Form 10-Q
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                              

         [X]      QUARTERLY   REPORT  PURSUANT   TO
                  SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended September 26, 1997
            
                                  OR
            
         [ ]      TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT   TO
                  SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the transaction period from         to
            

                    Commission file number 0-9321

                           PRINTRONIX, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                  95-2903992
       (State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)            (Identification No.)

            17500 Cartwright
            P.O. Box 19559
            Irvine, California                         92623
       (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
                              
                       (714) 863-1900
    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                              
                       Not Applicable
   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if
                 changed since last report)

Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1)  has  filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of 1934  during  the  preceding  12
months,  and  (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.

               YES      X                          NO

Indicate  the  number of shares outstanding  of  each  of  the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.

     Class of Common Stock              Outstanding at October
31, 1997

       $ .01 par value                    8,150,873

              PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      TABLE OF CONTENTS
               ------------------------------


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     Item 1.    Financial Statements

            Statement Regarding Financial Information         (2)

            Consolidated Balance Sheets

                Assets                                        (3)

                Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          (4)

            Consolidated Statements of Operations             (5)

            Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows             (6)

            Condensed Notes to Consolidated 
               Financial Statements                           (8)

     Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations       (10)


PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

     Item 1.    Legal Proceedings                            (13)

     Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
                    Holders                                  (13)

     Item 5.    Other Information                            (14)

     Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K             (14)

     Signatures                                              (15)

     Index to Exhibits                                       (16)

     Certificate of Incorporation Together With 
        the Amendment                                 Exhibit 3.1


               PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           FORM 10-Q
                         ------------
           FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
           ----------------------------------------
                               
               PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION
          -------------------------------------------
                               
               Item 1.     Financial Statements
               ---------------------------------
                               
                               
           Statement Regarding Financial Information
   ---------------------------------------------------------

The financial statements included herein have been prepared by
Printronix,  Inc. (the "Company"), without audit, pursuant  to
the  rules  and  regulations of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission.  Certain  information  normally  included  in  the
financial  statements  prepared in accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting principles has been omitted  pursuant  to
such  rules  and  regulations.  However, the Company  believes
that  the  disclosures  are adequate to make  the  information
presented  not misleading. It is suggested that the  financial
statements   be   read  in  conjunction  with  the   financial
statements and notes thereto included in the Company's  annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28,  1997,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      Consolidated Balance Sheets
                      ---------------------------
                                Assets

                            September 26, 1997   March 28, 1997
                                             (Derived from audited
                               (Unaudited)   financial statements)
                       -----------------------------------------------
- ---------
                                        (In thousands)
 CURRENT ASSETS:
                                               
  Cash and cash equivalents        $23,713           $12,766
  Accounts receivable, net 
    of allowances for doubtful
    accounts of $1,227 as of 
    September 26, 1997 and
    $ 1,010 as of March 28, 1997    20,927            23,086

  Inventories:
    Raw materials, subassemblies 
      and work in process           15,333            16,253
    Finished goods                   3,562             3,775
                               -----------       -----------
                                    18,896            20,028

  Prepaid expenses                     677               792
                               -----------       -----------
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                64,213            56,672
                               -----------       -----------
  Property and equipment, at cost:
    Machinery and equipment         31,026            32,690
    Furniture and fixtures          18,193            13,581
    Building and improvements        6,852            6,769
    Leasehold improvements           2,105             2,008
                               -----------       -----------
                                    58,176            55,048
  Less accumulated depreciation
    and amortization              (34,435)          (31,520)
                               -----------       -----------
                                    23,741            23,528
                               -----------       -----------
  Other assets                         592               453
                               -----------       -----------
TOTAL ASSETS                       $88,546           $80,653
                                   =======           =======


  
      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  - continued
                      ---------------------------
                  Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                 ------------------------------------
                            September 26, 1997   March 28, 1997
                                             (Derived from audited
                               (Unaudited)   financial statements)
                       -----------------------------------------------
- ---------

                                        (In thousands)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                                               
    Accounts payable                $8,603            $8,621
    Accrued expenses:
     Payroll and employee benefits   4,730             4,087
     Warranty                        1,636             1,536
     Income taxes                    1,045               641
     Environmental                     214               214
     Other                           1,870             1,326
                               -----------       -----------
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES           18,098            16,425
                               -----------       -----------

