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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Paul T. Winn
President and CEO
703-802-9200

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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             GENICOM PURCHASES DIGITAL'S PRINTING SYSTEMS BUSINESS
               AND BECOMES EXCLUSIVE SUPPLIER OF DIGITAL-BRANDED
               PRINTER SOLUTIONS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORLDWIDE

CHANTILLY, VA August 11,1997--  GENICOM Corporation (Nasdaq: GECM) today
announced it has purchased Digital Equipment Corporation's (NYSE: DEC) Printing
Systems Business and will become Digital's exclusive supplier of
Digital-branded printer products.  This multi-year agreement is structured
around GENICOM assuming responsibility for Digital's printer business through
an in-sourcing program that aligns GENICOM's operations as close to the inside
of Digital as practical.

The parties have established a cooperative alliance where GENICOM provides a
broad line of products, business planning, technical support and distribution
services to Digital's marketing channels in each of their global geographies.
The parties also agreed to pursue joint marketing programs for each other's
capabilities, products and services.

As a result of this transaction, GENICOM will hire selected employees, acquire
certain assets, receive assignment and license rights for certain intellectual
properties, and have access to Digital's customer base.  Additionally, Digital
granted GENICOM a license to use the Digital Logo, DEC trademark and other
trademarks for programs within the cooperative alliance agreement.  This
transaction will be implemented in two phases.  The U.S. transition is
effective immediately.  The international transaction, which involves the sales
and marketing organization, will take place on a country-by-country basis over
the next several months.




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GENICOM anticipates revenue from this purchase to be approximately $100 million
annually.  Aligned to this opportunity, GENICOM has established a dedicated
sales and marketing organization, in each of Digital's global geographical
centers, to focus on Digital's channels and customers.  GENICOM has also opened
a new product marketing and engineering center in the Boston area, which will
tailor GENICOM's broad product line of printer products to include Digital
value-add for their multiple operating environments.

Paul T. Winn, President and CEO of GENICOM stated, "This transaction supports
both Digital's and GENICOM's long-term strategies to focus on core businesses.
Digital will strengthen its focus on core Alpha and x86 platforms,
workstations, personal computers for business, semiconductors, storage,
networking products, software and services, and the Internet and intranet;
GENICOM, through its Document Solutions company (DSC), will continue to
strengthen its position as a leader in midrange, client/server printing
solutions worldwide, providing a broad range of serial matrix, line matrix and
nonimpact printers, along with a complementary line of supplies, parts and
services.  Our strategy, to provide midrange printer solutions in multiple
technologies, has always been focused on selected vertical and horizontal
markets.  We view the Digital environment as a broad horizontal application
within this strategy."

"We are pleased with Digital's selection of GENICOM as their partner, and the
opportunity to provide printer solutions to their impressive customer base.
GENICOM's expansion, through Digital's channels in the Americas, Europe,
Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific, continues to increase our presence in the
global market.  We look forward to our new partnerships with Digital's printer
distributors and customers and expect to make this transaction as transparent
as possible."

GENICOM Corporation is an international supplier of network integration,
multivendor services and printer solutions.  The Enterprising Service Solutions
company (ESSC) provides integrated network solutions that include network
integration, professional services and help desk support, in addition to, logo
and multivendor on-site and off-site product repair and express parts.  The
Document Solutions company (DSC) designs and markets a wide range of computer
printer technologies for general purpose applications.  GENICOM is
headquartered within metropolitan Washington, D. C.



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The discussion above contains certain forward-looking statements as such term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Company
statements that are not historical facts, including statements about
management's expectations, are forward-looking statements and involve risks and
uncertainties.  Factors that could cause the Company's actual results to differ
materially from management's expectations include, but are not limited to, the
following: the Company's ability to secure new customers and maintain its
current customer base, risks associated with a new venture, the risk of
customer delays or cancellations, the impact of competition and other risks
detailed from time to time, in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


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