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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

   
  
                                 FORM 10-K/A
                          Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K
    

            [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (FEE REQUIRED)

                  For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1995.
                                       OR
          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the Transition Period From __________ to __________

                          Commission File Number 1-9720


                           PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Delaware                               16-1434688
      (State or other jurisdiction of               (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)              Identification Number)

      PAR Technology Park
      8383 Seneca Turnpike
      New Hartford, New York                            13413-4991
      (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (315) 738-0600
              (Registrant's Telephone number, including area code)


           Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                                Name of Each Exchange on
          Title of Each Class                       Which Registered
          -------------------                       ----------------
      Common Stock, $.02 par value              New York Stock Exchange

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent  filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information  statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.

     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  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No [ ]

     The aggregate  market value of the voting stock held by  non-affiliates  of
the registrant  based on the average price as of March 15, 1996 - $33.6 million.
The number of shares  outstanding of registrant's  common stock, as of March 15,
1996 - 7,737,128 shares. 

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

     None.
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Item 11:      Executive Compensation

     The following table sets forth information concerning compensation for each
of 1995,  1994 and 1993  awarded to,  earned by, or paid to the Chief  Executive
Officer and the four most highly  compensated  Executive Officers of the Company
other than the Chief Executive Officer.




                           Summary Compensation Table
                           --------------------------

                                                                    Long Term Compensation
                                                                    ----------------------
 
                                   Annual Compensation               Awards           Payouts
                                   -------------------               ------           -------
                                                        Other             Securities
                                                       Annual Restricted  Underlying           All Other
                                                       Compen-  Stock       Options/    LTIP    Compen-
Name and                                      Bonus    sation   Award(s)    SAR's (#)  Payouts   sation
Principal Position         Year    Salary      (1)       ($)      ($)         (2)        ($)     ($)  (3)
- ------------------         ----    ------      ---       ---      ---         ---        ---     ---  ---

                                                                            
Dr. John W. Sammon, Jr.    1995   $200,904   $ 76,206       0      0           0          0      $7,130
Chairman of the Board,     1994   $192,856   $110,030       0      0           0          0      $7,172
President and Director     1993   $185,302   $ 57,309       0      0           0          0      $8,969

Charles A. Constantino     1995   $173,772   $ 56,498       0      0           0          0      $7,130
Executive Vice President   1994   $166,815   $ 81,803       0      0           0          0      $7,172
and Director               1993   $152,968   $ 39,978       0      0           0          0      $8,033

J. Whitney Haney           1995   $175,956   $ 56,396  $9,026      0           0          0      $7,130
President, PAR             1994   $169,189   $ 89,583       0      0           0          0      $7,172
Microsystems Corporation   1993   $162,103   $ 35,235       0      0           0          0      $8,768
 
Albert Lane, Jr.           1995   $140,270   $ 71,317       0      0           0          0      $7,130
President, Rome Research   1994   $132,600   $ 81,102       0      0           0          0      $7,172
Corporation                1993   $118,000   $ 53,597       0      0      21,300          0      $7,206

Dr. John P. Retelle, Jr.   1995   $124,668   $ 39,105       0      0           0          0      $7,130
President, PAR Government  1994   $115,000   $ 34,898       0      0       5,000          0      $  856
Systems Corporation        1993   $ 53,865   $ 18,495       0      0      25,000          0           0


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(1)  Cash bonus awards  earned in the  respective  fiscal year.  
(2)  Represents  stock options  granted  under the  Company's  1984 Stock option
     Plan.
(3)  All Other Compensation column consists only of Company contributions to the
     employees Profit Sharing component of the Company's Retirement Plan.



                    Options/SAR's Granted in Last Fiscal Year
                    -----------------------------------------

     There were no stock options or stock appreciation  rights ("SAR's") granted
to the Executive Officers named in Summary Compensation Table in 1995.

     Aggregated Option Exercises in 1995 and Year-End Option Values
     --------------------------------------------------------------

     The table which  follows  sets forth  information  concerning  exercises of
stock options during 1995 by each of the Executive Officers named in the Summary
Compensation  Table and the value of his unexercised  Options as of December 31,
1995 based on a fair  market  value of $9.06 per share of the  Company's  common
stock on such date:



                                                                           Value of Unexercised
                                                Number of Unexercised          in-the-Money
                                                 Options at 12/31/95       Options at 12/31/95 (2)
                                                 -------------------       -----------------------
                       Acquired    Value  (1)
       Name           on Exercise   Realized  Exercisable Unexercisable   Exercisable Unexercisable
       ----           -----------   --------  ----------- -------------   ----------- -------------
                                                                     
Dr. John W. Sammon, Jr.     --           --         --          --         --             --

Charles A. Constantino      --           --         --          --         --             --
 
J. Whitney Haney        10,000 (3)     $53,750    267,900     70,600     $1,624,144    $428,012
  
Dr. John P. Retelle      2,500 (3)     $15,345     12,050     13,850     $   39,735    $ 48,394
   
Albert Lane, Jr.        12,700 (3)     $82,690     19,780      8,520     $   89,856    $ 43,133
 



(1)  The value  realized  equals the aggregate  amount of the excess of the fair
     market  value  on the date of  exercise  (the  average  of the high and low
     prices of the Company's common stock as reported in the Wall Street Journal
     for the exercise date) over the relevant exercise price(s).

