EXHIBIT 23.4
                                           
               CONSENT OF VAN DOESBURG & PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                           
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Zitel Corporation 
for the registration of 3,061,401 shares of its common stock and to the 
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 21, 1997, 
with respect to the financial statements of Zitel Corporation included in its 
Current Report (Form 8-K) filed July 14, 1997 with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.
                                           
                                           
                                         

                                         VAN DOESBURG & PARTNERS
                      
                                         s/ J.C.J. van Doesburg RA
Rotterdam
July 14, 1997