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                  U.S.ROBOTICS ENHANCES SPORTSTER AND WORLDPORT
                           PRODUCT LINES WITH FAX

                Fax Modem Users Have Desktop, Portable, PC-internal,
                        Macintosh and Palmtop Options

          SKOKIE, Il. -- March 23, 1992 -- U.S.Robotics today announced
          the addition of ten new fax/data modems to its Sportster and
          WorldPort product lines. The first of these products to ship
          will be the WorldPort Palmtop Fax/Data modem (March) and the
          Sportster high-speed fax products (April). All of U.S.Robotics'
          fax/data modems, which include 9600 bps Group III fax and data
          speeds ranging from 2400 bps to 14,400 bps, will be shown in April
          during Spring COMDEX, Booth #W2347.

          "Adding fax/data modems to these popular product lines provides
          a strong one-vendor solution for any customer's data communications
          needs," said Marshall Toplansky, U.S.Robotics vice president of
          marketing. "Our new fax/data modem lineup gives U.S. Robotics
          resellers a product for every customer, including products for home
          office, entry-level, small business and portable use."

          The new Sportster and WorldPort fax products are designed for ease
          of use. The included fax software is intuitive and user-friendly,
          even for complex operations such as sending broadcast, or group
          faxes, performing background operations, and sending delayed faxes
          with a specific date and time for transmission. The fax products
          include these features, plus phone books to store frequently-used
          phone numbers and fax groups, logs that record both incoming and
          outgoing faxes, and "quick fax" or "express fax" capabilities for
          short faxes.

          What sets these fax modems apart from others is that they include
          U.S.Robotics-designed software, providing complete compatibility
          and allowing them to function seamlessly as integrated products.
          With the exception of the Sportster products for the Appler
          Macintosht, all the new fax products include fax software designed
          and developed by U.S. Robotics.

          "We've leveraged our hardware and software design expertise to
          produce hardware and software that functions as one product," added
          Toplansky. "We've made our easy-to-use data modems into easy-to-use
          fax/data products."

          Sportster Products
          The first fax products to ship in the Sportster product line,
          designed for entry-level, home-office and small business customers,
          will be high-speed fax/data modems. Sportster fax modems, with the
          exception of the products designed for the Apple Macintosh, will be
          available in external and internal form factors, and range in price
          from $229 to $599. The products will include 9600 bps Group III fax
          capabilities, BLAST FAX software, designed and developed by
          U.S.Robotics, and a choice of data speeds ranging from 2400 bps to
          14,400 bps (V.22 bis, V.32 or V.32 bis data transmission).

          BLAST FAX software makes sending a fax as easy as printing a
          document. A document is selected with simple commands and sent via
          BLAST FAX's dialing directory, which allows users to pre-program
          frequently-used fax numbers.

          With BLAST FAX, What You See Is What You GetBLAST FAX performs
          advanced features not found in many fax software packages, including
          attribute retention, which permits users to fax a document and
          retain such attributes as bold type, italics, etc. Using attribute
          retention, users have "WYSIWYG" capabilities; the document they see
          onscreen will look exactly the same when faxed.

          Other important features of BLAST FAX software include: background
          operation; delayed send capabilities; and group broadcast
          capabilities. Background operation enables the sending and receiving
          of faxes in the background while working in other applications.
          Delayed send allows users to prepare documents in advance,
          specifying a time and date for transmission. This feature reduces
          fax costs by allowing the user to send faxes when phone line
          costs are lower. Group broadcast capabilities allow the sending of
          multiple faxes simultaneously, each with an automatically-generated
          custom cover sheet.

          Sportster high-speed fax modem products will ship in April;
          Sportster 2400 bps medium-speed fax modem products will ship in May.

          Macintosh Products
          U.S. Robotics' fax/data products designed for the Apple Macintosh
          include Macintosh-compatible FAXSTFt software from STF Technologies,
          Inc. The Sportster 14,400 Mac&Fax has 9600 bps Group III fax
          capability with a 14,400 bps CCITT V.32 bis data channel, and is
          scheduled to ship in April. The Sportster 2400 Mac&Fax has 9600 bps
          Group III fax capability with a 2400 bps data channel, and will
          ship in May. The bundled FAXSTF software includes features such as
          background operations, delayed send and group broadcast. The modems
          are priced at $599 and $329, respectively.

          WorldPort Products
          The WorldPort portable product line currently includes eight
          products, three of which have fax capabilities. The WorldPort
          products, widely known as the most complete portable modems,
          include features such as dual phone jacks, LEDs, speakers and an
          acoustic interface.

          The WorldPort brand, which includes the world's first portable V.32
          modem, now scores another coup with the fully-featured WorldPort
          9696, the first portable modem to combine V.32/9600 bps data
          capability with send-and-receive Group III fax capability and MNP
          2-5 error control and data compression. The WorldPort 9696 features
          9600 bps CCITT V.32 data transmission, and with MNP 5, has a maximum
          effective throughput of 19,200 bps. It includes WorldPort Fax
          Software, and will ship May 31 for a list price of $699.

