.

"The new rackmounted MICRODISK RT plays an important role in the Micropolis
line of external storage subsystems by providing our customers the storage
they need today as well as growth and compatibility for the future," said
Holly Sacks, vice president of marketing at Micropolis. "By making the
MICRODISK modules RAIDIONready, we are also increasing the life and value
of our drives to the customer. We are committed to offering our customers
the most complete and modular storage solutions available."

MICRODISK RT modules feature 2.1GB or 4.3GB capacity with either a narrow
(8-bit) or wide (16-bit) SCSI connection and "hot-swap" capabilities. The
drives are also available in AV versions which are optimized for
audio/video playback. Each subrack can hold up to eight MICRODISK drive
modules and is designed to fit standard 19-inch racks. The subrack can be
configured with either wide or narrow MICRODISK SCSI drives.

Pricing and Availability

The new MICRODISK RT rackmount solution will be available in mid- October
at a manufacturers list price of $990 per wide SCSI subrack enclosure and
$1,110 for the narrow SCSI enclosure. The product will be available
through authorized Micropolis distributors and resellers worldwide. For
the location of the nearest Micropolis reseller, call 1-800-395-3748
(1-800-395-DRIV).

Founded in 1976, Micropolis Corporation is a leading designer and
manufacturer of SuperCapacity disk drives, information storage and video
systems. Its products are sold to OEMs and system integrators and through
distributors and VARs. Micropolis is headquartered in Chatsworth,
California, with sales offices throughout the world and manufacturing
facilities in Singapore and Thailand.
 
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