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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Alpha Microsystems
for the registration of 4,442,069 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated April 29, 1996, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Alpha
Microsystems included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
February 25, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                          Ernst & Young LLP
 
Orange County, California
May 3, 1996
 
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