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                                                                   Exhibit 23.01

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the 1995 Stock Option Plan of Radius Inc. of our report dated
December 8, 1995 (except Note 11 as to which the date is December 27, 1995) with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Radius Inc.
included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 1995,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                        ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
May 29, 1996