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Microsoft News Release


     Microsoft Canada Inc.
     Alec Saunders
     (416) 568-0434 ext. 4068
     
     CMN, Creative Marketing Network Inc.
     Susan Taylor or Mary Sturgeon
     (416) 539-0694
     
                                            For Immediate Release
     
     Microsoft Stages World's Largest User Group Meeting
                  for MS-DOS 6 Introduction
 Over 600 members of The Personal Computer Club witness live
                     satellite broadcast
     
     TORONTO, Ont.  March 30, 1993  This evening, Bill Gates,
     chairman and C.E.O. of Microsoft Corporation, will host the
     presentation of the newest version of Microsoft's MS-DOS6
     operating system to over 15,000 PC user group members via
     satellite connection to 15 cities across North America.
     
     Participating in this precedent-setting event will be the
     600 member Personal Computer Club of Toronto. Other Canadian
     regional events are being held concurrently in Vancouver,
     Winnipeg and Montreal.
     
     "We are delighted that Microsoft has asked our members to
     participate in this event and thereby recognizes the
     importance and influence of the whole user group community
     here in Toronto and across Canada," said Geoffrey Cooper,
     president of the PCCT. "MS-DOS 6 has certainly been
     generating a lot of interest and excitement within the
     membership.
     
     "We have an adage in the computer business these days that
     `whatever hard disk space you have is never enough'. It's a
     refreshing change to find a product of this significance
     that actually helps extend the utility of PC users' existing
     equipment, rather than demanding more of the equipment, or
     requiring new equipment in order to run."
     
     The Personal Computer Club of Toronto is celebrating its
     10th anniversary this year, and is a volunteer, non-profit
     organization. The PCCT is also affiliated with APCHUG   the
     worldwide association of personal computer user groups.
     
     Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide
     leader in software for personal computers. The company
     offers a wide range of products and services for business
     and personal use, each designed with the mission of making
     it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of
     the full power of personal computing everyday.
     
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     Corporation.
     
     Editor's Note:
     For more information or interview requests of the Personal
     Computer Club of Toronto,
      please contact:
     Geoffrey Cooper
     (416) 633-6971