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CRAY RESEARCH CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LES DAVIS
TO RETIRE DECEMBER 31, 1994

Supercomputing Pioneer Was Key To Cray's Success,
Says CEO 

EAGAN, Minn., December 1, 1994 -- Lester T. Davis, one of the
very first employees of Cray Research, Inc. (NYSE: CYR) and its
current chief operating officer, will retire from the company
and its board of directors effective December 31, 1994 it was
announced today by John Carlson, Cray chairman and chief
executive.

In announcing Davis' retirement, Carlson said, "Les Davis has
personally had more to do with the overall successes achieved
by Cray Research in the past 22 years than any single person,
without exception." 

"Les is probably best recognized around the world as a
computer design and engineering expert, but those of us who
have known him well recognize that he is surely one of our best
salespeople, as well," Carlson added.

Davis, who will be 64 later this month, was one of the
company's first employees.  He joined Cray Research in 1972 as
chief engineer for the CRAY-1 and was named vice president in
1973.  He became executive vice president responsible for
Chippewa Falls operations and was elected to the company's
board of directors in 1990.  He has also served as executive
vice president and chief technology officer.  

Though widely admired and recognized throughout the
supercomputing industry, Davis has shied from personal
publicity to focus his attention on the design and manufacture
of Cray's supercomputer systems.  He oversaw the design and
manufacturing of every generation of Cray Research computers
since 1972.

"Cray Research has earned and has maintained a dominant
position in the supercomputing industry for two decades in
large part because of Les' focus and determination," Carlson
said.  

A native of Minneapolis, Davis holds a bachelor of science
degree from the University of Minnesota.  Prior to joining Cray
Research, he was employed by Control Data Corporation and
from 1955 to 1959 he worked for Engineering Research
Associates as a technician and engineer.

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

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