EXHIBIT A JOINT FILING AGREEMENT (Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to be included in the filing of the Schedule 13D dated October 10, 1997 and any subsequent...

 
                                   EXHIBIT A
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
  (Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
   amended)

     Each of the undersigned hereby agrees to be included in the filing of the
Schedule 13D dated October 10, 1997 and any subsequent amendments hereto,
relating to the shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Western
Micro Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, beneficially owned by each of
the undersigned.

October 10, 1997
                              CANPARTNERS INCORPORATED


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                              CANPARTNERS INVESTMENTS IV, LLC


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                              CANYON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
 

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                              INDIVIDUALLY,


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