UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC 20549



                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT



     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):       October 8, 1999


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



         DELAWARE                    1-9348                  63-0737870
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission              (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)            File Number)            Identification No.)



               One Magnum Pass, Mobile, Alabama                   36618
         (Address of principal executive offices)               (zip code)



    Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (334) 633-4300



     Item 8.   Change In Fiscal Year

     On October 8, 1999, QMS, Inc. modified its accounting periods effective in
fiscal 2001, from a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to December 31 to
a fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31.  The first SEC report
affected by this change will be the 10-Q Report for the three-month transition
period ending on March 31, 2000.




                                  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 hereunto duly authorized.


                              Registrant:

                              QMS, INC.


                              /s/ Edward E. Lucente
                              Edward E. Lucente
                              President, Chief Executive Officer, and
                              Chairman of the Board



Date:  October 25, 1999