Financial:  

Brad Allen, Cray Research, Inc. (612) 683-7395
Marilyn Lattin, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (415) 933-5070

Media:          

Steve Conway, Cray Research, Inc. (612) 683-7133
Jennifer Rothert Piercey, Silicon Graphics, Inc. 
(415) 933-2019

CRAY RESEARCH, INC. ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN BOARD OF
DIRECTORS, SAMPER LEAVES COMPANY

EAGAN, Minnesota, April 3, 1996 -- Cray Research Inc.
(NYSE:CYR) today announced that its board of directors voted to
add four executives from Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:SGI) to
the Cray board in conjunction with the previously announced
merger agreement between the two companies.

These SGI executives are Edward R. McCracken, chairman and
chief executive officer;  Thomas A. Jermoluk, president and
chief operating officer; Stanley J. Meresman, senior vice
president and chief financial officer; and William M. Kelly, vice
president and general counsel.  The remaining members of the
Cray board include Robert H. Ewald, president and chief
operating officer, Cray Research, Inc.; Catherine M. Hapka,
executive vice president, U.S. West Communications, Inc.; and
Lawrence E. Eaton, executive vice president, 3M Company.

The company also announced that J. Phillip Samper, who had
been chairman and chief executive officer of Cray Research,
Inc., is leaving both positions. Phillip G. Heasley, vice chairman
First Bank Systems, Inc.; Robert G. Potter, corporate executive
vice president, Monsanto Company; and Jan Suwinski, executive
vice president, Corning, Inc., are also leaving the Cray board.

Silicon Graphics' tender offer to purchase 19,218,735 shares
of Cray Research common stock for $30.00 per share was
oversubscribed and expired on Tuesday, April 2nd at 5 p.m. EST.
Pursuant to the merger agreement, the remaining Cray
Research shares will be converted into Silicon Graphics shares
on a one-for-one basis upon the closing of the merger, which is
expected to occur during the current quarter.  In light of the
completion of the tender offer, the Cray Research annual
stockholders' meeting (previously scheduled for June 5th) will
not be held.  Cray Research expects to hold a special meeting
of stockholders to approve the merger agreement.
Stockholders will be notified when a date has been set.

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