DATA GENERAL CORP
10-Q, 1994-05-06
COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                    FORM 10-Q


      (Mark one)

      [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934

      For the quarterly period ended March 26, 1994

                                        OR

      [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
          Securities Exchange Act of 1934

      For the transition period from                    to

                          Commission File Number 1-7352



                             Data General Corporation
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                 Delaware                                    04-2436397
      (State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)


      4400 Computer Drive, Westboro, Massachusetts               01580
        (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (508)898-5000


      Former  name,  former  address and former fiscal year if changed since
      last report: Not Applicable


           Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has  filed  all
      reports  required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shor-
      ter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
      (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                Yes  X    No

           Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's  classes
      of common stock, as of April 22, 1994:

           Common Stock, par value $.01                 35,891,125
              (Title of each class)                   (Number of shares)



                          PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION


      Item 1.  Financial Statements.

           The  condensed  consolidated financial statements of Data General
      Corporation (the  "company"),  consisting  of  condensed  consolidated
      statements  of operations for the three and six months ended March 26,
      1994 and March 27, 1993, condensed consolidated balance sheets  as  of
      March   26,  1994  and  September  25,  1993,  condensed  consolidated
      statements of cash flows for the six months ended March 26,  1994  and
      March  27, 1993, and related notes to condensed consolidated financial
      statements, are incorporated herein by reference to pages 3 through  6
      of  the  company's  Second  Quarter  1994  Interim Report.  The Second
      Quarter 1994 Interim Report has been included as Exhibit 20 to  copies
      of  this  Report  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission.
      Copies of the Interim Report may be obtained by written request to the
      company, Attn:  Investor Relations, MS  A-235,  4400  Computer  Drive,
      Westboro, MA 01580.

           During  the  first  quarter  of  fiscal 1994, the company adopted
      Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 109,  "Accounting
      for  Income  Taxes".   See  Item  1.  "Financial  Statements"  to  the
      company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 25, 1993.

      Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
               and Results of Operations.

      Financial Condition

           Cash and temporary cash investments as of  March  26,  1994  were
      $128.8  million,  an  increase  of $9.2 million from the end of fiscal
      1993.  In addition, the company  holds  $61.4  million  in  marketable
      securities,  a  net  decrease  of  $11.0  million  during  the current
      six-month period.   These  securities,  which  supplemented  cash  and
      temporary  cash  investments,  are primarily invested in United States
      Treasury bills and notes.  Net cash provided from operations  for  the
      six  months  ended  March 26, 1994 totaled $48.7 million, expenditures
      for property, plant, and equipment  were  $47.7  million,  capitalized
      software  development  costs  totaled  $9.0 million, and cash provided
      from stock plans totaled $3.6 million.  Net proceeds from the sale  of
      an  investment  totaled  $5.8 million and the company also made a $2.0
      million investment  in  an  unaffiliated  entity  during  the  current
      six-month  period.   The company repaid $1.2 million of long-term debt
      in the current six-month period.  The effect of foreign currency  rate
      fluctuations on cash and temporary cash investments was immaterial.

           Net  receivables  decreased  $15.6  million  from fiscal year-end
      1993, primarily as a result of more focused collection efforts in  the
      European  marketplace.   Total inventories at March 26, 1994 increased
      $8.2 million from year-end 1993 levels,  primarily  due  to  increased
      inventory  procurement.  Accounts payable increased $23.5 million from
      fiscal year-end 1993, primarily  due  to  the  timing  of  quarter-end
      inventory  procurements  and  an increase in overall inventory levels.
      Fixed asset dispositions for the first six-month period  totaled  $8.5
      million,  primarily as a result of sales of demonstration equipment to
      end-users and approximately a $4.0 million writedown of net book value
      of  fixed  assets  to   their   realizable   value   associated   with
      consolidating  certain  activities  in  the European marketplace.  The
      writedown as a result of the consolidation activities is  included  in
      the  fiscal  1994 restructuring charge.  Management expects that sales
      of demonstration equipment will continue in the future.  Other current
      liabilities increased $24.9 million  from  fiscal  year-end  1993  due
      primarily  to  the $35 million restructure charge taken in the current
      quarter offset  by  payments  made  relating  to  previously  recorded
      restructuring accruals.  Other liabilities increased $4.1 million from
      fiscal  year-end  1993,  primarily  as  a  result  of  normal accruals
      recorded for the company's pension plans.