  Other long-term liabilities          720               720
                               -----------       -----------
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES            720               720
                               -----------       -----------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
  Common stock, par value $0.01
    Authorized 30,000,000 shares,
     issued and outstanding
     7,897,141 and 8,032,303 shares
     as of September 26, 1997 and
     March 28, 1997, respectively.      79                80
  Additional paid-in capital        31,398            30,887
  Retained earnings                 38,251            32,541
                               -----------       -----------
    Total Stockholders' Equity      69,728            63,508
                               -----------       -----------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY             $88,546           $80,653
                                   =======           =======
      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements


                                   
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
                 -------------------------------------
                                             (Unaudited)

                                Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                               Sep. 26,   Sep. 27,    Sep. 26,Sep. 27,
                                 1997       1996        1997    1996
                              (Amounts in thousands, except share data)
                                                 
NET SALES                      $40,788   $43,193   $84,455   $87,812
COST OF SALES                   27,596    32,001    58,339    65,637
                            ----------------------------------------
  Gross Profit                  13,192    11,192    26,116    22,175

OPERATING EXPENSES:
  Engineering and development    3,722     3,749     7,573     7,205
  Selling, general and 
    administrative               5,733     4,975    11,051     9,880
                            ----------------------------------------
Total operating expenses         9,455     8,724    18,624    17,085
                            ----------------------------------------
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS           3,737     2,468     7,492     5,090
                            ----------------------------------------
Other income, net                (404)      (33)     (717)       (3)
                            ----------------------------------------
INCOME BEFORE TAXES              4,141     2,501     8,209     5,093

Provision for income taxes         402       100       827       200
                            ----------------------------------------
NET INCOME                   $   3,739  $  2,401  $  7,382  $  4,893
                                ======    ======    ======    ======
EARNINGS PER SHARE:

  Primary                    $    0.45 $    0.29  $   0.90  $   0.59
  Fully Diluted              $    0.45 $    0.29  $   0.88  $   0.58
                                ======    ======    ======    ======
WEIGHTED AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING:

  Primary                    8,260,773 8,288,696 8,214,113 8,314,110
  Fully Diluted              8,378,656 8,355,968 8,388,773 8,367,235
                              ========  ========  ======== ========

                                   
      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
                                   
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                 -------------------------------------
                       For the Six Months Ended:
               September 26, 1997 and September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       (Unaudited)
                                                1997           1996
                                                    
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income                                  $7,382        $ 4,893

Adjustments to reconcile net income to
  net cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization                3,571          3,551
  Loss on sales of property & equipment           33             94
  Compensation expense related to 
     restricted stock plan                       794            687

  Changes in assets and liabilities:
    Accounts receivable                        2,159          (310)
    Inventories                                1,132        (3,298)
    Accounts payable                            (18)        (3,296)
    Payroll and employee benefits                643          1,001
    Accrued income taxes                         404            259
    Other assets and liabilities, net            620            485
                                         -----------    -----------
Net cash provided by operating activities     16,720          4,066
                                         -----------    -----------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Investment in property and equipment       (3,896)        (3,920)
  Purchase of building and improvements         (83)        (6,290)
  Proceeds from disposition of equipment         162            600
                                         -----------    -----------
Net cash used in investing activities        (3,817)        (9,610)

                                         -----------   ------------






      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
                                   
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
           Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - continued
                 -------------------------------------
                       For the Six Months Ended:
               September 26, 1997 and September 27, 1996
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    (Unaudited)
                                                1997           1996

                                                    

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Payment of short-term debt                      --          (187)
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock         520            160
  Purchase of common stock                   (2,476)             --
  Increase in long-term debt                      --          5,000
                                         -----------    -----------

Net cash provided by financing activities    (1,956)          4,973
                                         -----------    -----------

Increase (decrease) in cash and
    cash equivalents                          10,947          (571)
                                         -----------    -----------

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
    of period                                 12,766          6,486
                                         -----------    -----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $23,713         $5,915
                                             =======        =======





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Supplementary disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                       
  Taxes paid                                    $274            $56
  Interest paid                                 $ 20            $93
  Capital lease additions                         --             --

                                   
      See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
            -----------------------------------------------
                          SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
                       -------------------------
                              (Unaudited)

1)  Management Opinion

  In  the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements
  reflect   all  adjustments  (which  include  only  normal  recurring
  adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position  and
  results of operations as of and for the periods presented.

