<ARTICLE>           5

<LEGEND>
                    The Schedule contains summary financial information
                    extracted from the financial statements for PruTech
                    Research and Development Partnership and is qualified
                    in its entirety by reference to such financial statements
</LEGEND>

<RESTATED>          

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<NAME>              PruTech Research and Development Partnership

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<FN>
<F1>
Reflects operations for the six months ended June 30, 1996
when the liquidation basis of accounting was adopted. See 
Note A to the financial statements for further details.
</FN>