This Registration Statement consists of 9 pages.


    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 5, 1996
  
                                           Registration Statement No. 333-
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933
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                                   OPAL, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




                                                            
            Delaware                          3828                     04-2962212
 (State or other jurisdiction      (Primary Standard Industrial    (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)   Classification Code Number)   Identification No.)

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             OPAL, INC., 3203 SCOTT BOULEVARD, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
    (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of Registrant's principal executive office)
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                      OPAL, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)
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                                   Israel Niv
                                   Opal, Inc.
                              3203 Scott Boulevard
                              Santa Clara, CA 95054
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                 (408) 727-6060
          (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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                                 with a copy to:

                                THOMAS P. STORER
                             Goodwin, Procter & Hoar
                                 Exchange Place
                              Boston MA 02109-2881
                                 (617) 570-1000

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                                  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of securities to    Amount to be     Proposed maximum     Proposed maximum        Amount of
    be registered        registered (1)   offering price per   aggregate offering   registration fee
                                                 share                price
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Common Stock,                249,000           $9.75(2)          $3,464,935.13          $1,049.98
$.01 par value               123,843          $8.375(3)
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Total                        372,843             ----            $3,464,935.13          $1,049.98
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(1)  Plus such additional number of shares as may be required pursuant to the
     option plan in the event of a stock dividend, reverse stock split,
     split-up, recapitalization or other similar event.

(2)  This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act,
     solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee
     and is based upon the price at which outstanding options may be exercised.

(3)  This estimate is made pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities
     Act solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration
     fee and is based upon the market value of outstanding shares of the
     Company's common stock on October 30, 1996, utilizing the average of the
     high and low sale prices reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market on that date.




                                Explanatory Note

     This Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to shares of the common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Opal, Inc. (the
"Company") which may be issued under the Company's Employee Stock Option Plan,
as amended (the "Plan"). The Company hereby incorporates by reference the
contents of the registration statement on Form S-8, File No. 33-95312, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 1995, covering 827,157
shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to the Plan and 93,001
shares of Common Stock which may be issued pursuant to a prior Stock Option
Plan.


Item 8. Exhibits.

     (a) The following is a complete list of exhibits filed or incorporated by
reference as part of this registration statement.


Exhibit

 5.1 Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP as to the legality of the securities
     being registered.

23.1 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

23.2 Consent of Price Waterhouse L.L.P., Independent Accountants.

24.1 Powers of Attorney (included in Part II of this registration statement).

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Santa Clara, State of
California on the 31 day of October, 1996.

                                             OPAL, INC.


                                             By: /s/ Henry Schwarzbaum
                                             Name: Henry Schwarzbaum
                                             Title: Vice President of Finance



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Henry Schwarzbaum and Helene Kamm, and each of
them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power
of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities to sign any or all amendments or post-effective amendments to
this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

       Signature                   Title                         Date
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   /s/ Rafi Yizhar      Director, President and          October 31, 1996
- ---------------------   Chief Executive Officer
     Rafi Yizhar        (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Henry Schwarzbaum   Vice President of Finance,       October 31, 1996
- ---------------------   Chief Financial Officer
   Henry Schwarzbaum    and Secretary (Principal
                        Financial Officer and
                        Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Meir Ben-Shoshan    Director                         September 30, 1996
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  Meir Ben-Shoshan


  /s/ Robert Brill      Director                         October 31, 1996
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    Robert Brill

  /s/ Mendy Erad        Director                         September 30, 1996
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      Mendy Erad

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  /s/ Uzia Galil         Director                        October 31, 1996
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     Uzia Galil

 /s/ Zvi Lapidot         Director                        October 31, 1996
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    Zvi Lapidot

 /s/ Dan Maydan          Director                        October 31, 1996
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    Dan Maydan

 /s/ Amram Rasiel        Director                        October 31, 1996
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    Amram Rasiel

 /s/ Israel Niv          Director                        October 31, 1996
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     Israel Niv


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                  Description                                  Page*

   5.1  Opinion of Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP as to the legality of 
        the securities being registered.
  23.1  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
  23.2  Consent of Price Waterhouse L.L.P., Independent Accountants.
  24.1  Powers of Attorney (included in Part II of this registration
        statement).


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* Refers to sequentially numbered copy.



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