           Effective December 30, 1993, the company replaced the $70 million
      revolving credit facility with  an  unsecured  $40  million  revolving
      credit facility and an unsecured $30 million letter of credit facility
      with  the  same  group  of banks as the original credit facility.  The
      revolving credit facility has a duration of one year;  the  letter  of
      credit  facility has a duration of 364 days and provides for automatic
      renewal on a daily basis.  The facilities include  certain  covenants,
      including  restrictions  on  the sale or pledge of certain assets, the
      declaration of dividends  and  the  incurrence  of  other  debt.   The
      interest  rate  for  borrowings  under each facility is 1.5% per annum
      above the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).  Commitment fees paid
      on available funds are not material and there were  $12.4  million  of
      letters  of  credit  secured by the letter of credit facility at March
      26, 1994.   There  were  no  borrowings  under  the  revolving  credit
      facility as of March 26, 1994.

      Results of Operations

           Total  revenues for the quarter ended March 26, 1994 increased 6%
      from the same  quarter  of  the  previous  year.   Domestic  revenues,
      excluding  U.S.  direct export sales, were $161.0 million for the cur-
      rent quarter, a 15% increase from $140.4 million  for  the  comparable
      period  of  fiscal 1993.  Domestic revenues were 57% of total revenues
      in the current quarter, compared with 53% of total  revenues  for  the
      second  quarter  of fiscal 1993.  International revenues are now being
      presented in two geographic segments, a change from previous  filings.
      The European segment is comprised solely of revenues from the European
      marketplace.   All other international revenues, including U.S. direct
      export sales, will be referred to as "other international".   European
      revenues  were  $77.1  million for the current quarter, an 8% decrease
      from $83.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 1993.  European
      revenues represented 27% of total revenues in the current quarter  and
      31%  of  total revenues in the prior-year period.  Other international
      revenues were $44.8 million for the current  quarter,  a  3%  increase
      from  $43.7  million  for the comparable period in fiscal 1993.  Other
      international revenues represented 16% of total revenues in  both  the
      current quarter and prior-year period.  The increase in total revenues
      for  the  current  quarter was primarily due to the increase in demand
      for the company's AViiON products and CLARiiON products sold  for  use
      with  other  vendor's hardware (Open CLARiiON), along with an increase
      in demand for personal computers and related equipment.  The  increase
      in  these  product  sales  more than offset the continuing decrease in
      sales of proprietary MV products and a  decrease  resulting  from  the
      strengthening of the U.S. dollar in relation to foreign currencies.

           Domestic  revenues  of  $309.1  million  for the six months ended
      March 26,  1994  increased  7%  from  $287.9  million  for  the  first
      six-month period  of fiscal 1993.  Domestic revenues were 57% of total
      revenues in the current six-month period and 53% of the total revenues
      for  the comparable prior-year period.   European revenues were $145.4
      million for the first six-month period of the current  year,  compared
      with  $175.0  million  for  the first six-month period of fiscal 1993.
      European revenues represented 27% of total  revenues  in  the  current
      six-month  period  and 32% of total revenues in the prior-year period.
      Other international  revenues  were  $89.7  million  for  the  current
      six-month  period,  compared  with  $84.2  million  for the comparable
      period in fiscal 1993.  Other international revenues  represented  16%
      of  total  revenues  in  the current six-month period and 15% of total
      revenues in the prior-year period.

           Product revenues for the current quarter increased 10%  from  the
      comparable  prior-year  period.   Revenues  from  the company's AViiON
      family of open systems products grew 25% during  the  current  quarter
      when  compared  with the second quarter of fiscal 1993.  The company's
      new line of Open CLARiiON mass storage  systems  produced  significant
      revenue  growth  compared  to  the  second  quarter of fiscal 1993 and
      comprised 7% of total product revenues in the  current  quarter.   The
      company  is  making a consorted effort to expand distribution channels
      for these products.  Proprietary MV system revenues declined 48%  from
      the  same  period in the prior year.  Revenues from personal computers
      and other low margin equipment increased 27% over the same quarter  of
      the  prior  year.   It  is  anticipated  that  revenues  from  the  MV
      proprietary product line will contribute a less significant percentage
      of the company's overall revenues in future quarters.

