EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 (file No. 333-_______) of our report dated December 16, 
1998 which appears in Zitel Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File 
No. 000-12194) for the year ended September 30, 1998. We also consent to the 
incorporation by reference of our report dated December 16, 1998 relating to 
the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 
10-K.


/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


San Jose, California
May 7, 1999