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Symbolics Announces Profitable Third Quarter



                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:  Ronald R. Benanto (617) 221-1045
          Francis J. Feeney, Jr. (617) 221-1052
          

          SYMBOLICS ANNOUNCES PROFITABLE THIRD QUARTER

   BURLINGTON, MASS., April 27, 1989 -- Symbolics, Inc., (NASDAQ: 
SMBX), today announced its third consecutive profitable quarter 
during its fiscal year 1989 for the period ending April 2, 1989.

   Revenues for the third quarter were $17,136,000.  This 
compares with revenues of $17,406,000 for the comparable quarter 
a year earlier and $16,647,000 reported for the previous quarter 
in 1989.  The second quarter to third quarter increase 
principally reflects increased shipments of Symbolics' new 
MacIvoryTM and XL400TM products, introduced earlier this year.

   Net income of $401,000, or $.01 per share, for the third 
quarter is comparable to the $415,000 and $432,000 net profits 
reported for the first and second fiscal quarters of 1989, 
respectively.  Year-to-date net income for the nine month period 
ended April 2, 1989 totals $1,248,000 or $.05 per share, and 
compares favorably to the $24,783,000, or $0.93 per share, net 
loss reported during the same nine month period a year ago, which 
included an unusual charge of $11,698,000 for corporate 
restructuring. 

   Commenting on the third quarter results, Jay Wurts, Symbolics' 
chairman, chief executive officer, and president, stated, "Our 
financial performance is in line with our expectations.  We 
continue to be encouraged both by the response of our customer 
base to our new Ivory-based products as well as by their renewed 
commitment to our existing hardware and software products."

   Symbolics, Inc., headquartered in Burlington, Mass., and with 
operations in Chatsworth, Calif., is the leading provider of 
symbolic processing systems used for the development and delivery 
of expert systems, computer aided software engineering (CASE), 
computer aided design and engineering (CAD/CAE) and advanced 
image generation and processing.

   MacIvory, Ivory and XL400 are trademarks of Symbolics, Inc.

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                         SYMBOLICS, INC.
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                           (Unaudited)
                                              

                                           Three Months Ended     
(In thousands, except shares            April 2,        April 3,  
and per share amounts)                    1989           1988    


Revenues                                $ 17,136       $ 17,406 
Cost of sales                              7,807          8,574 
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Gross profit                               9,329          8,832 
Operating expenses and unusual 
charges:
   Research and development (a)            1,934          3,655
   Selling, general & administrative       6,755         10,121 
   Unusual charges:
      o corporate restructuring              -              -   
      o buy-out of interest in 
        R&D joint venture                    -              -   
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Income <loss> from operations, 
   including unusual charges                 640         <4,944>
Interest <income>/expense, net               136            <41>
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Income <loss> before provision for  
   income taxes                              504         <4,903>
Provision for income taxes                   103            <11>
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Net income <loss>                       $    401       $ <4,892>
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Income <loss> per common share          $    .01       $   <.18>
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Weighted average number of shares  
   of common stock                 28,367,343          27,116,229         
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(a)  Under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting 
     Standards No. 86, "Accounting for the Costs of Computer 
     Software to be Sold, Leased or Otherwise Marketed", the 
     Company capitalized $479,000 of software production costs 
     in the third quarter of fiscal 1989, $1,464,000 in the 
     nine month period ending April 2, 1989 and $1,008,000 
     in the nine month period ended April 3, 1988.

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                         SYMBOLICS, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS



                                          April 2,      June 30,  
(In thousands)                             1989           1988   
                                        (Unaudited)    (Audited)
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ASSETS
Current assets:
   Cash and short-term investments      $ 8,568         $11,047 
   Accounts receivable                   16,203          13,284 
   Inventories                           14,606          16,209 
   Other current assets                   1,282           1,652  
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      Total current assets               40,659          42,192  
Property, plant and equipment            26,001          34,620  
Less accumulated depreciation and
   amortization                          19,329          27,626  
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Net property, plant & equipment           6,672           6,994  

Other assets                              3,614           3,171 
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                                        $50,945         $52,357 
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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urrent liabilities:
C   Accounts payable                     $ 5,545         $ 5,552
   Deferred revenues                      3,871           3,257 
   Current portion of long-term debt        694             845
   Accrued costs of corporate 
      restructuring                       3,241           5,269  
   Other current liabilities              7,602           7,682  
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      Total current liabilities          20,953          22,605  
Long-term debt                              542             682   
Accrued costs of corporate 
   restructuring                          7,243           8,284   
Deferred credits                            -               239   
Common shareholders' equity              22,207          20,547  
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                                        $50,945         $52,357 
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