As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 1996.

Registration No. 33-


                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 FORM S-8

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           QUANTUM CORPORATION
           (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)


        DELAWARE                                      94-2665054
   (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation or                       Identification No.)
          organization)


                          500 McCarthy Boulevard
                               Milpitas, CA 95035
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                          1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan
                            (Full title of the plan)


                               G. EDWARD MCCLAMMY
                         Acting Chief Financial Officer
                               QUANTUM CORPORATION
                             500 McCarthy Boulevard
                               Milpitas, CA 95035
                                 (408) 894-4000
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)



                                    Copy to:
                             Steven E. Bochner, Esq.
                             Jeffrey A. Herbst, Esq.
                       Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                           Palo Alto, California 94304


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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                 Proposed      Proposed
Title of                         Maximum       Maximum
Securities        Amount         Offering      Aggregate       Amount of
to be             to be          Price Per     Offering        Registration
Registered        Registered     Share (1)     Price(1)        Fee


Common Stock      2,167,827      $12.3125      $26,691,370     $9,203.92



(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of computing
the amount of the registration fee based on the prices of the Company's Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 7, 1996.



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QUANTUM CORPORATION

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission")

     a. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1996, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

     b.  The Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (File No. 33-72222), which became effective November
30, 1993.

     c. The description of the Company's Common Stock to be offered hereby
contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A which became
effective August 1, 1983, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

     All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.




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The following additional Exhibits are hereby enclosed for filing:

Exhibit
Number

5.1        Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.

23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

23.2       Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1       Power of Attorney (see page II-3).




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SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Milpitas, State of California, on this 12th day of
August, 1996.

                               QUANTUM CORPORATION


                              By    \s\ G. Edward McClammy
                                    G. Edward McClammy,
                                    Acting Chief Financial Officer









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II-2

POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Brown and G. Edward McClammy,
jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                  Title                                Date

\s\ MICHAEL A. BROWN       Chief Executive Officer            August 12, 1996
(Michael A. Brown)         (principal executive officer)



\s\ G. EDWARD MCCLAMMY     Acting Chief Financial Officer     August 12, 1996
(G. Edward McClammy)       (principal financial
                             and accounting officer)


\s\ STEPHEN M. BERKLEY     Chairman of the Board              August 12, 1996
(Stephen M. Berkley)


\s\ DAVID A. BROWN         Director                           August 12, 1996
(David A. Brown)


\s\ ROBERT J. CASALE       Director                           August 12, 1996
(Robert J. Casale)


\s\ EDWARD M. ESBER, JR.   Director                           August 12, 1996
(Edward M. Esber, Jr.)


\s\ STEVEN C. WHEELWRIGHT  Director                           August 12, 1996
(Steven C. Wheelwright)






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II-3

Exhibit Index


                                                               Sequentially
Exhibit                                                        Numbered
Number                                                         Page

5.1         Opinion of counsel as to legality of
            securities being registered.                         9

23.1        Consent of Ernst & Young LLP,
            Independent Auditors.                               10

23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in
            Exhibit 5.1)

24.1        Power of Attorney (see page II-3 of
            Registration Statement)                              5




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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





EXHIBITS



Registration Statement on Form S-8

Quantum Corporation

August 12, 1996


<PAGE>
EXHIBIT 5.1







August 9, 1996




Quantum Corporation
500 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA  95035

Re:      Registration Statement
         on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

         We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 12, 1996 (the
"Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an additional 2,167,827 shares of your
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"). As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are
familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the
sale and issuance of such Common Stock under the Plan.

         It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to
in the Plan and pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Plan, the Common
Stock issued and sold thereby will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.

         We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement, including any Prospectus constituting a part thereof,
and any amendments thereto.

                                    Very truly yours,


                                    WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                    Professional Corporation

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EXHIBIT 23.1


CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Quantum
Corporation of our report dated May 3, 1996, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Quantum Corporation included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.


                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP





Palo Alto, California
August 6, 1996
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 1996.

