EXHIBIT 23.4

          CONSENT OF VAN DOESBURG & PARTNERS, INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                                       
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Zitel Corporation
for the registration of 3,381,575 shares of its common stock and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 27, 1997, with
respect to the financial statements of Palmer & Webb Systems B.V. for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995 included in its Current Report
(Form 8-K) of Zitel Corporation dated June 30, 1997 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                       s/Jan C.J.Van Doesburg
                                       VAN DOESBURG & PARTNERS

Rotterdam
July 15, 1998