          All WorldPort fax/data modems with WorldPort Fax Software include
          delayed send capabilities, allowing users to prepare documents in
          advance, specifying a time and date for transmission. WorldPort fax
          modem users can also send and receive faxes in the background while
          working in other applications, and can send group faxes, which
          allow the sending of multiple faxes simultaneously.

          WorldPort Palmtop: Only Palmtop Modem With ASCII Fax Capability
          In addition, the WorldPort line will include the new WorldPort
          Palmtop Fax/Data modem, a 9600 bps send-fax modem with 2400 bps
          data communications capabilities. Designed specifically for palmtop
          or hand-held computers, such as the Hewlett-Packard 95LX and the
          Sharp Wizard, the WorldPort Palmtop is the only palmtop modem in the
          world capable of sending ASCII text as a fax without using fax
          software.

          The product bypasses the need for software by automatically
          converting ASCII text into fax format for transmission. Its ability
          to fax documents without fax software saves the palmtop's valuable
          memory space for other applications. The WorldPort Palmtop Fax/Data
          modem will ship in March, at a suggested list price of $249.

          U.S.Robotics Fax Modems Provide Cost Savings
          Computer-based fax has several advantages over stand-alone fax
          machines, including cost-savings and increased time-efficiency.
          According to the International Computer Facsimile Association, it
          takes approximately 10 minutes to send a conventional document via
          fax (time includes printing a document, retrieving it from the
          printer, walking to the fax machine, feeding the document, and
          waiting for transmission to be completed).  In contrast, sending a
          document via computer-based fax takes approximately one minute --
          or one-tenth of the time.

          "Fax has complete acceptance in the business world," added
          U.S.Robotics' Toplansky. "Everyone takes advantage of the
          simplicity and convenience of faxing. Now U.S.Robotics modems
          provide the added convenience of an easy-to-use, fully-functional
          fax machine and a high- or medium-speed modem integrated in one
          piece of hardware."

          Higher Image Quality Via Computer-Based Fax
          Conventional fax machines scan documents, the primary cause of image
          distortion. Images sent via fax modem bypass the scanning process
          and are significantly clearer than traditionally-faxed documents.

          U.S.Robotics, Inc., (NASDAQ: USRX) is a leading designer,
          manufacturer and marketer of data communications hardware and
          software. Product lines include the Shared Access communications
          resource-sharing products; Total Control modem management system
          for central data sites; BLAST software products for terminal
          emulation, file transfer and remote control; Courier modems for
          corporate users; WorldPort portable modems for traveling
          professionals;  and Sportster modems for small business, home office
          and entry-level users. Both corporate headquarters and manufacturing
          operations are based in Skokie, Ill.  U.S.Robotics owns and
          operates Miracom Technology Ltd., Slough, England, and U.S.Robotics,
          s.a., Lille, France. The company markets its products to business,
          industry, government agencies and original equipment manufacturers.

          New Sportster and WorldPort Products:

          Product:                                          Price:   Ship Date:

          SPORTSTER FAX MODEM PRODUCTS*
          Sportster 14,400 Fax: Fax/data modem including      $549      April
          14,400 bps data capability and Group III fax.

          Sportster 14,400/PC Fax: Internal version of the    $499      April
          Sportster 14,400 Fax for IBM PCs and compatibles.

          Sportster 9600 Fax: The Sportster 9600 V.32 modem,  $439      April
          combined with Group III 9600 bps fax capability.

          Sportster 9600/PC Fax: Internal version of the      $409    April
          Sportster 9600 Fax.

          Sportster 2400 Fax: A Group III 9600 bps fax modem  $249         May
          with 2400 bps data capability.

          Sportster 2400/PC Fax: Internal version of the      $229      May
          Sportster 2400 Fax.


          MACINTOSH FAX MODEM PRODUCTS*
          Sportster 14,400 Mac&Fax: A Group III fax modem     $599    April
          combined with V.32 bis data capability,
          designed for the Apple Macintosh.
          Includes Mac-compatible fax software.

          Sportster 2400 Mac&Fax: A Group III fax modem          $329    May
          combined with 2400 bps data capability,
          designed for the Apple Macintosh.
          Includes Mac-compatible fax software.

          *All new Sportster products include V.42 error control, V.42 bis
          data compression, MNP 2-4 error control and MNP 5 data compression.


          PORTABLE FAX/DATA PRODUCTS
          WorldPort 9696: A portable Group III fax modem      $699    May
          withCCITT V.32 9600 bps data capability.

          WorldPort Palmtop Fax/Data Modem: A portable        $249    March
          send-fax modem with a 2400 bps data channel,
          designed for palmtop computers. Converts ASCII
          text into fax format without fax software.

          *Please refer reader inquiries to U.S. Robotics, Inc., at
          1-800-DIAL USR.

          *All product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective
          manufacturers.