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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

Sun Microsystems Announces Slightly Higher Earnings For First Fiscal Quarter
   
SunFLASH Vol 35 #1					       November 1991 
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- October 23, 1991 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(SUNW), today reported that net income for its first quarter ended
September 27, 1991 improved slightly to $26.8 million, or $0.27 per
share, compared with $26.1 million, or $0.26 per share, for the
corresponding period of fiscal 1991.  Revenues for the quarter were
$754.9 million, an 11% increase over the $677.0 million reported for
the same period a year ago.

Kevin C. Melia, Sun's chief financial officer, said,  "Our fiscal 1992
first quarter results are at the low end of the range that management
believed possible.  As we stated in our previous two earnings releases,
the seasonality prevalent in the computer industry is now a factor for
Sun.  In those releases, we cautioned against expecting sequential
quarterly gains in revenues, net income or earnings per share,
especially in the first quarter of each fiscal year.  Our first quarter
results demonstrate the effectiveness of our leveraged business model
in dealing with the types of uncertainty inherent in the computer
industry."

Melia went on to state, "Our revenue per employee for the last 12
months improved, to $265,000, and is among the best in the industry.
Our balance sheet and cash position remain strong, reflecting our
continued emphasis on asset management, expense controls, and judicious
and conservative hiring."

The company believes that year-over-year comparisons are more
indicative of the company's true performance, progress and position in
the industry than are sequential quarterly comparisons.  Melia added,
"We continue to be cautious in our outlook for the remainder of the
calendar year because of the overall volatility of the industry."


Analyst contact: Thomas J. Meredith (415) 336-0245 Press contact:
Cindee Mock (415) 336-3563

Sun Microsystems, Inc., is one of the world's leading suppliers of
client-server computing solutions that feature networked workstations
and servers that store, process and distribute information.  According
to analysts, Sun's products command the largest share of one of the
computer industry's fastest growing market segments: workstations and
servers.  The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in
Mountain View, California.

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