<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          OCT-01-1994
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-26-1993
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-01-1994
<CASH>                                          27,239
<SECURITIES>                                    16,534
<RECEIVABLES>                                   57,128
<ALLOWANCES>                                     3,145
<INVENTORY>                                     38,829
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               156,269
<PP&E>                                          82,569
<DEPRECIATION>                                  39,362
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 210,980
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           58,559
<BONDS>                                          8,865
<COMMON>                                           103
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     133,361
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   210,980
<SALES>                                        215,367
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               215,367
<CGS>                                          109,938
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  109,938
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                89,123
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               1,879
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 16,750
<INCOME-TAX>                                     6,449
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             10,301
<DISCONTINUED>                                   1,154
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    11,455
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.11
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.10