EXHIBIT 10.27
                                DELTAPOINT, INC.

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT


          The undersigned (the "Purchaser") hereby applies to purchase the
amount of Convertible Subordinated Debentures (the "Notes") of DeltaPoint, Inc.,
a California corporation (the "Company"), stated below (this "Subscription").
This Subscription is made with reference to the provisions, terms and conditions
set out in the DeltaPoint, Inc. Confidential Private Offering Memorandum dated
October 15, 1996, as supplemented by the Supplement thereto dated December 23,
1996 (as so supplemented, the "Memorandum"). The minimum investment is $50,000
(50 Notes at $1,000 principal amount per Note); however, the Company reserves
the right to accept lower minimum investments.  Purchaser acknowledges that this
Subscription may be accepted or rejected by the Company, in its sole discretion,
at any time pursuant hereto.  If rejected, the check or funds tendered by
Purchaser will be returned without interest but without deduction.

1.   Representations.  The Purchaser makes the following representations, which
     may be relied upon by the Company in accepting the Purchaser's application 
     to purchase Notes:

     a.   Purchaser has received and read the Memorandum and is familiar with 
          the terms and conditions and other information set forth therein and 
          herein.

     b.   Purchaser has had the opportunity to ask of the Company, or a person 
          or persons acting on its behalf, any and all relevant questions in 
          connection with any aspect of the Company and has received answers 
          which Purchaser considers to be responsive to such questions.

     c.   Purchaser is able to bear the economic risk of the investment 
          represented by the Notes.

     d.   Purchaser is acquiring the Notes for Purchaser's own account for the
          purpose of investment and not for or with a view to the resale, 
          distribution, subdivision or fractionalization thereof.

     e.   Purchaser understands that his right to transfer the Notes, and the
          securities into which the Notes are convertible, will be subject to 
          certain restrictions as described in the Memorandum, including 
          restrictions under applicable state and federal securities laws.

     f.   In considering this investment, Purchaser is not relying on any
          representation, warranty or statement made by the Company or any of 
          its agents, employees, officers or representatives not contained in
          the Memorandum or not otherwise specifically referenced herein or in 
          any document attached hereto.



2.   Investor Eligibility.  Offers and sales of Notes will be made to purchasers
     whom the Company and Sales Agent believes (i) are "Accredited Investors"
     pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Regulation D
     thereunder and similar provisions of applicable state law or are otherwise
     deemed appropriate investors under applicable securities laws and, in 
     addition (ii) meet the other suitability standards, if any, as set forth in
     the Memorandum.  Purchaser represents and warrants that he has accurately 
     completed the related Investor Questionnaire, including the Confidential 
     Supplemental Information Statement.  Purchaser understands that the 
     Company reserves the right, in individual cases, to waive certain of the 
     foregoing criteria and accept this Subscription.

3.   Miscellaneous.

     a.   This Subscription Agreement is subject to all of the terms and 
          provisions of the Memorandum.

     b.   Purchaser may not assign any of his rights under this Subscription
          Agreement without the written consent of the Company.

     c.   Purchaser may not cancel, terminate or revoke this Subscription 
          Agreement or any agreement of the Purchaser made herein.

     d.   This Subscription Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and
          governed by the laws of the State of California.

     e.   This Subscription Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, 
          executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Purchaser.

     f.   If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the 
          Purchaser shall be joint and several and the representations herein 
          contained shall be deemed to be made by and binding upon each such 
          person and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and 
          assigns.

     g.   Throughout this Subscription Agreement, as the context may require, 
          the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.

          The undersigned hereby represents that the undersigned has read this
entire Subscription Agreement and the Memorandum, understands them, and wishes
to subscribe for the amount of Notes indicated below.

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Please Complete the Following:

Purchaser: Name:_________________________________________________________
           Age (if an individual):_______________________________________
           Date of Formation (if an entity):_____________________________

           Residence/Principal
           Place of Business:____________________________________________

           Telephone Number:  (Business Hrs.)____________________________
                              (Evenings)_________________________________

Subscription:$________________ in principal amount of Notes (must be a multiple
of $1,000).