Registration No. 33-

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM S-8

         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                           QUANTUM CORPORATION
           (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                                      94-2665054
   (State or other jurisdiction                    (I.R.S. Employer
        of incorporation or                       Identification No.)
          organization)

                          500 McCarthy Boulevard
                               Milpitas, CA 95035
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                          1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan
                            (Full title of the plan)

                               G. EDWARD MCCLAMMY
                         Acting Chief Financial Officer
                               QUANTUM CORPORATION
                             500 McCarthy Boulevard
                               Milpitas, CA 95035
                                 (408) 894-4000
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                             Steven E. Bochner, Esq.
                             Jeffrey A. Herbst, Esq.
                       Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
                            Professional Corporation
                               650 Page Mill Road
                           Palo Alto, California 94304
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                 Proposed      Proposed
Title of                         Maximum       Maximum
Securities        Amount         Offering      Aggregate       Amount of
to be             to be          Price Per     Offering        Registration
Registered        Registered     Share (1)     Price(1)        Fee

Common Stock      2,167,827      $12.3125      $26,691,370     $9,203.92

(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(h) solely for the purpose of computing
the amount of the registration fee based on the prices of the Company's Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 7, 1996.
QUANTUM CORPORATION

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     There are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement
the following documents and information previously filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission")

     a. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1996, filed pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.

     b.  The Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (File No. 33-72222), which became effective November
30, 1993.

     c. The description of the Company's Common Stock to be offered hereby
contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A which became
effective August 1, 1983, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.

     All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part hereof from the date of
filing such documents.
The following additional Exhibits are hereby enclosed for filing:

Exhibit
Number

5.1        Opinion of counsel as to legality of securities being registered.

23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

23.2       Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1       Power of Attorney (see page II-3).
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Milpitas, State of California, on this 12th day of
August, 1996.

                               QUANTUM CORPORATION

                              By    \s\ G. Edward McClammy
                                    G. Edward McClammy,
                                    Acting Chief Financial Officer
II-2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Michael A. Brown and G. Edward McClammy,
jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of
substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said
attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                  Title                                Date

\s\ MICHAEL A. BROWN       Chief Executive Officer            August 12, 1996
(Michael A. Brown)         (principal executive officer)

\s\ G. EDWARD MCCLAMMY     Acting Chief Financial Officer     August 12, 1996
(G. Edward McClammy)       (principal financial
                             and accounting officer)

\s\ STEPHEN M. BERKLEY     Chairman of the Board              August 12, 1996
(Stephen M. Berkley)

\s\ DAVID A. BROWN         Director                           August 12, 1996
(David A. Brown)

\s\ ROBERT J. CASALE       Director                           August 12, 1996
(Robert J. Casale)

\s\ EDWARD M. ESBER, JR.   Director                           August 12, 1996
(Edward M. Esber, Jr.)

\s\ STEVEN C. WHEELWRIGHT  Director                           August 12, 1996
(Steven C. Wheelwright)
II-3

Exhibit Index

                                                               Sequentially
Exhibit                                                        Numbered
Number                                                         Page

5.1         Opinion of counsel as to legality of
            securities being registered.                         9

23.1        Consent of Ernst & Young LLP,
            Independent Auditors.                               10

23.2        Consent of Counsel (contained in
            Exhibit 5.1)

24.1        Power of Attorney (see page II-3 of
            Registration Statement)                              5
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

EXHIBITS

Registration Statement on Form S-8

Quantum Corporation

August 12, 1996
EXHIBIT 5.1

August 9, 1996

Quantum Corporation
500 McCarthy Boulevard
Milpitas, CA  95035

Re:      Registration Statement
         on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

         We have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be filed by
you with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about August 12, 1996 (the
"Registration Statement"), in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an additional 2,167,827 shares of your
Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
"Plan"). As your legal counsel, we have examined the proceedings taken and are
familiar with the proceedings proposed to be taken by you in connection with the
sale and issuance of such Common Stock under the Plan.

         It is our opinion that, when issued and sold in the manner referred to
in the Plan and pursuant to the agreements which accompany the Plan, the Common
Stock issued and sold thereby will be legally and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.

         We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to the use of our name wherever appearing in the
Registration Statement, including any Prospectus constituting a part thereof,
and any amendments thereto.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
                                    Professional Corporation
EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Quantum
Corporation of our report dated May 3, 1996, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Quantum Corporation included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 1996 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.

                                    ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
August 6, 1996