@SUBJECT:USR Announces New Courier Products & Pricing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Product Information Editorial Contact:
Lauri Lentz, 708/982-5230
Business/Financial Editorial Contact:
Karen Novak, 708/982-5244  		

U.S. ROBOTICS ANNOUNCES PRICING FOR NEW "V.EVERYTHING" COURIER MODEMS
SUPPORTING EVERY HIGH-SPEED PROTOCOL
USR New Courier Modems Include V.32 terbo, V.Fast Class,
Free FLASH ROM Upgrade to ITU-T V.34 Standard

SKOKIE, Ill., -- May 9, 1994 -- U.S. Robotics, Inc., today announced pricing
on its new line of Courier modems, which support V.Fast Class, V.32 terbo and
the forthcoming ITU-T V.34 standard for 28.8 Kbps.  Pricing on the new
"V.Everything" modems ranges from $545 to $795; the products include a free,
software-downloadable upgrade to the V.34 standard.  The new Courier modems
will ship in early May; the V.34 upgrade will be available in June.

The Courier "V.Everything" products are the first and only to support all
three major high-speed protocols:  AT&T's V.32 terbo (19.2 Kbps); Rockwell's
V.Fast Class (28.8 Kbps); and V.34, the forthcoming ITU-T standard for
28.8 Kbps.  The modems are the only products to provide universal
compatibility at the highest speed possible.

Based on a new Courier modem platform, the new products are FLASH ROM-based,
for software-downloadable upgradability.  Using U.S. Robotics' proprietary,
DSP-based data pump, this architecture provides the flexibility to include
multiple high-speed protocols.

"Compatibility is a key concern for both our resellers and our customers,"
said Michael Seedman, U.S. Robotics vice president and general manager,
personal communications products group.   "The new Courier platform provides
a level of compatibility that no other company can match.  We're providing the
most connectible modems on the market for a very reasonable price, which puts
us in an excellent position to capture the 28.8 Kbps modem market."

The company is currently finishing a field trial of the new platform, which
began in mid-March.  Modems will begin shipment upon completion of the field
trial.  The new Courier products and prices are as follows:

Product Name:                                                    List Price:
Courier V.34 Ready Fax with V.FC and V.32 bis                          $ 595
Courier V.34 Ready Fax with V.FC and V.32 bis (internal)               $ 545
Courier Dual Standard V.34 Ready Fax with V.FC and V.32 bis            $ 795
Courier Dual Standard V.34 Ready Fax with V.FC and V.32 bis (internal) $ 745

The products will be available in external and internal versions, with
optional HST and HST Cellular capabilities.  HST is the company's proprietary
protocol for 16.8 Kbps, providing compatibility with the installed base of HST
modems; HST Cellular, introduced last year, provides high-speed cellular data
transmission.

The new Courier modems include several advanced features, including Quick
Connect, for shortened connect times, dial security, call selection, remote
configuration and V.25 bis, for synchronous environments.  The products will
also include U.S. Robotics' proprietary Adaptive Speed Leveling (ASL) for
increased throughput on Courier-to-Courier connections.

Additionally, the products provide ITU-T V.42 and V.42 bis error control and
data compression, as well as backward compatibility with V.32 bis, V.32 and
other standard modem protocols.

U.S. Robotics will provide an upgrade path to the new platform from previous
products; most Courier V.32 bis and all Courier V.32 terbo products are field
upgradable via a daughterboard swap.  Older model Courier modems may be traded
in through a program the company will implement this summer.

The company will continue to ship its current Courier V.32 terbo modems,
reducing pricing to bring them into line with the new products.  This new
pricing is effective May 9.  New Courier V.32 terbo prices follow:

                                Previous        New
Product Name:                 List Price:   List Price:
Courier V.32 terbo  	         $ 695         $ 475
Courier V.32 terbo/PC	         $ 645         $ 435
Courier V.32 terbo Fax	         $ 795         $ 495
Courier V.32 terbo Fax/PC        $ 745         $ 455
Courier HST Dual Standard Fax    $ 1295        $ 695
Courier HST Dual Standard Fax/PC $ 1245        $ 645

U.S. Robotics, Inc., (NASDAQ:USRX), is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of data communications systems and products.  Both corporate
headquarters and manufacturing operations are based in Skokie, Illinois.
U.S. Robotics owns and operates U.S. Robotics Ltd. in Slough, England,
U.S. Robotics, s.a. in Lille, France and P.N.B. s.a., based in Suresnes,
France.  The company markets its products to business, industry, government
agencies and original equipment manufacturers, and to end-users through the
personal computer distribution channel.

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