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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  Form 10-Q/A
                                 (Amendment #1)
    
   (Mark One)
      [X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
          Exchange Act of 1934. For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998.

                                   OR

      [ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities 
          Exchange Act of 1934. For the transition period  from ______ to _____.


                         Commission File Number 0-20023


                           ALPHA-BETA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


             Massachusetts                              04-2997834
    (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     incorporation or organization)


                              One Innovation Drive
                               Worcester, MA 01605
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                  508-798-6900
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                              Yes  X       No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

               CLASS                     OUTSTANDING AT MAY 4, 1998
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    Common stock, $.01 par value                  20,443,504
   
This amended filing is being submitted due to a typographical error in the
Securities and Exchange Commission's submission header page. The period for this
filing was listed as January 31, 1998. The correct period is March 31, 1998.

The change made to this amended 10-Q has no material effect on the information
previously submitted.
    
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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                     ALPHA-BETA TECHNOLOGY, INC.

   
Date: June 1, 1998                   By: /s/ Joseph Grimm
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                                        Joseph Grimm
                                        Chief Financial Officer