Type of Ownership:
(select one)

  _____  Company (Signature of authorized officer required - include certified
          corporate resolution authorizing signature)

  _____  Partnership:  Limited/General (Signature of all general partners
          required - include a copy of the Partnership Agreement authorizing
          signature)

  _____  Limited Liability Company (Signature of manager required - include a
          copy of authorizing resolution or provision)

  _____  Trust (Signature of trustee required - include a copy of the trust
          agreement)

  _____  Individual Ownership (One signature required)

  _____  Community Property (Two signatures required if interest is to be held
          in both names)

  _____  Tenants in common (Signature of both or all parties required)

  _____  Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship (Signatures of both or all
          parties required)

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Documents to be Returned:

1.   A check, bank draft or money order payable to the order of "DELTAPOINT
     PRIVATE OFFERING ESCROW ACCOUNT" for the Subscription amount.

2.   One copy of this Subscription Agreement completed, dated and signed with
     the Purchaser's(s') signature(s).

Signatures:

Purchaser No. 1                  Purchaser No. 2 (If the Notes are to be held
                                 as tenants in common, as joint tenants, or as
                                 community property in both names)


Dated:________________________   Dated:___________________________

By:___________________________   By:______________________________
          (Signature)                     (Signature)

Name:_________________________   Name:____________________________
          (Print)                         (Print)

______________________________   _________________________________
Social Security or Tax I.D. No.  Social Security or Tax I.D. No.
(If none, so state)              (If none, so state)

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          Name of Purchaser:________________________________

          State of Domicile:________________________________

          Amount of Investment:_____________________________






                                DELTAPOINT, INC.

                             _______________________


                             INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

                             _______________________








          INSTRUCTIONS:  IN ORDER TO INVEST IN DELTAPOINT, INC., YOU
          MUST COMPLETE THIS INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE BY FILLING IN THE
          INFORMATION CALLED FOR, CHECKING THE APPROPRIATE BOXES, AND
          SIGNING AT PAGE 2.  PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED
          QUESTIONNAIRE TO:


                             H.J. MEYERS & CO., INC.
                             1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE
                               ROCHESTER, NY 14620
                         ATTENTION:  DEANNA WOHLSCHLEGEL


                                DELTAPOINT, INC.

                             _______________________


                             INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE

                             _______________________



TO:  H.J. Meyers & Co., Inc.
     1895 Mount Hope Avenue
     Rochester, NY  14620

Ladies and Gentlemen:

          In connection with the proposed purchase of Convertible Subordinated
Debentures (the "Notes") of DeltaPoint, Inc. (the "Company"), the undersigned
hereby represents as follows:

          1.   Representations as to Accredited Investor Status.  The
undersigned has read the definition of "Accredited Investor" from Rule 501 of
Regulation D attached hereto as Exhibit A, and certifies that:

          /  / The undersigned is an "Accredited Investor"; and

          /  / The undersigned has completed the statement concerning such
               investor's knowledge and experience in financial and business
               matters included in Exhibit B hereto.



          The foregoing representation is true and accurate as of the date
hereof and shall be true and accurate as of the date of Closing.  If in any
respect such representation shall not be true and accurate at or prior to
Closing, the undersigned shall give immediate notice of such fact to the
President of the Company by facsimile, telex or telegram.

                              Very truly yours,

                              _______________________________________
                              Print Name of Purchaser

Dated:  _____________, 1996   _______________________________________
                              Signature

                              _______________________________________
                              Print Title (if applicable)

                              _______________________________________
                              Print Name of joint purchaser or other person
                              whose signature is required

                              _______________________________________
                              Signature

                              _______________________________________
                              Print Title (if applicable)

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                                    EXHIBIT A

Rule 501. Definitions and Terms Used in Regulation D.

