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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24






                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


      As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Forms S-8 (File Nos. 33-20603, 33-40096, 33-40039,
33-69662, 33-88592, 333-23091, and 333-39493.)

                                         /s/Arthur Andersen LLP
                                         ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
San Jose, California
June 5, 1998