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                                                                     EXHIBIT 12
                                                      FORM 10-Q for the Quarter 
                                                           Ended March 31, 1995
                                                               File No. 1-11237
     
     
                          AT&T CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                             COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO
                                        FIXED CHARGES
                                   (Dollars in Thousands)
                                         (Unaudited)
     
                                                                 For the 
                                                            Three Months Ended
                                                              March 31, 1995
                                                                           
     
     Earnings from continuing operations:
     
     Income before income taxes                                $ 41,975
     
     add:  Fixed charges included in income before taxes         95,718
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     Total earnings from continuing operations, as adjusted     137,693
     
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     Total fixed charges*                                      $ 95,718
     
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     Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                            1.44
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     *   Fixed charges include interest on indebtedness and the portion of
     rentals representative of the interest factor.