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                                                                 EXHIBIT 10.9(a)

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                         AMENDMENT NO. ONE TO THE LOAN
                             AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                        CONCURRENT COMPUTER CORPORATION

     This Amended And Restated Amendment No. One To The Loan And Security
Agreement (the "Amendment") is entered into this 17th day of October, 1995, by
and between CONCURRENT COMPUTER CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Borrower"), whose chief executive office is located at 2 Crescent Place,
Oceanport, New Jersey  07757 and FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION, a California
corporation ("Foothill"), with a place of business located at 11111 Santa
Monica Boulevard, Suite 1500, Los Angeles, California 90025-3333, in light of
the following facts:

                                     FACTS

     FACT ONE: Foothill and Borrower have previously entered into that certain
Loan And Security Agreement, dated as of June 29, 1995 (the "Agreement").

     FACT TWO: Foothill and Borrower desire to amend the Agreement as provided
herein.  Terms defined in the Agreement which are used herein shall have the
same meanings as set forth in the Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

     NOW, THEREFORE, Foothill and Borrower hereby modify and amend the
Agreement as follows:

     1. Subsection (g) of the Definition "Eligible Accounts" under Section 1.1
of the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:  "(g)
Accounts with respect to an Account Debtor whose total obligations owing to
Borrower exceed ten percent (10%) of all Eligible Accounts, to the extent of
the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage, and
with respect to (i) from June 30, 1995 through July 31, 1995, Cubic Defense
Systems, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed fifteen percent (15%) and
Arinc, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed twenty percent (20%) and (ii)
commencing August 1, 1995, Cubic Defense Systems, whose total obligations to
Borrower shall revert to ten percent (10%) and Airinc Systems, whose total
obligations to Borrower shall revert to fifteen percent (15%); provided,
however, that accounts owed by the Illinois Department of Public Aid, Loral,
Lockheed, Airinc, Boeing Co., Grumman Aircraft, Martin Marietta Corp., and
other accounts that may be approved from time to time by Foothill may be
eligible up to a maximum, per Account Debtor, of fifteen percent (15%) of all
Eligible Accounts, so long as they are otherwise eligible hereunder;".

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     2. Foothill shall charge Borrower's loan account a fee in the amount of
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).  Said fee shall be earned at the time of
payment and shall be non-refundable.

     3. This Amendment amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety that
certain Amendment No. One To The Loan And Security Agreement by and between
Foothill and Borrower dated August 15, 1995.

     4. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of this
Amendment and the terms and provisions of the Agreement, the terms and
provisions of this Amendment shall govern.  In all other respects, the
Agreement, as supplemented, amended and modified, shall remain in full force
and effect.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Foothill have executed this Amendment as
of the day and year first written above.


FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION              CONCURRENT COMPUTER
                                           CORPORATION



By  /s/ Lisa M. Gonzales                 By  /s/ Roger J. Mason
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       Lisa M. Gonzales                      Roger J. Mason
Its  Assistant Vice President            Its Vice President Finance and
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                                             Treasurer Chief Financial Officer