MAXTOR ANNOUNCES ENHANCED NETWORKING CAPABILITIES FOR ITS HIGHEST
PERFORMANCE HARD DRIVE

SAN JOSE, Calif. - May 18, 1993 - Maxtor Corp. (NASDAQ: MXTR) today
announced enhanced networking capabilities for its highest performance
hard disk drive. Designated the MXT-1240SN, the 1.24 gigabyte drive is a
new member of Maxtor's high performance, high capacity MXT product family
and features Novell NetWare Runtime 3.11 pre-loaded on the drive. The
result of a partnership with Novell, Inc., the MXT-1240SN expedites
installation for NetWare 3.11 and includes an additional software feature
Novell's NetWare Management Agents.

According to Ralph Dickman, Maxtor's director of MXT products, "Maxtor's
high performance MXT products are designed for transaction-intensive
environments, such as servers, workstations and disk arrays. These
demanding environments are where the high performance features of the
MXT-1240SN are most apparent. Now, with the added enhancement of
pre-loaded Novell NetWare through our partnership with Novell, the
MXT-1240SN is better suited than ever for the needs of the Novell NetWare
marketplace. As the industry's leading supplier of network operating
systems, Novell is clearly the ideal choice for this type of
partnership."

With NetWare Runtime 3.11 pre-loaded on the MXT-1240SN, software
installation time and effort are dramatically reduced. With the
MXT-1240SN, 95 percent of the network operating system already exists on
the drive. The user need only insert one floppy disk to get NetWare up and
running. In short, the process can now be completed in a matter of
minutes. The drive also includes Novell's NetWare Management Agents. The
Agents enable the user to take full advantage of the advanced network
management capabilities of Novell's NetWare Services Manager.

"Novell is excited to be working with Maxtor to provide NetWare Runtime and
NetWare Management Agents on their MXT-1240SN hard drive," said Bob Young,
vice president of marketing for Novell's NetWare Products Division. "Using
computer systems with the MST-1240SN will make it easier for network
administrators to set up and manage a NetWare network."

The MXT-1240SN is available today through Maxtor authorized North American
distributors.

Maxtor Corp., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., designs and manufactures
high performance Winchester and optical data storage products ranging from
84MB to 1.24 gigabytes capacity in the 1.8-inch, 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch
form factors. Maxoptix Corp., which is owned jointly by Maxtor Corp. and
Japan-based Kubota Corp., is a leading supplier of optical storage
products. Maxtor employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. Its stock
trades over the counter under the NASDAQ symbol MXTR.

Maxtor Corp, 211 River Oaks Pkwy, San Jose, CA 95134
408-432-1700;  fax 408-432-4510;  (800) 4MAXTOR

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