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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 8, 2000 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Storage Technology
Corporation, which appears in Storage Technology Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Denver, Colorado
May 31, 2000