           Domestic product revenues, which  were  $103.5  million  for  the
      current  quarter,  increased 24% from $83.6 million for the comparable
      period in fiscal 1993.  Domestic product revenues were  56%  of  total
      product  revenues  in  the  current  quarter  and 50% of total product
      revenues  in  the  comparable  prior-year  period.   The  increase  in
      domestic  product  revenues  was due to the increase in demand for the
      company's newest generation of AViiON products and increases  in  both
      personal computer and Open CLARiiON equipment sales.  European product
      revenues  were  $47.3  million for the current quarter, an 8% decrease
      from $51.4 million for the comparable period in fiscal 1993.  European
      product revenues represented 26% of  total  product  revenues  in  the
      current  quarter  and  31% in the comparable prior-year period.  Other
      international product revenues were  $33.5  million  for  the  current
      quarter, a 3% increase from $32.4 million for the comparable period in
      fiscal  1993.  Other international product revenues represented 18% of
      total  product  revenues  in  the  current  quarter  and  19%  in  the
      comparable prior-year period.

           For  the current six-month period, domestic product revenues were
      $195.2 million compared  with  $174.8  for  the  comparable  six-month
      period  of  fiscal  1993.  Domestic product revenues were 56% of total
      product revenues in the current six-month  period  and  51%  of  total
      product  revenues  in  the  comparable  prior-year  period.   European
      product revenues were $85.6 million for the current  six-month  period
      compared  with $106.7 million for the first six-month period of fiscal
      1993.  European product revenues were 25% of total product revenues in
      the current six-month period and 31% of total product revenues in  the
      comparable  prior-year  period.   Other international product revenues
      were $67.3 million for the  current  six-month  period  compared  with
      $61.5  million  for  the first six-month period of fiscal 1993.  Other
      international product revenues were 19% of total product  revenues  in
      the  current six-month period and 18% of total product revenues in the
      comparable  prior-year  period.  The  decrease  in  European   product
      revenues  was primarily due to generally weak economic conditions, the
      impact of transitioning from  the  company's  traditional  proprietary
      product  line to open systems technology, and the strengthening of the
      U.S. dollar in relation to foreign currencies.

           Service revenues for the current quarter decreased  2%  from  the
      comparable  period  of fiscal 1993.  Domestic service revenues for the
      current quarter were $57.5  million,  a  slight  increase  from  $56.8
      million  for  the  second  quarter  of  fiscal 1993.  European service
      revenues for the current quarter were $29.9  million,  a  7%  decrease
      from  $32.1  million  for  the prior-year period.  Other international
      service revenues for the current quarter and  prior-year  period  were
      $11.3 million.

           For  the current six-month period, domestic service revenues were
      $113.9 million, relatively unchanged from the $113.1  million  in  the
      first  six-month period of fiscal 1993.  European service revenues for
      the current six-month period were $59.8 million, a 12%  decrease  from
      $68.3  million reported for the first six-month period of fiscal 1993.
      Other international  service  revenues  were  $22.5  million  for  the
      current  six-month period, relatively unchanged from the $22.7 million
      reported for the first six-month period of fiscal 1993.  The  decrease
      in European service revenues resulted primarily from the strengthening
      of  the  U.S. dollar in relation to European currencies in the current
      six-month period when compared  to  the  same  prior-year  period.   A
      decrease in hardware maintenance service revenues, which is the direct
      result  of  lower  prices on service contracts for AViiON systems, has
      been partially offset by increased revenues from  systems  integration
      and consulting activities.

