EXHIBIT 5






                         May 18, 1995





Board of Directors
Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
15450 SW Koll Parkway
Beaverton, Oregon  97006-6063

          We have acted as counsel for Sequent Computer
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the filing of
a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration
Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
covering 1,200,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, (the
"Shares") of the Company issuable in connection with the
Company's 1995 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").  We have
reviewed the corporate actions of the Company in connection
with this matter and have examined those documents, corporate
records, and other instruments we deemed necessary for the
purposes of this opinion.

          Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that:

     1.   The Company is a corporation duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Oregon; and

     2.   The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued
pursuant to the Plan and in accordance with the resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, will be
legally issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

          We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an
exhibit to the Registration Statement.

                              Very truly yours,



                         STOEL RIVES BOLEY JONES & GREY