2)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

  The  Company  considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments
  with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The
  effect  of  exchange rate changes on cash balances held  in  foreign
  currencies was not material for the periods presented.

3)Inventories

  Inventories  are priced at the lower of cost (FIFO)  or  market  and
  include the cost of material, labor and manufacturing overhead.

4)  Reclassifications

  Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been
  reclassified to conform to the current period's presentation.

5)Statements of Financial Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

  In  February  1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board  issued
  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  ("SFAS")  No.   128
  "Earnings  per Share." This statement required dual presentation  of
  newly  defined basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS")  on  the
  face  of the income statements for all entities with complex capital
  structures.  The  accounting standard is effective  for  all  fiscal
  years  ending  after December 15, 1997 and requires  restatement  of
  all   prior  period  EPS  presented.  Earlier  application  is   not
  permitted. SFAS No. 128 specifies the computation, presentation  and
  disclosure requirements for EPS. The implementation of SFAS  128  is
  not  expected to have a material impact on data previously presented
  by the Company.

6)  Bank Borrowings and Debt Arrangements

  The Company ended the quarter with no outstanding debt against its
  unsecured lines of credit.

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
            -----------------------------------------------
                          SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
                       -------------------------
                              (Unaudited)

7)  Earnings per Share

  The  number  of shares used in computing earnings per  share  equals
  the  total  of  the  weighted average number of  shares  outstanding
  during  the periods presented plus common stock equivalents relating
  to  options. Common stock equivalents relating to options  represent
  additional  shares  which  may be issued in  connection  with  their
  exercise,   reduced  by  the  number  of  shares  which   could   be
  repurchased with the proceeds at the average market price per  share
  computed  on a quarterly basis during the year. The following  table
  shows   the  calculation  for  primary  and  fully  diluted   shares
  outstanding:
                                   
                               Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                 Sep. 26, Sep. 27, Sep. 26,  Sep. 27,
                                 1997      1996      1997      1996

                                               
Weighted avg. 
  shares outstanding         7,884,334 7,882,381 7,894,594 7,879,089

  Common stock equivalents:
    Options - Primary          376,439   406,315   319,519   435,021
    Options - Fully Diluted    494,322   473,587   494,179   488,146

  Shares outstanding:
    Primary                  8,260,773 8,288,696 8,214,113 8,314,110
    Fully Diluted            8,378,656 8,355,968 8,388,773 8,367,235


8)  Capital Stock

  As  authorized  by  the Board of Directors, the Company  repurchased
  and  retired 15,000 shares of common stock during the quarter  at  a
  cost of $225 thousand.  Future purchases of up to 792,500 shares  of
  common stock may be made at the Company's discretion.

  In  June 1996, Printronix completed a stock split-up effected in the
  form  of  a  fifty percent (50%) stock dividend. Retroactive  effect
  has  been  given to the stock split in all share and per share  data
  presented.

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   
          Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Financial Condition and Results of Operations
                 ---------------------------------------------

   
Reference is made to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for  the
fiscal  year  ended  March  28, 1997 for  a  detailed  discussion  and
analysis   of  the  Company's  financial  condition  and  results   of
operations for the periods covered by that report.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Revenues and Backlog

Net  sales for the quarter ended September 26, 1997 were $40.8 million
a  reduction of $2.8 million or 6.6% lower than last quarter and  $2.4
million  or  5.6% lower than the year-ago quarter. On  a  year-to-date
basis,  sales were down $3.4 million or 3.8% over the first six months
of  the  prior fiscal year. The decrease in revenue for the first  six
months  of the year compared with the same period last year was driven
by  lower  sales to the Company's largest OEM customer  and  a  weaker
market in Europe, partially offset by increased sales in Asia Pacific.
Regionally, year-to-date sales to customers in the Americas  decreased
5.7%  compared with the same period of the prior year while  sales  to
customers   in  Europe,  Middle  East,  and  Africa  (EMEA)  decreased
approximately  7.0%.   Revenue to customers located  in  Asia  Pacific
increased  43.6%  or $1.8 million for the first six months  of  fiscal
1998  compared with the same period of the prior year.   Revenue  from
the  Company's  five largest customers, which primarily represent  OEM
business,  decreased 17.0% from the prior quarter and decreased  23.4%
over  the  year-ago quarter.  For the first six months of  the  fiscal
year,  sales to these customers were down $8.2 million or  16.5%  over
the prior year period.