           Cost  of  product  revenues were 67% of product revenues for both
      the current quarter and current six month period ended March 26, 1994,
      compared with 61% and 60%, respectively, for the same periods  of  the
      prior year.  Competitive pricing pressures worldwide and the continued
      transition  to the lower margin AViiON family of open systems and Open
      CLARiiON family of mass storage systems more than offset the  benefits
      resulting   from   the   company's   continuing   cost  reduction  and
      restructuring programs.  Cost of  service  revenues  for  the  current
      quarter  and first six-month period represented 64% and 62% of service
      revenues, respectively, compared with 58% of service revenues for  the
      same periods of fiscal 1993.  The increase in cost of service revenues
      as  a  percentage  of total service revenues was primarily a result of
      the increase in revenues from  systems  integration  activities  which
      yield a lower margin than traditional service contract revenues.

           Research  and  development  expenses  for the current quarter de-
      creased 12% from the second quarter of fiscal 1993 to  $22.7  million,
      and  represented 8% of total revenues in the current quarter.  For the
      current six-month period, research and development expenses were 9% of
      total revenue, decreasing 11% to $46.2  million  from  the  comparable
      prior-year  period.   The  decrease results primarily from the company
      continuing to focus its research and development efforts on  its  core
      business  technology,  multi-user  computer systems, servers, and mass
      storage devices.  In addition, a change in product mix to open systems
      architecture has increased the  use  of  industry-standard  components
      purchased   from   third  parties,  which  has  somewhat  reduced  the
      requirement for research and development in hardware. The  company  is
      also  dedicating  a  higher  proportion  of  its resources to software
      development.

           Selling, general, and administrative  expenses  for  the  current
      quarter  and  the first six-month period remained relatively flat when
      compared to the prior-year  periods,  and  represented  31%  and  32%,
      respectively,  of  total revenues in the current quarter and six-month
      period and  32%  of  total  revenues  for  the  comparable  prior-year
      periods.

           While  the company has made significant progress towards becoming
      a  supplier  of  open  systems  products  and  services,  the  company
      continues  to  have  a cost structure that is out of line with an open
      systems business model.  As  a  result,  the  company  has  identified
      additional   cost   reduction   steps  which  include  the  continuing
      realignment   of   the   company's   worldwide   sales   and   service
      organizations.   Therefore,  income  from  operations  for the current
      quarter includes a $35 million charge for estimated  costs  associated
      with  the  worldwide  workforce  reduction  and  approximately  a $4.0
      million writedown of net book value of fixed  assets  associated  with
      consolidating  certain  activities  in  the European marketplace.  The
      provision relating to the workforce reduction is primarily for  salary
      and  benefit continuation and outplacement service.  At March 26, 1994
      the number of employees totaled 6,245, a reduction  of  590  employees
      from  March  27,  1993.  The company expects that by the end of fiscal
      1994, the number of employees will be between 5,500 and 5,700.   There
      have  been  no  material changes in the company's previously announced
      restructuring actions or the estimates accrued at September 25, 1993.

           Interest income for the current quarter and the  first  six-month
      period  decreased  38%  and  36%,  respectively,  from  the comparable
      periods of fiscal 1993, primarily  due  to  lower  average  levels  of
      invested  cash and reduced interest rates on invested funds.  Interest
      expense for  the  current  quarter  and  the  first  six-month  period
      decreased  2%  and  5%,  respectively,  from the comparable periods of
      fiscal 1993 primarily due to the retirement of two separate industrial
      revenue bonds.  Other income of $2.4 million resulted from the sale of
      an investment held by the company in an unaffiliated entity.

           The income tax  provision  for  the  current  quarter  and  first
      six-month  period  was  $0.5  million   and $1.1 million respectively,
      compared with $1.4 million and $3.2 million for  the  same  prior-year
      periods.   The  provisions  resulted  primarily from foreign and state
      taxes.

           In  November  1992,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board
      ("FASB")  issued  SFAS 112, "Employers' Accounting for Post-Employment
      Benefits".  In May 1993, the FASB issued SFAS 114 and 115, "Accounting
      by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan"  and  "Accounting  for  Certain
      Investments  in  Debt  and Equity Securities", respectively.  SFAS 112
      and SFAS 115 are effective for fiscal years beginning  after  December
      15,  1993.   SFAS  114  is effective for fiscal years commencing after
      December 15, 1994.  The company will  implement  these  statements  as
      required.   The future adoption of SFAS 112, SFAS 114 and SFAS 115 are
      not expected to have a material effect on the  company's  consolidated
      financial position or results of operations.