(2)  The value is  calculated  based on the  aggregate  amount of the  excess of
     $9.06 (the fair market  value of the  Company's  common  stock on 12/31/95)
     over the relevant exercise price(s).

(3)   Shares were acquired and sold the same day.

                          Compensation Committee Report
                          -----------------------------

     Pursuant to its responsibilities,  the Compensation  Committee of the Board
of Directors (the  "Committee")  performs  annual reviews of the performance and
contribution of the Company's  executive  officers  against annual and long term
commitments  and  objectives  to  determine  the nature and extent of  executive
compensation actions. Decisions of the Committee relative to the compensation of
employee  committee  members  (Dr.  Sammon and Mr.  Constantino)  are subject to
review and approval by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board.




General Compensation Policy
 
     PAR's  executive  compensation  program is designed  to attract,  motivate,
reward and retain the management  talent  essential to achieving  PAR's business
objectives  and   maintaining  its  position  of  leadership  in  the  industry.
Compensation  for PAR's executive  officers in 1995 is consistent with the three
fundamental principles of the executive compensation program:

o    Executive  compensation must be tied to the Company's  general  performance
     and achievement of financial and strategic goals;

o    Executive  compensation  opportunities  should be  competitive  with  those
     provided by other leading high technology companies of comparable size; and

o    Provide  incentives  that align the  long-term  financial  interests of the
     Company's executives with those of its Shareholders.

Elements of Executive Compensation

     To meet its policy  objectives  for executive  compensation,  the Company's
executive  compensation program consists of Base Salary,  Incentive Compensation
and Stock Options.

     Base Salary.  The Committee  reviewed and set the annual base salary of the
executive  officers  for fiscal  1995.  In setting  annual  base  salaries,  the
Committee considered the salaries of relative executives in similar positions in
the  industry  from its most recent  contracted  survey,  the level and scope of
responsibility,   experience  and  performance  of  the  executive,   financial
performance of the Company and overall general economic  factors.  The Committee
believes  that the  companies  with whom the Company  competes for  compensation
purposes  are  not  necessarily  the  same  companies  with  which   shareholder
cumulative  returns are compared.  The peer groups used in the Performance Graph
below include the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and those computer  hardware
companies deemed most comparable to the Company's businesses for measuring stock
performance.  An objective of the Committee is to administer the salary for each
executive  management  position  within a range with a midpoint near the average
midpoint for comparable positions at companies of similar size, line of business
and geographic area. In implementing its  compensation  policies,  the Committee
also considers the individual  experience and performance of the executive,  the
performance of the  organization  over which the executive has  responsibility,
the performance of the Company and general  economic  conditions.  The Committee
gives such weight to each factor as it deems appropriate.

     Incentive Compensation. PAR's executive officers participate with other key
employees in the Key Employee Incentive  Compensation Program.  Adopted in 1985,
this  program   provides   compensation   calculated  on  annual  business  unit
performance  and  overall  corporate   performance   compared  to  predetermined
financial  goals.  Under this program,  key employees are eligible to receive an
annual  incentive  cash bonus  based on the  performance  of the Company and the
appropriate  business  unit  as  measured  against   pre-established   financial
objectives which include  measurements of profit before tax,  revenue,  accounts
receivable  collection cycle and inventory turns.  Performance  attainment of no
less  than  75%  and up to 200%  of the  targeted  objective  will  entitle  the
participant to receive a  proportionally  calculated  incentive bonus. For 1995,
the maximum possible  incentive  bonuses for achievement of 100% performance was
dependent upon the participant's organizational level and ranged from 25% to 35%
of the participant's base salary.


     Stock  Options.  In  furtherance  of the  objective of providing  long-term
financial incentives that relate to improvement in long-term  Shareholder value,
the Company  awards  stock  options to its key  employees  (including  executive
officers)  under its 1995 Stock  Option  Plan  ("Option  Plan").  Stock  options
("Options")  granted under the Option Plan may be either Incentive Stock Options
as defined by the Internal Revenue Code  ("Incentive  Stock Options") or Options
which are not Incentive Stock Options ("Nonqualified Stock Options"). The Option
Plan is  administered  by the Stock Option  Committee of the Board of Directors.
Upon review of recommendations from the Compensation Committee, the Stock Option
Committee from time to time  determines the key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries  who shall be granted  Options,  the type of Options to be granted,
the terms of the grant and the  number of shares to be subject  thereto.  Option
grants become  exercisable no less than six months after the grant and typically
expire ten years after the date of the grant.  Option  grants are  discretionary
and are  reflective  of the  value of the  recipients'  position  as well as the
current  performance  and  continuing  contribution  of that  individual  to the
Company.

