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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                             Current Report Pursuant
  
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 26, 2000
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                            SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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           (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
          001-11403                                  94-2612933
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   (Commission File Number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California               95066
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   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)
  
                                 (831) 438-6550
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
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       On January 26, 2000, Seagate Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation
  ("Seagate"), announced that it has entered into a Settlement Agreement
  ("Agreement") with Rodime PLC regarding a patent infringement complaint filed by
  Rodime PLC against Seagate on November 18, 1992.  Pursuant to the Agreement,
  Seagate will be released from all patent and tort claims in exchange for a one
  time payment of $45 million.  A copy of Seagate's Press Release is attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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        (c)  Exhibits
  
                  Exhibit
                  Number            Description
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                  99.1              Press Release dated January 26, 2000
  
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                                   SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Dated:  January 27, 2000
  
                                        SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                        By: /s/ William L. Hudson
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                                           William L. Hudson
                                           Senior Vice President, General
                                           Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  
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                            SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
  
           Exhibit
           Number            Description
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           99.1              Press Release dated January 26, 2000
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                             Current Report Pursuant
  
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  January 26, 2000
                                                        -----------------
  
                            SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  
                                    Delaware
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
          001-11403                                  94-2612933
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (Commission File Number)              (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California               95066
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   (Address of Principal Executive Offices)            (Zip Code)
  
                                 (831) 438-6550
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Item 5.  Other Events.
           ------------
  
       On January 26, 2000, Seagate Technology, Inc. a Delaware corporation
  ("Seagate"), announced that it has entered into a Settlement Agreement
  ("Agreement") with Rodime PLC regarding a patent infringement complaint filed by
  Rodime PLC against Seagate on November 18, 1992.  Pursuant to the Agreement,
  Seagate will be released from all patent and tort claims in exchange for a one
  time payment of $45 million.  A copy of Seagate's Press Release is attached
  hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
           ---------------------------------
  
        (c)  Exhibits
  
                  Exhibit
                  Number            Description
                  -------           -----------
                  99.1              Press Release dated January 26, 2000
  
                                        -2-
  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
       Dated:  January 27, 2000
  
                                        SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                        By: /s/ William L. Hudson
                                           -----------------------
                                           William L. Hudson
                                           Senior Vice President, General
                                           Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  
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  SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  
                                    FORM 8-K
  
                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  
           Exhibit
           Number            Description
           -------           -----------
           99.1              Press Release dated January 26, 2000