EXHIBIT 23.1





                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT



We have issued our report dated February 3, 1998, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report of TeleVideo, Inc. and
Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 1997.  We hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration
Statement of TeleVideo, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-26203, effective November
2, 1992).



/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
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    Grant Thornton LLP

   
San Jose, California
February 27, 1998