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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1





                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Wall Data Incorporated 1994 Restated Nonofficer Stock
Option Plan of our report dated January 26, 1996 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Wall Data Incorporated incorporated by
reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1995
and the related financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                              ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Seattle, Washington
November 5, 1996