<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS  AS OF  DECEMBER  31,  1998  AND THE  CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  FOR THE YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER 31, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED
IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS.  
</LEGEND>
       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                  JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                    DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                            3,015,000           
<SECURITIES>                              0     
<RECEIVABLES>                     3,935,000           
<ALLOWANCES>                        (73,000) 
<INVENTORY>                         250,000   
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                    330,000   
<PP&E>                           16,788,000   
<DEPRECIATION>                  (14,163,000)  
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                   10,900,000 
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>             8,234,000   
<BONDS>                                   0   
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0   
<PREFERRED>                               0   
<COMMON>                            619,000   
<OTHER-SE>                         (176,000)  
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>     10,900,000   
<SALES>                          10,640,000   
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                 19,879,000   
<CGS>                            12,284,000   
<TOTAL-COSTS>                    17,387,000   
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                 18,407,000   
<LOSS-PROVISION>                          0   
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  652,000  
<INCOME-PRETAX>                 (13,271,000)  
<INCOME-TAX>                              0  
<INCOME-CONTINUING>             (13,271,000) 
<DISCONTINUED>                            0  
<EXTRAORDINARY>                           0 
<CHANGES>                                 0  
<NET-INCOME>                    (13,271,000) 
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