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           UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549
                                10-Q
(Mark One)
        /x/  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

             For the quarterly period ended June 29, 1996
             
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 No. 0-18033

                         EXABYTE CORPORATION
         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                        84-0988566
(State of Incorporation)     (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

                          1685 38th Street
                      Boulder, Colorado  80301
     (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)



                          (303) 442-4333
         (Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code)


     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 shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past ninety days.

      Yes          /X/                      No          /  /


As of July 30, 1996, there were 22,126,112 shares outstanding of the
Registrant's Common Stock (par value $0.001 per share).

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PART II.




Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)     Exhibit Index

          Exhibit
          Number               Description
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          27.0                 Financial Data Schedule



(b)     Reports on Form 8-K:  There were no reports on Form 8-K for the
          three month period ended June 29, 1996








































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SIGNATURES
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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.



                                  EXABYTE CORPORATION
                                  Registrant



Date                                 By   /s/Stephen F. Smith
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                                         Vice President, Chief Financial
                                         Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
                                         (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                         Officer)