Exhibit 99




                 DATA GENERAL TO REDEEM 7 3/4 PERCENT DEBENTURES


         WESTBORO,  Mass.,  July  18,  1997 -- Data  General  Corporation  today
announced that it will redeem all $125 million of its 7 3/4 percent  Convertible
Subordinated  Debentures due 2001. The redemption  will be effective  August 18,
1997.
         The debentures will be redeemed at a price of 103.1 percent of the
principal face value plus accrued interest through August 18.
         Alternatively,  the  debentures  may be converted  into common stock of
Data  General  at a  conversion  price of  $19.20  anytime  before  the close of
business on August 18.
         Coordination of the redemption will be handled by State Street Bank 
and Trust Company, Trustee for the  debentures.Data General (NYSE: DGN), based 
in Westboro, Massachusetts, specializes in servers, storage systems and related
software and services for customers worldwide.  The company reported revenues of
$1.3 billion during fiscal 1996.  Additional  information on the company,  its 
products,  and services is available on the Internet at http://www.dg.com.