CEO Compensation for Fiscal 1995

     The Committee based the 1995 compensation of the Chief Executive Officer on
the policies and practices  described above. In 1995, Dr. Sammon received salary
compensation  of $200,904,  an increase of 4% over his 1994 salary and earned an
Incentive  Compensation  bonus payment of $76,206.  The  Incentive  Compensation
award was based on the Company's  performance to pre-established  objectives for
profit before tax, revenue,  inventory turns and accounts receivable  collection
cycle with each objective  carrying a pre-established  weight.  Dr. Sammon,  the
Company's founder, became a shareholder before the Company became publicly-owned
and has not, to date, been granted options under the Company's Stock Option Plan
in view of his already existing  substantial interest in maximizing the value of
the Company's common stock.

                                                  Compensation Committee

                                                  Sangwoo Ahn, Chairman
                                                  Dr. John W. Sammon, Jr.
                                                  Charles A. Constantino



     Notwithstanding  anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's
previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that might incorporate by reference this Form 10-K, in whole or in part,
the above  Compensation  Committee  Report and the  Performance  Graph set forth
below shall not be deemed to be  incorporated by reference into any filing under
the Securities  Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") or the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934  (the  "1934  Act"),   except  to  the  extent  the  Company   specifically
incorporates  them by reference into a filing under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
nor shall such  Compensation  Committee Report or Performance Graph be deemed to
be  "soliciting  material"  or to be "filed"  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  or  subject  to  Regulation  14A or 14C under the 1934 Act or to the
liabilities of Section 18 of the 1934 Act, except to the extent that the Company
specifically incorporates them by reference into a filing under the 1933 Act or
the 1934 Act.  As of the date of this Form 10-K,  the  Company  has made no such
incorporation by reference or request.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

     Dr. John W. Sammon, Jr., Chairman of the Board and President of the Company
and Mr. Charles A. Constantino, Executive Vice President of the Company serve as
members of the Compensation Committee and the Stock Option Committee.

     Directors who are employees of the Company are not  separately  compensated
for  serving on the Board.  All other  directors  receive  annual  retainers  of
$10,000 for  membership on the Board and an attendance fee of $1,000 per day for
attendance at Board meetings and any Committee meetings held on the same day and
$500 per day, prorated  accordingly,  for Committee  meetings held on days other
than Board meeting days.  All directors are also  reimbursed  for all reasonable
expenses incurred in attending meetings. In addition,  for serving on the Board,
each non-employee  Director receives an initial  Non-qualified  Stock Options to
purchase  5,000 shares of the company's  common stock at an exercise price equal
to 80% of the fair  market  value of the stock on the date of grant  vesting 20%
per  year  over  five  years.  Upon  expiration  of  such  5 year  period,  such
non-employee  Directors  may be granted  additional  Nonqualified  Stock Options
under the then existing stock option plan.

Performance Graph

     The following  Performance  Graph shows the changes over the past five year
period (1991  through  1995) in the value of $100 invested in: (1) the Company's
common stock,  (2) the Standard & Poor's 500 Index,  and (3) the common stock of
the Computer  Hardware Listed  Industry Group  (companies with SIC codes of 3571
and 3575) whose  returns  are  weighted  according  to their  respective  market
capitalizations.  The closing price of the Company's  stock on December 31, 1990
was  $2.63  and an  investment  of $100  would  have  acquired  38 shares of the
Company.  On December 31, 1995 the Company's  stock price closed at $9.00 making
the value of the originally acquired 38 shares $343.

     The following  companies are included in Computer  Hardware Listed Industry
Group:  Amdahl  Corporation,  Atari Corporation,  Ceridian  Corporation,  Compaq
Computer  Corporation,  Cray Research Inc., Datapoint  Corporation,  Intelligent
Systems Corporation, PAR Technology Corporation,  Silicon Graphics Inc., Stratus
Computer Inc., Sulcus Computer Corporation,  Tandem Computers Incorporated,  and
Tandy Corporation.  Commodore International Limited, Convex Computer Corporation
and NBI  Corporation,  were formerly  included in the Computer  Hardware  Listed
Industry Group. PAR has been advised that stock for these companies is no longer
publicly traded and therefore they are excluded from PAR's peer group.

     The  year-end   values  of  each   investment  are  based  on  share  price
appreciation and the reinvestment of dividends.



