Exhibit 23.01


          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements 
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-37376, 33-43116, 33-47525, 33-71636, 33-77238, 33-83824, 
33-59571, 333-17881 and 333-04765) pertaining to the 1986 Stock Option Plan, 
the 1988 SuperMac Technology, Inc. Stock Option Plan, the Directors' Stock 
Option Plan, the 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Non-Plan Stock Options 
and the 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, of Radius Inc. of our report 
dated November 7, 1996 with respect to the consolidated financial statements 
and schedule of Radius Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the 
year ended September 30, 1996.


                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

San Jose, California
January 13, 1997