<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-27-1998 DEC-28-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-29-1998 MAR-30-1997 <CASH> 430,601 289,546 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 415,728 564,022 <ALLOWANCES> 53,400 47,000 <INVENTORY> 269,097 268,945 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,267,235 1,255,908 <PP&E> 520,020 554,807 <DEPRECIATION> 248,413 255,181 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,591,966 2,449,888 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 729,480 597,851 <BONDS> 0 149,208 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <COMMON> 69,900 66,084 <OTHER-SE> 1,732,815 1,567,808 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,591,966 2,449,888 <SALES> 482,820 555,784 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 482,820 555,784 <CGS> 204,312 235,371 <TOTAL-COSTS> 204,312 235,371 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 137,236 145,226 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,994 1,451 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,312 4,430 <INCOME-PRETAX> 11,808 40,147 <INCOME-TAX> 4,015 14,453 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,793 25,694 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 7,793 25,694 <EPS-PRIMARY> .06 .20<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> .06 .20<F1> <FN> <F1> As required under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, the Company has restated its earnings per share into the new 'Basic' and 'Diluted' amounts. 1997 data in column 2 is provided solely to reflect that restatement. </FN>