<ARTICLE> 5 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 190 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 337 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 525 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,072 <PP&E> 11,510 <DEPRECIATION> (6,710) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,020 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,538 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 18 <COMMON> 9 <OTHER-SE> 694 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 6,020 <SALES> 2,681 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 2,681 <CGS> 1,572 <TOTAL-COSTS> 2,476 <OTHER-EXPENSES> (53) <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,934 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 218<F1> <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,903) <INCOME-TAX> (5) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,908) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> (115) <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (2,023) <EPS-PRIMARY> (2.05) <EPS-DILUTED> (2.05) <FN> <F1>Net of interest income of $1.6 million </FN>