<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> "This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance Sheet and Income Statement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements." </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1997 <PERIOD-END> AUG-31-1997 <CASH> 399,429 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 4,792,454 <ALLOWANCES> 442,614 <INVENTORY> 6,983,964 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,315,999 <PP&E> 1,729,651 <DEPRECIATION> 904,466 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 13,892,417 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 9,951,520 <BONDS> 332,921 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 379,540 <OTHER-SE> 3,228,436 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 13,892,417 <SALES> 12,112,360 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 12,393,279 <CGS> 9,756,035 <TOTAL-COSTS> 3,590,880 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 373,828 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,279,689) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,279,689) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,279,689) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.43) <EPS-DILUTED> (.43)