           The  revenue  improvement  during  the current quarter reinforces
      management's belief in the company's product and  marketing  strategy.
      Management  expects  revenues  from the MV proprietary product line to
      contribute a less significant  percentage  of  the  company's  overall
      revenues  in  future  quarters.  In light of the significant change in
      industry trends from  proprietary  to  open  systems  technology,  the
      company remains very cautious for the remainder of fiscal 1994.

                            PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

      Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

           In  a  previously reported action, in the U.S. District Court for
      the District of Massachusetts, a jury, on January  28,  1993,  awarded
      the company $52.3 million in damages and related interest from Grumman
      Systems  Support  Corporation ("Grumman") for infringing the company's
      copyrights  and  misappropriating  trade  secrets  relating   to   the
      company's proprietary MV/ADEX diagnostic software.  The award includes
      approximately  $15.9  million  in  pre-judgment  interest.  On May 13,
      1993, Grumman's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and/or
      for a new trial was rejected.  Grumman has appealed and on December 8,
      1993, the appeal was argued to the United States First  Circuit  Court
      of  Appeals.   The  appeal  remains  undecided.   The company will not
      recognize the award in its financial statements until it  is  received
      or  assured.  The company has deferred legal costs incurred subsequent
      to the jury verdict in order to match these costs with the award  when
      recognized.

      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

           (a)  The   Annual   Meeting   of  Stockholders  of  Data  General
                Corporation was held January 26, 1994.

           (b)  During the meeting, stockholders elected  the  following  as
                directors of Data General:

                     Frederick R. Adler
                     Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
                     John G. McElwee
                     Ronald L. Skates
                     Donald H. Trautlein

                The directors were elected by the following voting breakdowns:

                Director             Votes For        Votes Withheld
                Adler                28,641,442          478,987
                Colloredo-Mansfeld   28,656,887          463,542
                McElwee              28,638,678          481,751
                Skates               28,654,661          465,768
                Trautlein            28,641,721          478,708

           (c)  By 26,992,438 affirmative votes, with 5,476,423 voted for by
                proxies  of  unmarked  proxy  cards,  (1,398,271 against and
                729,720 abstained), the stockholders approved a proposal  to
                increase  the  number  of shares of common stock that may be
                issued through the Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan to
                8,600,000 shares from 6,600,000 shares.

           (d)  By 25,064,119 affirmative votes, with 5,476,423 voted for by
                proxies of unmarked  proxy  cards,  (3,200,898  against  and
                855,412  abstained), the stockholders approved a proposal to
                adopt the 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan which
                grants the option to purchase shares of Common Stock of  the
                company to each non-employee director.

      Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

           (a)  Exhibits:

           11.  Computation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share.

           20.  Second  Quarter 1994 Interim Report of Data General Corpora-
                tion.

           (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the current quarter
                ended March 26, 1994.




                                    SIGNATURE



           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange  Act  of
      1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
      behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                       DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)



                                         /s/ Arthur W. DeMelle
                                             Arthur W. DeMelle
                                            Vice President
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                        Chief Accounting Officer

      Dated:  May 4, 1994

                                      EXHIBITS



      Index to Exhibits.


      11.  Computation of primary and fully diluted earnings per share.

      20.  Second Quarter 1994 Interim Report of Data General Corporation.



                                                                      EXHIBIT 11

                                    DATA GENERAL CORPORATION

                  COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY AND FULLY DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                          (Unaudited)
                            (In thousands except per share amounts)

                                     Quarter Ended       Six Months Ended
                                  March 26,  March 27,  March 26,  March 27,
                                    1994       1993       1994       1993
Primary earnings per share:
Net loss. . . . . . . . . . . .   $(47,989)   $(7,581)  $(69,080)   $(6,822)

Weighted average shares
  outstanding . . . . . . . . .     35,649     34,302     35,491     34,028

Incremental shares from use of
  treasury stock method for stock
  options . . . . . . . . . . .         --         --         --        817

Common and common equivalent
  shares, where applicable. . .     35,649     34,302     35,491     34,845