Order  backlog  at quarter-end was $20.8 million compared  with  $14.0
million  at the end of the previous quarter and $18.0 million  at  the
end of the second quarter for the previous fiscal year.

Gross Profit

Gross  profit  as a percentage of sales for the quarter  increased  to
32.3%  compared with 29.6% in the prior quarter and 25.9% in the prior
year  quarter.  The year-to-date gross profit percentage increased  to
30.9%  from 25.3% for the first six months of the fiscal year compared
with the first six months of the prior fiscal year.  The higher margin
is attributable to manufacturing efficiencies and cost reductions from
the  planned move of the Singapore manufacturing operations to  a  new
facility in October 1996 and the successful conversion to the  ProLine
Series line matrix products.


                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Operating Expenses, Other Income and Taxes

Engineering  expense  for the quarter was 3.3% lower  than  the  prior
quarter  and  remained flat compared to the prior year quarter.  On  a
year-to-date  basis, engineering expenses increased  to  $7.6  million
compared  with  $7.2  million for the first six months  of  the  prior
fiscal  year.  Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased
7.8%  over  the prior quarter and increased 15.2% over the prior  year
quarter.  Year-to-date expenses increased by 11.9%  to  $11.1  million
compared  with  $9.9  million  for the corresponding  prior  year  six
months.  The increased spending over the prior year periods  continues
to  be  driven by higher sales expenses for advertising and  marketing
due to the rollout of the ProLine series printers. As a percentage  of
sales,  selling,  general, and administrative  spending  increased  to
13.1%  for the first six months of the year compared to 11.3% for  the
same period in the prior year.

Other  income was $0.1 million higher than the prior quarter and  $0.4
million higher than the prior year quarter.  On a year-to-date  basis,
other income increased $0.7 million.  The increase in other income was
due to increased interest income from higher average cash balances and
increased foreign currency gains.

The  year-to-date income tax provision increased to  $0.8  million  as
compared  to  $0.2  million in the prior year.  The  increase  in  tax
provision  is  due  to  the full utilization  of  the  California  net
operating  loss  carryforwards in the fourth quarter of  fiscal  1997.
The   Company   continues  utilizing  Federal   net   operating   loss
carryforwards  and is required to provide only for state  and  foreign
taxes.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company ended the quarter with cash, net of short-term borrowings,
of  $23.7  million compared with $18.5 million last quarter  and  $5.9
million for the year-ago quarter.  The Company's current cash position
results  primarily  from increased profitability and  lower  inventory
levels.   The higher inventory levels in the prior year supported  the
planned  move  of  the  Singapore manufacturing operations  to  a  new
facility without impacting the Company's product availability  to  its
customers.

Investment in capital equipment for the first six months of the fiscal
year  was $3.9 million compared with $10.2 million for the same period
in  the  prior year. Prior year capital expenditures of $10.2  million
included manufacturing equipment for ProLine printer production and  a
new  facility for Singapore manufacturing.  Both the current year  and
prior  year  capital  expenditures included  amounts  related  to  the
Company's new business information system.

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES - CONTINUED

In June 1996, the Company completed a split-up effected in the form of
a  fifty  percent  (50%) stock dividend. Retroactive effect  has  been
given  to  the stock dividend in stockholder's equity accounts  as  of
September 26,1997, and in all share and per share data presented.

During the quarter ended September 26, 1997, the Company completed the
installation of a new business information system which is  year  2000
compliant.   The  cost  of  the new business  information  system  was
capitalized  and will be amortized over its useful life.  The  Company
continues to assess the effect of the year 2000 on its operations  and
does not expect the impact to be significant.

The  Company  believes that its internally-generated  funds,  together
with  available financing, will be adequate in providing  its  working
capital    requirements,   capital   expenditures,   and   engineering
development needs through the current fiscal year.
                                   
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOT YET ADOPTED

In  February  1997,  the Financial Accounting Standards  Board  issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 128 "Earnings
per Share." This statement requires dual presentation of newly defined
basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") on the face of the income
statement  for  all  entities  with complex  capital  structures.  The
accounting  standard is effective for all fiscal  years  ending  after
December  15,  1997 and requires restatement of all prior  period  EPS
presented.  Earlier  application  is  not  permitted.  SFAS  No.   128
specifies  the  computation, presentation and disclosure  requirements
for  EPS.  The implementation of SFAS 128 is not expected  to  have  a
material impact on data previously presented by the Company.

