<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM [identify specific financial statements here] THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND FOR THE THREE MONTH-PERIOD THEN ENDED. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 <CASH> 168,609 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 360,503 <ALLOWANCES> (62,422) <INVENTORY> 1,563,222 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 2,089,398 <PP&E> 706,464 <DEPRECIATION> (563,442) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,638,649 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 481,658 <BONDS> 1,755,420 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 3,284,970 <COMMON> 2,564 <OTHER-SE> (2,885,963) <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,638,649 <SALES> 225,179 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 225,179 <CGS> 92,842 <TOTAL-COSTS> 673,473 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 60,125 <INCOME-PRETAX> (506,627) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (506,627) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (506,627) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.02) <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1>(ESP-DILUTED) Omitted because of antidilutive effect of net loss </FN>