Capital Guardian Trust Co, et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/12/99 re: Stormedia Inc

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Statement of Beneficial Ownership   —   Schedule 13G
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 1: SC 13G      Statement of Beneficial Ownership                      7     24K 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        
Washington, D.C. 20594        

SCHEDULE 13G        

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

(Amendment No. 1)*        

Stormedia Incorporated      

(Name of Issuer)      

Class A Common Stock      

(Title of Class of Securities)      

862221108       

(CUSIP Number)      

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ].         
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous            
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five              
percent of the class of securities described in Item 1: and (2) has             
filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of         
five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).                          

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting           
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class          
of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information          
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.               

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not          
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities         
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of         
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of         
the Act (however, see the Notes).                                               

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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                  
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     
Capital Guardian Trust Company                                        
95-2553868                                                            

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                         
The persons making this filing are affiliated entities;       (a)     
however, they disclaim membership in a group for all                  
purposes other than making this joint filing.                 (b)     

3   SEC USE ONLY                                                              

4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                      

California                                                            

5   SOLE VOTING POWER                               

795,500                                     

6   SHARED VOTING POWER                             
NUMBER OF                                                                     
SHARES                                                                    
NONE                                        
BENEFICIALL                                                                     
Y OWNED BY                                                                    
7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                          
EACH                                                                    
REPORTING                                                                     
795,500                                     
PERSON WITH                                                                     

8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                        

NONE                                        

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON              

795,500   Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4      

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*     

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                           

3.8%                                                                  

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                 

BK                                                                    

*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!        

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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                  
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON                     
Capital International, Inc.                                           
95-4154361                                                            

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                         
The persons making this filing are affiliated entities;       (a)     
however, they disclaim membership in a group for all                  
purposes other than making this joint filing.                 (b)     

3   SEC USE ONLY                                                              

4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                      

California                                                            

5   SOLE VOTING POWER                               

211,000                                     

6   SHARED VOTING POWER                             
NUMBER OF                                                                     
SHARES                                                                    
NONE                                        
BENEFICIALL                                                                     
Y OWNED BY                                                                    
7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                          
EACH                                                                    
REPORTING                                                                     
211,000                                     
PERSON WITH                                                                     

8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                        

NONE                                        

9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON              

211,000   Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4      

10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*     

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                           

1.0%                                                                  

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                                 

IA                                                                    

*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!        

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION        
Washington, DC 20549        

Schedule 13G        
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934         

Amendment No. 1                                                                 

Item 1(a)   Name of Issuer:                                                     
Stormedia Incorporated                                            

Item 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:                    
385 Reed Street                                                   
Santa Clara, CA 95050-3118                                        

Item 2(a)   Name of Person(s) Filing:                                           
Capital Guardian Trust Company and Capital International, Inc.    

Item 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office:                               
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard                                      
Los Angeles, CA  90025-3384                                       

Item 2(c)   Citizenship:   N/A                                                  

Item 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:                                       
Class A Common Stock                                              

Item 2(e)   CUSIP Number:                                                       
862221108                                                         

Item 3   The person(s) filing is(are):                                          

(b)   [X]   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.        
(e)    [X]   Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of   
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.                    

Item 4   Ownership                                                              

The persons making this filing are affiliated entities; however,  
they disclaim membership in a group for all purposes other than   
making this joint filing.                                         

Capital Guardian Trust Company, a bank as defined in Section      
3(a)6 of the Act is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 795,500  
shares or 3.8% of the 20,702,000 shares of Class A Common Stock   
believed to be outstanding as a result of its serving as the      
investment manager of various institutional accounts.             

Capital International, Inc., an investment adviser registered     
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 is       
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 211,000 shares or 1.0% of    
the 20,702,000 shares of Class A Common Stock believed to be      
outstanding as a result of acting as investment adviser to        
various investment companies and institutional accounts.          

Item 5   Ownership of 5% or Less of a Class: [X]                                

Item 6   Ownership of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person: N/A             

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Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which              
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding     
Company: N/A                                                      

Item 8   Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:             

1.                                                                
  Capital Guardian Trust Company is a bank as defined in Section
3(a)(6) of the Act and a wholly owned subsidiary of The     
Capital Group Companies, Inc.                               

2.                                                                
Capital International Research and Management, Inc. dba     
Capital International, Inc. is an Investment Adviser        
 registered under Section 203 of the Investment Adviser Act of
1940 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Group      
 International, Inc. which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Capital Group Companies, Inc.                               

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of the Group:  N/A                               

Item 10   Certification                                                         

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the     
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose 
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the      
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in 
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having     
such purpose or effect.                                           

Signature                                                                 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and      
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this          
statement is true, complete and correct.                          

Date:          February 8, 1999 (For the period ended           
December 31, 1998)                

Signature:     *David I. Fisher                                 

Name/Title:    David I. Fisher, Chairman                        

Capital Guardian Trust Company    

Date:          February 8, 1999 (For the period ended           
December 31, 1998)                

Signature:     *David I. Fisher                                 

Name/Title:    David I. Fisher, Vice Chairman                   

Capital International, Inc.       

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*By                                                             

Michael J. Downer                                 
Attorney-in-fact                                  

      Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 29,
    1999 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission by Capital 
     Guardian Trust Company on February 8, 1999 with respect
to Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.                    

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AGREEMENT         

Los Angeles, CA         
February 8, 1999        

Capital Guardian Trust Company ("CGTC") and Capital International,          
Inc. ("CII") hereby agree to file a joint statement on Schedule 13G             
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") in connection with        
their beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock issued by Stormedia          
Incorporated.                                                                   

CGTC and CII state that they are each entitled to individually use          
Schedule 13G pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) of the Act.                              

CGTC and CII are each responsible for the timely filing of the              
statement and any amendments thereto, and for the completeness and              
accuracy of the information concerning each of them contained therein           
but are not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the                 
information concerning the others.                                              

CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY                

BY:              *David I. Fisher             

               David I. Fisher, Chairman
                    Capital Guardian Trust Company

CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC.                   

BY:              *David I. Fisher             

                    David I. Fisher, Vice Chairman
                 Capital International, Inc.

*By                                                                             

Michael J. Downer                                                     
Attorney-in-fact                                                      

Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 29, 1999         
included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities      
and Exchange Commission by Capital Guardian Trust Company on          
February 8, 1999 with respect to Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.          

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