<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          FEB-23-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             FEB-26-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               NOV-24-1996
<CASH>                                           8,688
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                    3,458
<ALLOWANCES>                                      (195)
<INVENTORY>                                        444
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                13,225
<PP&E>                                          16,289
<DEPRECIATION>                                (12,932)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  17,875
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                            3,490
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                        30,813
<OTHER-SE>                                    (16,517)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    17,875
<SALES>                                          6,940
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                18,665
<CGS>                                            3,716
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   12,671
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 8,241
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    62
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  29
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (1,859)
<INCOME-TAX>                                        28
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (1,887)
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   (1,887)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                   (0.19)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                   (0.19)