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   
                    PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION
          ---------------------------------------------------
                                   
                     Item 1.     Legal Proceedings
                ---------------------------------------


See  "Item  3. Legal Proceedings" reported in Part I of the  Company's
Report  on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 1997  and  the
Company's Report on Form 10Q for the period ended June 27, 1997.
                                   
    Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------



The  annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on  August
12,  1997,  at  which five persons, constituting the entire  board  of
directors,  were  elected to serve until the next  annual  meeting  of
stockholders.  The names of the persons elected as  directors  are  as
follows:
                                   
                                   
                                    Shares For     Shares Withheld

                                              
Robert A. Kleist                   6,960,621          480,363
Bruce T. Coleman                   6,962,021          478,963
John R. Dougery                    6,962,021          478,963
Ralph Gabai                        6,961,671          479,313
Erwin A. Kelen                     6,961,721          479,263


At the annual meeting, the stockholders also voted upon and approved
the following matters:

1.   An amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation increasing the
     number of authorized shares to 30,000,000.

   For          Against             Abstain         Broker Non-Vote
6,500,246       913,785              26,953                0

2.   An amendment to the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan to increase shares
     available for awards to 1,525,000 shares.

   For          Against             Abstain         Broker Non-Vote
3,936,222       961,007              24,987            2,518,768

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   
              PART II.      OTHER INFORMATION - continued
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                     Item 5.     Other Information
      -----------------------------------------------------------
                                   
The  Company  is  party to restricted stock purchase  agreements  with
certain  of  its  officers pursuant to which those officers  purchased
stock  from  the  Company at a discount to the  market  price.   These
agreements each provide for a right of repurchase by the Company.  The
right  of  repurchase lapses as to a portion of  the  shares  in  each
fiscal  year  in which a certain performance criterion  is  met.   The
lapse  of  the repurchase right means that such portion of the  shares
becomes  vested.   In  October 1997, 236,000  additional  shares  were
issued  under  the plan.  The excess of the fair market value  on  the
date  of  vesting over the purchase price is charged to operations  as
compensation expense as the performance criterion is met.
                                   
             Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
      -----------------------------------------------------------
                                   
(a)  Exhibits.

27.  Financial Data Schedule

(b)  Reports.
 
     No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Registrant for the
     quarterly period covered by this report.
                                   

                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                   
                              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 thereunto duly authorized.
                                   
                                   
                                                PRINTRONIX, INC.
 
 
                                                        (Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Date: November 7, 1997                      By: George L. Harwood    
                                             Sr. Vice-President, Finance,
                                             Chief Financial Officer, and
                                             Secretary
                                             (Principal Financial Officer
                                             and Duly Authorized Officer)
 
 
  
                   PRINTRONIX, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                    Index to Exhibits to Form 10-Q
         -----------------------------------------------------
                          SEPTEMBER 26, 1997
                       -------------------------
 
 EXHIBIT
 NUMBER       DESCRIPTION                             PAGE
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 ----         ---------
 
 3.1          Certificate of Incorporation Together With
                  the Amendment                          --
 
 27           Financial Data Schedule       Filed only with
                                              EDGAR version
 
                  CERTIFICATION OF INCORPORATION
                                OF
                         PRINTRONIX, INC.
                                 
                         ARTICLE 1 - NAME
                                 
                                 
         The name of this Corporation is Printronix, Inc.
                                 
                                 
              ARTICLE 2 - REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
                                 
      The  name  and  address  of  the  registered  office  of  the
Corporation  in  the  State  of  Delaware  is  the  United   States
Corporation Company, 229 South State Street, Dover, County of Kent,
Delaware.  The name of the Corporation's registered agent  at  that
address is the United States Corporation Company.


                        ARTICLE 3 - PURPOSE
                                 
      The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act
or  activity  for  which corporations may be  organized  under  the
General  Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended  from
time to time.
                                 
                                 
                  ARTICLE 4 - AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
                                 
      The  total  number  of  shares of capital  stock  which  this
Corporation  has  the  authority to issue is 12,000,000.  All  such
shares  are of one class and are Common Stock, $0.01 par value  per
share.


