<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> NOV-30-1998 <CASH> 50,588 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 300,757 <ALLOWANCES> 49,070 <INVENTORY> 160,230 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 491,222 <PP&E> 744,454 <DEPRECIATION> 537,552 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 861,821 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 613,423 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 8,941,199 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,075,775 <SALES> 514,804 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 1,122,575 <CGS> 398,072 <TOTAL-COSTS> 686,841 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 44,749 <INCOME-PRETAX> (614,858) <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (614,858) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.10) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.10)