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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
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement (Form S-3), Registration No. 333-3167,
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 14, 1996
    
 
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