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CRAY RESEARCH COMPLETES $10.4 MILLION ACQUISITION
OF MINNESOTA SUPERCOMPUTER CENTER, INC.        

EAGAN, Minn., October 19, 1994 -- Cray Research, Inc.
(NYSE:CYR) today completed the acquisition of the Minnesota
Supercomputer Center, Inc. (MSCI).

The company paid about $10.4 million cash to MSCI's owners,
the University of Minnesota and its Foundation, to acquire MSCI
and its assets.  Most of the current employees at MSCI are
expected to stay with Cray, the company said and also
confirmed plans to continue the center's operation at its
current 1200 Washington Avenue South location, in
Minneapolis, under the current lease with the University.

Following the closing, John Carlson, Cray chairman and chief
executive said, "This acquisition benefits the University,
Foundation and Cray, alike.  The University and Foundation are
able to realize substantial value from MSCI while
simultaneously retaining and expanding access to state-of-
the-art supercomputing systems for students and faculty
members."

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

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