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                                                                  Exhibit 10.7


                               AAP HOLDINGS, INC.
                              Caxton Building #880
                                 812 Huron Road
                           Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1126


December 18, 1996

Mr. Frank Amedia, President
Forte Computer Easy, Inc.
1350 Albert Street
Youngstown, OH 44505

Re:  Forte/AAP: Acquisition Services Agreement

Dear Frank:

The purpose of this letter is to set forth our understanding and agreement 
relating to the fees to be paid by Forte Computer Easy, Inc. ("Forte") to AAP 
Holdings, Inc. ("Holdings") for the services which Holdings will provide in 
1997 to Forte for negotiating and structuring acquisitions and the financing 
need for such acquisitions on behalf of Forte (the "Acquisition Fees"). The 
amount of each Acquisition Fee to be paid to Holdings by Forte is one percent 
(1%) of the "Transaction Price" of each acquisition, and the Acquisition Fee 
will be paid at the closing of the respective transaction. The "Transaction 
Price" shall mean the aggregate amount paid by Forte (or its affiliate) for the 
acquisition in the form of cash, stock, stock options, and/or warrants, debt 
instruments, and other liabilities assumed by the acquiring entity including, 
but not limited to, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, bank financing, and 
other forms of indebtedness.

The obligation of Forte to use the acquisition services offered by Holdings 
will expire on December 31, 1997 unless Forte and Holdings agree in writing to 
extend this Agreement beyond that date. All Acquisition Fees which have not 
been paid by that time will be due and payable on December 31, 1997, except for 
Acquisition Fees relating to transactions in progress at the end of 1997 which 
close after December 31, 1997. With respect to those transactions, the 
Acquisition Fee will be paid in 1998 when those acquisitions are completed.

After you have had the opportunity to review the contents of this letter, 
please contact me if you have any questions or comments. If not, please 
acknowledge your acceptance of this understanding and agreement by signing both 
copies of this letter where indicated below. One copy is to be retained by you 
for your files and the other copy returned to me for our files.

                                             Very truly yours,

                                             AAP HOLDINGS, INC.

                                             /s/ GEORGE S. HOFMEISTER
                                             ------------------------------ 
                                             George S. Hofmeister, Chairman

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED BY
FORTE EASY COMPUTER, INC.

By: /s/ FRANK AMEDIA
   ----------------------------
        Frank Amedia, President


Date: December 18, 1996