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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF QUANTUM CORPORATION FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1997.

1,000 12-MOS MAR-31-1997 MAR-31-1997 345,125 0 898,087 10,610 252,802 1,688,419 633,897 226,691 2,158,263 815,578 419,018 0 3,888 459,800 426,392 2,158,263 5,319,457 5,319,457 4,550,716 4,550,716 527,210 0 47,882 200,696 52,181 148,515 0 0 0 148,515 1.21 1.03