<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>      0001031761
<NAME>     Hartford Computer Group, Inc.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY>   U.S. Dollars
       
                             
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