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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF QUANTUM CORPORATION.

1,000 9-MOS 6-MOS 3-MOS MAR-31-1997 MAR-31-1997 MAR-31-1997 APR-01-1996 APR-01-1996 APR-01-1996 DEC-29-1996 SEP-29-1996 JUN-30-1996 219,315 148,594 140,036 0 0 0 815,617 762,845 743,719 12,486 11,188 13,498 252,825 358,859 449,521 1,495,370 1,477,253 1,533,734 606,869 576,076 563,388 203,409 189,813 179,289 1,972,065 1,941,202 1,991,579 669,940 590,425 727,740 605,422 727,065 654,692 0 0 0 0 0 0 346,743 326,187 316,195 338,728 286,293 281,720 1,972,065 1,941,202 1,991,579 3,755,598 2,277,646 1,153,502 3,755,598 2,277,646 1,153,502 3,263,384 2,000,889 1,012,223 3,263,384 2,000,889 1,012,223 372,122 136,214 125,814 0 0 0 37,861 24,006 10,272 82,231 11,373 5,193 21,380 2,957 1,350 60,851 8,416 3,843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60,851 8,416 3,843 0.54 0.07 0.03 0.46 0.07 0.03