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                            NEWS RELEASE
                      FOR RELEASE JAN. 23,1990

                 INTERPHASE CONTROLLERS ENABLE MIPS
               COMPUTERS TO CONNECT TO FDDI NETWORKS


    WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 23, 1990 -- FDDI node controllers from
Interphase Corporation are being used in a demonstration of fiber
optic networking capabilities by MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., in its
booth (No. 1230) at UniForum this week.
    FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) is an ANSI
specification for a 100 megabits per second (Mbits/s) fiber optic
network.
    In the demonstration, MIPS is using two of Interphase's V/FDDI
3211 Falcons to transfer data between two MIPS RC3260TM RlSComputersTM
over an FDDI network. The RC3260 is a departmental server that
delivers 20 VAXTM MIPS (million instructions per second) of
performance (where one MIPS is equivalent to the performance of a VAX
11/780). Interphase's V/FDDI Falcon is a high-speed FDDI node
controller that connects VMEbus-based computer systems or workstations
to an FDDI network.
    Interphase is a leading supplier of high performance networking
and peripheral controllers for open system computers.  The company
currently MIPS Computers its V/SMD 440 Phoenix and V/SMD 4200 Cheetah
disk controllers, its V/Ethernet 4207 node controller and its V/SCSI
4210 Jaguar host bus adapter.  MIPS designs, manufactures and markets
computer systems based on Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC)
technology.
    "MIS Computers' customers have been asking for standards-based
high-speed networking," said Michael Szabados, director of network
marketing at MIPS. "Working with third parties like Interphase, e can
provide a timely solution to these needs."
    "Fiber optics and FDDI will provide the next generation
technology for local area networks (LANs)," said Michael E. Cope,
President and CEO of Interphase.  "With the Falcon and our newest FDDI
introduction, the V/FDDI 4211 Peregrine, we provide the kind of FDDI
solutions OEMs and system integrators are looking for."
    Interphase's 4211 Peregrine, which is being introduced at
UniForum, is a powerful FDDI node processor that uses Advanced Micro
Devices's RISC processor, the AM29000.  The Am29000 is capable of
processing 14 million instructions per second in this type of
application.
    Interphase products include disk, tape and networking controllers
and subsystems that serve the VMEbus, Multibus and EISA markets, and
the Sun Microsystems aftermarket. The company sells to computer OEMs,
VARs and users through a worldwide sales network. Interphase was
founded in 1974 and had its initial public offering of stock in 1984.
Its stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol INPH. The company is
located at 13800 Senlac, Dallas, TX 75234. Telephone: (214) 919-9000

Interphase is a trademark of Interphase Corporation.
Multibus is a trademark of INTEL Corporation.
UNIX is a trademark of AT&T.
MIPS is a registered trademark, and RC3260 is a trademark of MIPS Computer
Systems, Inc.