ROYAL BANK

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          L.James Blattman                   Royal Bank of Canada
          Senior Account Manager             Business Banking Centre
          Advanced Technology          90 Sparks Street, P.O. Box 746, Station B
          Tel.:  (613) 564-4898        Ottawa, Ontario  K1P 5T6

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          April 14, 1994               Fax: (613) 564-4527
                                               Toll Free: 1-800-267-0305


          Gandalf Technologies Inc.
          130 Colonnade Road South
          Nepean, Ontario
          K2E 7M4

                AND

          Gandalf Canada Ltd.
          130 Colonnade Road South
          Nepean, Ontario
          K2E 7M4


          Attention:     Mr. Walter MacDonald
                         Vice-President, Finance & CFO
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          Dear Sirs:

          Royal Bank of Canada (the "Bank") refers to a letter agreement
          dated January 7, 1994 between Gandalf Technologies Inc. ("GTI")
          and the Bank (the "GTI Agreement") and to a letter agreement also
          dated Janaury 7, 1994 between Gandalf Canada Ltd. ("GCL") adn the
          Bank (the "GCL Agreement"), collectively referred toherein as the
          Gandalf Agreements.

          The Bank hereby acknowledges notice from GTI of its expected
          breach of Sections 23(a), 23(b), 23(c) and 24(h) of the GTI
          Agreement and Sections 24(a), 24(b), 24(c) and 25(h) of the GCL
          Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended March 1994.  Specifically,
          Tangible Net Worth 1.01:1 and the loss for the fiscal quarter
          $21,846,000.  The Bank hereby waives its rights in respect of
          such breach for the period March 31, 1994 to July 31, 1994
          inclusive provided no further deterioration occurs in any of
          Sections 23(a), 23(b), and 23(c) of the GTI Agreement

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          April 15, 1994

          Gandalf Technologies Inc. &
          Gandalf Canada Ltd.
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          and Sections 24(a), 24(b), and 24(c) of the GCL Agreement as at
          the fiscal quarter ending June 25, 1994.  This waiver is granted
          only in respect of the aforementioned breach and only for the
          aforementioned period and is further subject to the following
          paragraph.

          As long as any of the aforementioned sections of the Gandalf
          Agreements remain in breach, GTI agrees with the Bank as follows:

               a.   To provide the Bank with the following information
                    within 15days of the end of each month:

                    i.   Internally prepared consolidated financial
                         statements.
                    ii.  A consolidated summary of bookings, billings and
                         backlog.
                    iii. A consolidated cash flow and margin forecast for
                         the following 13 weeks.

               b.   To pay to the Bank a risk premium calculated as 1/8 of
                    1% per month on the aggregate of average outstanding
                    balances under the GCL Agreement and Segment (3) of the
                    GTI Agreement, subject to a monthly minimum payment of
                    US $5,000.  The risk premium will be calculated
                    and is payable monthly by the fifth day of each month.

          Please acknowledge your acceptance of the above terms and
          conditions by signing the attached copy of this letter in the
          space provided and return it to the undersigned no later than
          April 20, 1994.


          Yours truly.


          s/L.J.BLATTMAN


          WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

GANDALF TECHNOLOGIES INC.               GANDALF CANADA LTD.

Per: s/W.MacDonald, V.P. Finance        Per: s/W.MacDonald, V.P. Finance GTI

Per: s/A.Gordon, Corp.Controller        Per: s/A.Gordon, Corp. Controller GTI

Date:   April 20, 1994                  Date:   April 20, 1994
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