                     ARTICLE 5 - INCORPORATOR
                                 
      The  name  and  mailing address of the  Incorporator  of  the
Corporation are as follows:

          Susan J. Glass
          c/o Printronix, Inc.
          17500 Cartwright Road, C-5
          Irvine, California  92714

           ARTICLE 6 - NUMBER AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
                                 
      (a)  The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than 5 nor
  more than 9 members. The exact number of authorized directors shall
  initially be 7 and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time,
  within the foregoing limits, in a By-law or amendment thereto duly
  adopted by the Board of Directors or the stockholders. The limits
  specified above may be changed, or a definite number fixed without
  provision  for  a variable number, only by an amendment  to  this
  Certificate of Incorporation.
      
      (b)  At all elections of directors of the Corporation, subject to
  the requirements of the next sentence, each holder of Common Stock
  shall  be entitled to as many votes as shall equal the number  of
  votes  which (except for this provision as to cumulative  voting)
  such holder would be entitled to cast for the election of directors
  with  respect to his shares of stock multiplied by the number  of
  directors to be elected, and such holder may cast all of such votes
  for a single director or may distribute them among the number to be
  voted  for or for any two or more of them as such holder may  see
  fit. No stockholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes unless the
  name  of the candidate for whom such votes would be cast has been
  placed in nomination prior to the voting, and any stockholder has
  given  notice  at  the  meeting  prior  to  the  voting  of  such
  stockholder's intention to cumulate his votes.
      
      (c)  Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless
  otherwise provided in the By-laws.


          ARTICLE 7 - LIMITATION OF DIRECTORS' LIABILITY
                                 
      (a)  The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is
  hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by paragraph (7)
  of subsection (b) of Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of
  the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented
  from time to time.
      
      (b)  Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this
  Article  7  by  the  stockholders of the  Corporation  shall  not
  adversely  affect any right or protection of a  director  of  the
  Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.


                 ARTICLE 8 - AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
                                 
       The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Corporation  shall  have
concurrent  power  with  the stockholders to  make,  alter,  amend,
change, add to or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.
       ARTICLE 9 - AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                 

      The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or
repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation
or  to  adopt  new  provisions,  in the  manner  now  or  hereafter
prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
as  amended  from  time  to  time,  and  all  rights  conferred  on
stockholders  and  directors herein are  granted  subject  to  this
reservation.

     I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator, for the purpose of
forming  a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware,  do
make, file and record this Certificate of Incorporation, do certify
that  the  facts  herein  stated are true under  the  penalties  of
perjury, and accordingly, have hereto set my hand this 29th day  of
September, 1986.




                                             Susan J. Glass


                       CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                TO THE
                     CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                  OF
                           PRINTRONIX, INC.
                                   
                        A Delaware Corporation
                                   
     Printronix, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware,

     DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

     FIRST:  That  at  a  meeting of the Board  of  Directors  of
Printronix, Inc., resolutions were duly adopted setting  forth  a
proposed  amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation  of  said
corporation,  declaring  said  amendment  to  be  advisable   and
authorizing  said  amendment to be presented to the  stockholders
for  their  consideration at the annual meeting.  The  resolution
setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:
     
           RESOLVED, that it is fair to and in the best interests
     of  the corporation and its stockholders and it is advisable
     that  Article 4 of the Certificate of Incorporation of  this
     corporation be amended to read:
     
               "The total number of shares which this Corporation
          has  the  authority  to issue is 30,000,000.  All  such
          shares are of one class and are Common Stock, $.01  par
          value per share."
     
     SECOND:     That  thereafter,  at  the  annual  meeting   of
stockholders  held on August 12, 1997, pursuant  to  notice  duly
given  in  accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation
Law  of the State of Delaware, the necessary number of shares  as
required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.
     
     THIRD:  That  said amendment was duly adopted in  accordance
with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware.

     
     IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned declares under  penalty
of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, that he is the
duly  elected  and acting Senior Vice President,  Finance,  Chief
Financial  Officer  and Secretary of Printronix,  Inc.  and  this
instrument is the act and deed of the corporation.
     
Executed on August 12, 1997.
                              Printronix, Inc.

                              By
              George L. Harwood, Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief
                  Financial Officer and Secretary