<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSOLIDATAED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-28-1996<F1> <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-28-1996 <CASH> 6,381,026<F2> <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 3,272,831 <ALLOWANCES> 53,707 <INVENTORY> 2,615,772 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 12,415,044 <PP&E> 4,223,816 <DEPRECIATION> 2,646,683 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,000,033 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,267,276 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 126,450 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 16,000,033 <SALES> 14,012,802 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 14,251,944 <CGS> 5,781,414 <TOTAL-COSTS> 5,781,414 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 5,582,553 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 243,472 <INCOME-PRETAX> 709,529 <INCOME-TAX> 177,382 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 532,147 <EPS-PRIMARY> .42 <EPS-DILUTED> .42 <FN> <F1>The Company's by-laws call for its fiscal year to end on the Saturday closest to the last day of September. <F2>Consists of cash and cash equivalents. </FN>