============================================================================== 			 UNITED STATES 		 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 			 Washington, D.C. 20449 				 FORM 15 		 CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION 		 OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) 		 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 		 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 		 Commission File Number: 1-5296 		 ------------------------------ 		 Digital Equipment Corporation ----------------------------------------------------------------- 	 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 			 111 Powdermill Road 		 Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-1418 			 (978) 493-5111 			 -------------- (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) 		 Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share 	 ---------------------------------------------- 	 (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form) Series A 8 7/8% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Title of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains) Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports: Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i) [X] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) [X] Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i) [ ] Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ] Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ] 						Rule 15d-6 [ ] Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: One Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Digital Equipment Corporation has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person. 					 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION Dated as of June 11, 1998 By: /s/ Ben K. Wells 					 ---------------- 					 Name: Ben K. Wells 					 Title: Vice President 						 and Assistant Treasurer ==============================================================================