Net loss per share. . . . . . .     $(1.35)    $(0.22)    $(1.95)    $(0.20)

Earnings per share assuming full
  dilution:(a)
Net loss  . . . . . . . . . . .   $(47,989)   $(7,581)  $(69,080)   $(6,822)

Weighted average shares
  outstanding . . . . . . . . .     35,649     34,302     35,491     34,028

Incremental shares from use of
  treasury stock method for stock
  options . . . . . . . . . . .         --         --         --        817

Common and common equivalent
  shares assuming full dilution     35,649     34,302     35,491     34,845

Net loss per share. . . . . . .     $(1.35)    $(0.22)    $(1.95)    $(0.20)



(a) For the quarters and six-month periods ended March 26, 1994 and March 27,
    1993, the assumed conversion of convertible debentures, giving effect to the
    incremental shares and the adjustment to reduce interest expense, was anti-
    dilutive and has therefore been excluded from the computation.





TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS, CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES:
CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES:



     Data General reported a net loss of $48.0 million, or $1.35 per share,
including a restructuring charge of $35.0 million, for its second quarter of
fiscal 1994, which ended March 26, 1994.  For the second quarter last year, the
company reported a net loss of $7.6 million, or $.22 per share.

     Revenues for the second quarter were $282.9 million, an increase of 8.0
percent over the first fiscal quarter.  For the comparable quarter last year
the company reported revenues of $267.4 million.

     We are encouraged that our total revenues increased year over year as well
as compared to the prior quarter. Our AViiON(R) product line provided strong
revenue growth. Additionally, in Europe, while certain geographies continue to
be under severe economic and competitive pressure, total revenues recovered
somewhat from the disappointing levels of the first quarter.  We are also now
starting to see a solid and growing revenue contribution from our CLARiiON(TM)
storage line.

     Revenues from sales of our proprietary systems represented just 14 percent
of our total product revenues during the quarter.  During the same quarter a
year ago, revenues from the sales of proprietary systems were 29 percent of
total product revenues.  While we have made significant progress toward becoming
a supplier of open systems products and services, we continue to have a cost
structure that is out of line with an open systems business model.

     We have, therefore, identified additional cost reduction steps which
include further worldwide workforce reductions.  Assuming we can continue to
grow revenues, the cost actions we have initiated will help us achieve our
objective of returning to profitability.

     We expect that by the end of the fiscal 1994 the number of employees will
be between 5,500 and 5,700.  At the beginning of fiscal 1994, the number was
6,550.

     We continue to focus on balance sheet management.  Data General's financial
position remains strong with cash and marketable securities of $190.2 million at
the end of the second quarter, an increase of $22.2 million from the first
quarter.

     We are pleased with the recognition and acceptance that our AViiON family
continues to receive.  AViiON received another honor recently when the product
line was rated number one in customer satisfaction for the second consecutive
year in a survey of RISC-based server users conducted by Computerworld, a
leading industry publication.

     Approximately 75 percent of AViiON revenues during the quarter were
produced by the newest generation of systems, particularly our high-end AV 9500
and AV 8500 systems.  We expect that percentage will increase this quarter as
we begin shipping our most powerful AViiON, the 16-processor AV 9500.

     In just five years, the company has established an installed base of 25,000
AViiON systems, with a total value  of about $1.25 billion.

During the quarter, we strengthened the AViiON line with the announcement of a
new clustered capability, AV Clusters, that allows 24-hours-per day, 365-days-
per year access to data. We call this Global Availability.

     In addition, our CLARiiON Business Unit announced several new reseller
agreements during the quarter, including stategic partnerships with Memorex
Telex N.V. and Amdahl Corporation, for CLARiiON storage systems.  The Memorex
agreement extends CLARiiON's market penetration into the IBM AS/400 customer
base while the Amdahl agreement expands CLARiiON's position in the Sun
Microsystem SPARCserver marketplace.  We also extended the CLARiiON line to
support both NT and Netware-based servers.  CLARiiON can now support the
industry's broadest range of systems, from networked PCs to mainframes.