          As used in Regulation D, the following terms have the meaning
indicated:

          1.   Accredited Investor.  "Accredited Investor" shall mean any person
               who comes within any of the following categories, or who the
               issuer reasonably believes comes within any of the following
               categories, at the time of the sale of the securities to that
               person:

               1.   Any bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act or any 
                    savings and loan association or other institution as defined
                    in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its 
                    individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker or dealer
                    registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange
                    Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in 
                    Section 2(13) of the Act; any investment company registered
                    under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business 
                    development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that 
                    Act; any Small Business Investment Company licensed by the 
                    U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or 
                    (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; any plan
                    established and maintained by a state, its political 
                    subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state 
                    or its political subdivisions for the benefit of its 
                    employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of 
                    $5,000,000; employee benefit plan within the meaning of 
                    Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
                    1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan 
                    fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is
                    either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance 
                    company, or registered investment adviser, or if the
                    employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of 
                    $5,000,000; or, if a self-directed plan, with investment 
                    decisions made solely by persons that are accredited 
                    investors;

               2.   Any private business development company as defined in 
                    Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;

               3.   Any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the 
                    Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or 
                    similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the 

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                    specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with 
                    total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

               4.   Any director or executive officer of DeltaPoint, Inc.;

               5.   Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net 
                    worth with that person's spouse, at the time of his 
                    purchase exceeds $1,000,000;(1)

               6.   Any natural person who had an individual income in excess 
                    of $200,000 in each of 1994 and 1995 or joint income with 
                    that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those
                    years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the
                    same income level in 1996;

               7.   Any trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not 
                    formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities
                    offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated 
                    person as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii); and

               8.   Any entity in which all of the equity owners are 
                    Accredited Investors.

_______________
(1) For this purpose, "net worth" includes the fair market equity value of
homes, home furnishings and automobiles.

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                 CONFIDENTIAL SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION STATEMENT

          In order to assure compliance with applicable federal and state laws,
it is necessary to obtain the following information:

1.   GENERAL INFORMATION (attach additional sheets if necessary)

     1.   Name:_____________________________________________________

     2.   Address:__________________________________________________

               Business:____________________________________________
                        ____________________________________________
                        ____________________________________________

               Residence:___________________________________________
                         ___________________________________________
                         ___________________________________________
     3.   Telephone:

               Business: (_____)____________________________________

               Residence:(_____)____________________________________

2.   INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS

     1.   Sufficient Net Worth:  The Purchaser's investment in the Notes does 
          not exceed 5% of such Purchaser's net worth, excluding home, home 
          furnishings and automobiles.

     2.   Sufficient Knowledge & Experience:  The Purchaser has sufficient 
          knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the 
          Company in terms of the Company's stage of development so as to be 
          able to evaluate the risks and merits of the investment in the 
          Company and the Purchaser is able financially to bear the 
          investment risks.

     3.   Access to Information:  The Purchaser has had an opportunity to 
          discuss the Company's business, management and financial affairs 
          with the Company's management.

     4.   Investment for Own Account:  The Purchaser is acquiring the Notes 
          for its own account for the purpose of investment and not with a 
          view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution.

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     5.   Restricted Securities:  The Purchaser understands that (i) the Notes 
          and the Common Stock of the Company issuable upon conversion of the 
          Notes (the "Conversion Shares") have not been registered under the 
          Securities Act because they are being issued in a transaction exempt 
          from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to 
          Section 4(2) thereof or Rule 505 or 506 promulgated under the 
          Securities Act, (ii) the Notes and the Conversion Shares must be held 
          indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered
          under the Securities Act or is exempt from such registration (and 
          accordingly, the Purchaser should be prepared to bear the economic 
          risk of an investment in the Notes and the Conversion Shares for an 
          indefinite period), (iii) the Notes and the Conversion Shares will 
          bear a legend to such effect, and (iv) the Company will make a 
          notation on its transfer books to such effect.

I confirm that the foregoing statements are complete and accurate to the best of
my knowledge and belief, and that I undertake to notify DeltaPoint, Inc.
promptly regarding any material change in the information set forth above prior
to the closing of the purchase by me of the Notes of the Company.

_____________________________
Print Name of Purchaser

By:__________________________                          ________________________
   Signature                                            Date

_____________________________
   Print Title


______________________________
Print Name of joint purchaser or other person whose
signature is required

By:___________________________                        _________________________
   Signature                                          Date

______________________________
   Print Title (if applicable)


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