Exhibit 24.1
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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
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    KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and/or director of
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints James R. Oyler, John T. Lemley, and Gary E. Meredith,
or any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned, as a director and/or officer of said corporation, the Annual Report
on Form 10K of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation for the year ended
December 29, 1995, and any and all amendments to such Annual Report, and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorney's-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney's-in-fact
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney
this 20th day of February, 1996.



 
    Signature                Title                  Date
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/s/ Stewart Carrell  Chairman of the Board of  February 20, 1996
- -------------------        Directors 
Stewart Carrell                                   


/s/ James R. Oyler   President and Chief       February 20, 1996
- -------------------  Executive Officer
James R. Oyler       (Principal Executive 
                     Officer) and Director 
                    
 
/s/ John T. Lemley    Vice President and Chief  February 20, 1996
- -------------------   Financial Officer     
John T. Lemley        (Principal Financial and 
                      Accounting Officer)       


 



    Signature                Title                    Date
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/s/Gary E. Meredith       Senior Vice President and   February 20, 1996
- --------------------      Secretary                 
Gary E. Meredith       
 

/s/Henry N. Christiansen  Director                    February 20, 1996
- ------------------------
Henry N. Christiansen


/s/Peter O. Crisp         Director                    February 20, 1996
- --------------------
Peter O. Crisp
 

/s/Ivan E. Sutherland     Director                    February 20, 1996
- ---------------------
Ivan E. Sutherland
 

/s/John E. Warnock        Director                    February 20, 1996
- ---------------------
John E. Warnock        


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