Cray/Media:  Mardi Larson, 612/683-3538
Cray/Financial:  Brad Allen, 612/683-7395

BAYER AG LEVERKUSEN ORDERS SECOND CRAY SUPERCOMPUTER

EAGAN, Minn., August 31, 1995 -- Cray Research, Inc.
(NYSE:CYR) announced today that it has received an order for a
second Cray supercomputer from Bayer AG.  Cray said the
third-quarter order is for a CRAY J932 supercomputer
scheduled to be installed by the end of the year and networked
to an existing CRAY C92 supercomputer at Bayer's Corporate
Research Center in Leverkusen.  Terms were not disclosed.

The 32-processor CRAY J932 system will be used by chemical
engineers and chemists for dynamic process simulations and
molecular modeling relating to new Bayer products. 

Cray said that Bayer AG was the first chemical company to
acquire a Cray supercomputer for dynamic process simulation
to improve the output of existing and newly designed
manufacturing facilities. 

Dr. Wolfram Wagner, head of the Corporate Research Center at
Bayer AG said,  "with the help of our first Cray supercomputer
we had impressive success in optimizing our production.  We
plan to intensify our efforts in this area with the new system. 
Our ongoing goal is to analyze more production facilities even
faster and to do this with optimal safety and quality.  This
will add to Bayer's technology leadership."

Bayer is an internationally diversified chemical and
pharmaceutical  company with operations in about 150
countries.  Bayer has 21 business units covering six product
areas, including polymers, organic products, industrial
products, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and imaging
technologies.

Cray Research provides the leading supercomputing tools and
services to help solve customers' most challenging problems.

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Cray/Media:Mardi Larson, 612/683-3538
Cray/Financial:Brad Allen, 612/683-7395