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                                                        The Florida SunFlash

      Sun's Earning and Revenues (Third Fiscal Quarter) Up

SunFLASH Vol 40 #31					          April 1992 
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		SUN MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES RECORD REVENUES 
              AND INCREASED EARNINGS FOR THIRD FISCAL QUARTER 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.  --  April 22, 1992 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
(SUNW), today reported that revenues for its third fiscal quarter ended
March 27, 1992, rose more than 12% to a record level of $952.2 million,
over the $848.3 million reported for the corresponding period of fiscal
1991.  Net income for the third quarter increased nearly 5% to $61.4
million, or $0.60 per share, from the $58.7 million, or $0.56 per
share, for the same period a year ago.  Sun Microsystems Computer
Corporation shipped a record 52,000 revenue units, including desktop
computers and servers (exclusive of upgrades).  SunSoft, Inc.,
distributed a record number of UNIX(R) licenses, more than 70,000, to
users of SPARCR-based and Intel(R)-based platforms, manufacturers of
SPARC-based platforms, and other licensees.

For the first nine months of fiscal 1992, Sun recorded revenues
of $2.62 billion, up 15% from the same period a year earlier.  Net
income for the nine-month period increased more than 9% to $135.6
million, or $1.34 per share, from the $123.9 million, or $1.21 per
share, reported in the corresponding period a year ago.

 Kevin C. Melia, Sun's chief financial officer, said, "We are
pleased with our third quarter results.  Led by Japan, year-over-year
demand for our product offerings during the just-ended quarter was
especially robust in the Pacific Rim, while the United States and
Europe experienced more modest growth rates.  Revenue per employee for
the past 12 months reached $283,000, another record.  The company's
return on net assets before interest and taxes, RONABIT, increased to
45% from 37% a year ago, further demonstrating our competitive
strengths as a low-cost producer and the volume leader in our
industry.  Our cash portfolio reached a record level of $928 million."

Sun Microsystems, Inc., is an integrated portfolio of businesses
that supply distributed computing technologies, products and services.
Its innovative open client-server computing solutions include networked
workstations and multiprocessing servers, operating system software,
silicon designs and other value-added technologies.  According to
analysts, the company's products command the largest share of one of
the computer industry's fastest growing market segments:  workstations
and servers.  Founded in 1982, Sun is a Fortune 150 company
headquartered in Mountain View, California.



Analyst contact:   Thomas J. Meredith 	 (415) 336-0245
		   Richard H. Van Hoesen (415) 336-0117

Press contact:     Cindee Mock  	 (415) 336-3563

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