     For the first six months of fiscal 1994, Data General reported a net loss
of $69.1 million, or $1.95 per share, including the restructuring charge.  For
the same period last year, the company reported a net loss of $6.8 million, or
$.20 per share.

     Revenues for the first two quarters of 1994 totaled $544.1 million,
essentially the same as the comparable period last year.

     The revenue improvement during the second quarter reinforces our belief in
our product and marketing strategy. We are cautious for the short-term,
particularly as the third quarter has traditionally been a weak quarter for us.
But looking beyond that, our proven ability to grow revenues with world-class
products and services for the open system market, together with aggressive
management of our cost structure, should result in meeting our objective of
returning to profitability.


Respectfully submitted,

(signature)

Ronald L. Skates

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 2, 1994



DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)


                                     Quarter Ended       Six Months Ended
in thousands, except               Mar. 26,  Mar. 27,   Mar. 26,  Mar. 27,
net loss per share                  1994       1993      1994       1993

Revenues:
  Product . . . . . . . . . . . . $184,335   $167,341  $348,032   $342,990
  Service . . . . . . . . . . . .   98,592    100,117   196,122    204,108

    Total revenues. . . . . . . .  282,927    267,458   544,154    547,098

Costs and expenses:
  Cost of product revenues. . . .  122,814    102,238   234,417    205,979
  Cost of service revenues. . . .   62,970     58,126   120,526    117,734
  Research and development. . . .   22,720     25,941    46,236     51,853
  Selling, general, and
   administrative . . . . . . . .   87,037     85,847   174,060    172,073
  Restructure charge. . . . . . .   35,000         --    35,000         --

    Total costs and expenses. . .  330,541    272,152   610,239    547,639

Loss from operations. . . . . . .  (47,614)    (4,694)  (66,085)      (541)


Interest income . . . . . . . . .    1,317      2,126     2,771      4,298
Interest expense. . . . . . . . .    3,545      3,613     7,019      7,379
Other income. . . . . . . . . . .    2,353         --     2,353         --

Loss before income taxes. . . . .  (47,489)    (6,181)  (67,980)    (3,622)
Income tax provision. . . . . . .      500      1,400     1,100      3,200

Net loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . $(47,989)  $ (7,581) $(69,080)  $ (6,822)

Net loss per share. . . . . . . .   $(1.35)    $(0.22)   $(1.95)    $(0.20)

Weighted average shares outstand-
  ing, including common stock
  equivalents where applicable. .   35,649     34,302    35,491     34,845


No cash dividends have been declared or paid since inception.

The  accompanying  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are
an integral part of these financial statements.

DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



                                                         (Unaudited)
                                                           Mar. 26,   Sept. 25,
dollars in thousands                                         1994        1993

Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and temporary cash investments . . . . . . . . . . $128,781    $119,560
  Marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   61,385      72,395
  Receivables, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  269,867     285,481
  Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  110,014     101,827
  Other current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   35,320      32,397

    Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  605,367     611,660

Property, plant, and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . .  175,859     177,551
Other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   73,482      77,118

                                                          $854,708    $866,329

Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
  Notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  2,272    $  2,267
  Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  109,042      85,571
  Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  239,945     215,070

    Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  351,259     302,908

Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  158,357     158,352

Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   32,141      27,992

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock:
    Outstanding -- 35,869,000 shares at Mar. 26, 1994
    and 35,267,000 shares at Sept. 25, 1993 (net of
    deferred compensation of $10,634 at Mar. 26, 1994
    and $11,619 at Sept. 25, 1993). . . . . . . . . . . .  428,793     422,589
  Accumulated deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (98,310)    (29,230)
  Cumulative translation adjustment . . . . . . . . . . .  (17,532)    (16,282)

    Total stockholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  312,951     377,077

                                                          $854,708    $866,329



The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.

DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)


                                                           Six Months Ended
                                                          Mar. 26,    Mar. 27,
in thousands                                                1994        1993

Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$(69,080)    $ (6,822)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
   net cash provided from (used by) operating activities:
    Depreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40,252       41,725
    Amortization of capitalized software development costs  8,959        7,892
    Other non-cash items, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17,004       17,866
    Change in operating assets and liabilities. . . . . .  51,546      (18,951)

    Net cash provided from operating activities . . . . .  48,681       41,710

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment . . . . (47,714)     (51,195)
  Net proceeds from (purchases of) marketable securities.  11,010       (5,897)
  Capitalized software development costs. . . . . . . . .  (9,000)     (10,658)
  Net proceeds from (purchases of) investments. . . . . .   3,793           --

    Net cash used by investing activities . . . . . . . . (41,911)     (67,750)

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Cash provided from stock plans. . . . . . . . . . . . .   3,629        5,845
  Increase in notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      --           47
  Repayment of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  (1,234)          --

    Net cash provided from financing activities . . . . .   2,395        5,892

Effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations
  on cash and temporary cash investments. . . . . . . . .      56       (5,824)

Increase (decrease) in cash and
  temporary cash investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9,221      (25,972)
Cash and temporary cash investments - beginning of period 119,560      139,445

Cash and temporary cash investments - end of period . . .$128,781     $113,473

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Interest paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  6,513     $  6,615
  Income taxes paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  1,232     $  1,501

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year
presentation.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an
integral part of these financial statements.

DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)


Note 1.  Consolidated Balance Sheet Details

                                                          Mar. 26,   Sept. 25,
in thousands                                                1994        1993

Inventories:
  Raw materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  8,084    $  6,665
  Work in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31,408      27,778
  Finished systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   33,995      31,566
  Field engineering parts and components. . . . . . . . .   36,527      35,818
                                                          $110,014    $101,827

Property, plant, and equipment:
  Property, plant, and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . $674,445    $659,439
  Accumulated depreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (498,586)   (481,888)
                                                          $175,859    $177,551

Note 2.  Restructuring

  Loss from  operations  for  the  current  quarter  includes  a  $35  million
provision  for  estimated  expenses  resulting  from  costs  associated with a
worldwide workforce reduction and the writedown of net book  value  of  fixed
assets resulting from the consolidation of certain activities in the European
marketplace.  The provision relating to the workforce reduction is primarily for
salary  and  benefit  continuation  and outplacement service.

Note 3.  Income Taxes

  In  the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  1994,  the company adopted Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 109, "Accounting  for  Income  Taxes".
SFAS  109  is an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of
deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future  tax  consequences
of  events  that have been recognized in the company's financial statements or
tax returns.  In  estimating  future  tax  consequences,  SFAS  109  generally
considers  all  expected future events other than enactments of changes in the
tax law or rates.   Previously,  the  company  used  the  SFAS  96  asset  and
liability  approach  that  gave no recognition to future events other than the
recovery of assets and settlement of liabilities at  their  carrying  amounts.
The  implementation  of  SFAS 109 did not have a material effect on either the
company's consolidated financial  position  or  results  of  operations.   The
company has a valuation allowance which offsets, in all material respects,
gross deferred tax assets existing as of March 26, 1994.

Note 4.  Litigation

  In a previously reported action, in the U.S. District Court for the District
of Massachusetts, a jury, on January  28,  1993,  awarded  the  company  $52.3
million   in  damages  and  related  interest  from  Grumman  Systems  Support
Corporation  ("Grumman")  for  infringing   the   company's   copyrights   and
misappropriating  trade  secrets relating to the company's proprietary MV/ADEX
diagnostic software.   The  award  includes  approximately  $15.9  million  in
pre-judgment  interest.   On  May  13,  1993,  Grumman's  motion  for judgment
notwithstanding the verdict and/or for a new trial was rejected.  Grumman  has
appealed  and  on  December  8, 1993, argued its case to the United States
First Circuit Court of Appeals.  The company will not recognize the  award  in
its  financial  statements  until  it is received or assured.  The company has
deferred legal costs incurred subsequent to the jury verdict in order to match
these costs with the award when recognized.

Note 5.  Basis of Presentation

  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited  condensed  consol-
idated  financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal re-
curring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation.  The company's
accounting policies are described  in  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
Statements in the company's 1993 Annual Report.  The results of operations for
the  quarter  ended  March  26,  1994,  are  not necessarily indicative of the
results for the entire fiscal year.



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