                12/31/90   12/31/91   12/31/92   12/31/93   12/31/94   12/31/95
                --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                        
PTC               100         100        233        286        252        343
PEER GROUP        100          88         97        132        177        184
S&P 500           100         130        140        155        157        215





                                     PART IV

Item 14: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)      Documents filed as a part of the Form 10-K
         (1)    Financial Statements:
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                Report of Independent Accountants
                Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1995 and 1994
                Consolidated Statement of Income for the three
                years ended December 31, 1995
                Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for
                the three years ended December 31, 1995
                Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three years
                ended December 31, 1995
                Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

         (2)    Financial Statement Schedules:
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                Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Schedule II)

         (3)    List of Exhibits:
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Exhibit
   No.   Description of Exhibit
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 3.1     Certificate of Incorporation     Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
         of the Registrant, as amended.   Registration Statement on Form S-2
                                          (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                          herein by reference.

 3.2     By-laws of the Registrant,       Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's
         as amended.                      Registration Statement on Form S-2
                                          (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                          herein by reference.

10.1     Agreement between Taco Bell      Confidential treatment requested as to
         Corp. and PAR Microsystems       certain portions.  Redacted version
         Corporation dated December 18,   filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
         1995.                            Registration Statement on Form S-2
                                          (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                          herein by reference.


10.2     Service Integration Agreement    Confidential treatment requested as to
         between Taco Bell Corp. and      certain portions.  Redacted version
         PAR Microsystems Corpora-        filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's
         tion, dated September 12, 1995.  Registration Statement on Form S-2
                                          (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                          herein by reference.

11       Statement re computation of 
         per-share earnings.

22       Subsidiaries of the registrant.

23       Consent of independent accountants.

27       Financial Data Schedule.
    
(b)      Reports on Form 8-K

         None.


(c)      Exhibits

         The Company hereby files as part of this Form 10-K the exhibits listed
         in Item 14(a)(3)  above.  Exhibits  which are  incorporated  herein by
         reference can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference  Section
         of the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission")  at 450
         Fifth Street,  N.W., Room 1024,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  and at the
         Commission's Regional Offices at 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New
         York, New York 10048; 1401 Brickell Avenue,  Suite 200, Miami, Florida
         33131;  Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
         Illinois  60661-2511;  1801  California  Street,  Suite 4800,  Denver,
         Colorado  80202-2648;  and 5670 Wilshire  Boulevard,  11th Floor,  Los
         Angeles,  California 90036-3648.  Copies of such materials can also be
         obtained from the Public  Reference  Section of the Commission at Room
         1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,  D.C. 20549
         at prescribed rates.

(d)      Financial statement schedules

         See (a)(2) above.




                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 of 15(d) 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.

                                                PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


 
June 7, 1996                                    /s/John W. Sammon, Jr 
                                                --------------------- 
                                                John W. Sammon, Jr.
                                                Chairman of Board and President

                            _________________________

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, this
report  has  been  signed  below  by the  following  persons  on  behalf  of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Signatures                           Title                         Date
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                             
/s/John W. Sammon, Jr.
- ----------------------
John W. Sammon, Jr.                Chairman of Board               June 7, 1996
                                   President (Principal
                                   Executive Officer)
                                   and Director


/s/Charles A. Constantino
- -------------------------
Charles A. Constantino             Executive Vice President        June 7, 1996
and Director



/s/J. Whitney Haney
- -------------------
J. Whitney Haney                   Director                        June 7, 1996




/s/Ronald J. Casciano
- ---------------------
Ronald J. Casciano                 Vice President,                  June 7, 1996
                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                   and Treasurer



 
                                List of Exhibits
                                ----------------



Exhibit
   No.        Description of Exhibit
- -------       ----------------------

                                         
  3.1      Certificate of Incorporation        Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the 
           of the Registrant,as amended.       Company's Registration Statement
                                               on Form S-2(File No. 333-04077) 
                                               incorporated herein by reference.

  3.2      By-laws of the Registrant,          Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the 
           as amended.                         Company's Registration Statement 
                                               on Form S-2 (File No. 333-04077) 
                                               incorporated by reference.

 10.1      Agreement between Taco Bell         Confidential treatment requested
           Corp. and PAR Microsystems          as to certain portions.  Redacted
           Corporation dated                   version filed as Exhibit 10.1 to 
           December 18, 1995.                  the Company's Registration 
                                               Statement on Form S-2
                                               (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                               herein by reference.

 10.2      Service Integration Agreement       Confidential treatment requested 
           between Taco Bell Corp. and         as to certain portions.  Redacted
           PAR Microsystems Corporation,       version filed as Exhibit 10.2 to 
           dated September 12, 1995.           the Company's Registration 
                                               Statement on Form S-2
                                               (File No. 333-04077) incorporated
                                               herein by reference.

 11        Statement re computation of 
           per-share earnings.

 22        Subsidiaries of the registrant.

 23        Consent of independent accountants.

 27        Financial Data Schedule.