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Newswire

                            APRIL 18, 1985, THURSDAY

DISTRIBUTION: TO BUSINESS DESKS

LENGTH: 149 words

HEADLINE: DATAPOINT ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DATELINE: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, APRIL 18, 1985

 BODY:    DATAPOINT CORPORATION (NYSE) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT CLARK R. 
MANDIGO, PRESIDENT, ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, INC., HAS AGREED TO SERVE ON 
DATAPOINT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THAT HIS NOMINATION WILL BE VOTED ON 
AT THE COMPANY'S BOARD MEETING ON MAY 2.

   MANDIGO, 41, JOINED ENERGY RESERVES GROUP, A WICHITA, KANSAS-BASED OIL 
AND GAS EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, IN 1973 AND BECAME PRESIDENT 
IN 1983. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ENERGY RESERVES 
GROUP AND IS ALSO A DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE INC. AND UNITED 
STOCKYARDS CORPORATION.

   DATAPOINT CORPORATION ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RESIGNATIONS OF DR. GEORGE 
KOZMETSKY AND DR.  WILLIAM C. LEONE  AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.  DR. 
KOZMETSKY HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF DATAPOINT'S BOARD SINCE 1973 AND DR. LEONE 
SINCE 1976.

   CONTACT: J. G. MILNE, 512/699-4437 OR T. J. MOLDENHAUER, 512/699-4427, 
BOTH WITH DATAPOINT CORPORATION.




                                                                       
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