WANG LABORATORIES INC
SC 13D/A, 1995-12-15
COMPUTER & OFFICE EQUIPMENT
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                         UNITED STATES 
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                          SCHEDULE 13D

            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 3)*

                WANG LABORATORIES, INC.                           
                    (Name of Issuer)
                  Common Stock, par value $.01 
                                                                  
                 (Title of Class of Securities)
                          93369N109                               
                         (CUSIP Number)
                          Alan M. Stark
          80 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052          
                       (201) 325-8660                             
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive 
Notices and Communications)

                       November 30, 1995                         

     (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If this filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule
13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4)
check the following box [ ].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[ ].  (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)  (See
Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).<PAGE>
            


                           SCHEDULE 13D
              SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.   93369N109                       
__________________________________________________________________
     1)   Names of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification
          No. of Above Person

           LEON G. COOPERMAN 
           S.S. No. ###-##-####
 _________________________________________________________________
     2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
          Instructions)

                                                       (a) [ ]
                                                       (b) [ ]
_________________________________________________________________
     3)   SEC Use Only
_________________________________________________________________
     4)   Source of Funds:
          WC        
_________________________________________________________________
     5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required
          Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . 
               N/A
_________________________________________________________________
     6)   Citizenship or place of Organization: 
          UNITED STATES
_________________________________________________________________
               (7)  Sole voting Power 
Number of           2,105,987
Shares Bene- ____________________________________________________
ficially       (8)  Shared Voting Power
owned by              466,229        
Each Report- ____________________________________________________
ing Person     (9)  Sole Dispositive Power 
With                2,105,987           
_________________________________________________________________
               (10) Shared Dispositive Power
                      466,229
_________________________________________________________________
     11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
          Person:   2,572,216
_________________________________________________________________
     12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) excludes 
          certain shares:     N/A
_________________________________________________________________
     13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Box (11):
                    7.6%
_________________________________________________________________
     14)  Type of Reporting Person
                    I N

Item 2.   Identity and Background.  
          This statement is being filed by Leon G. Cooperman
("Cooperman").  Cooperman is also the managing general partner of
a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of
Delaware known as Omega Equity Partners, L.P.  It is a private
investment firm engaged in the purchase and sale of securities for
investment for its own account.  The principal business and office
of Omega Equity Partners, L.P. is c/o Omega Advisors, Inc., 88 Pine
Street, Wall Street Plaza - 31st Floor, New York, New York 10005. 
Cooperman is a citizen of the United States.  
          Omega Equity Partners, L.P. has never been convicted in
a criminal proceeding, nor has it ever been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which it was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state
securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. 
Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
          Cooperman beneficially owns 2,572,216 Shares.  Of this
amount, 912,628 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega Capital
Partners, L.P., at a cost of $7,311,929; 781,454 Shares were
purchased on behalf of Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., at a
cost of $6,289,702; 36,200 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega
Equity Partners, L.P., at a cost of $456,900; 336,126 Shares were
purchased on behalf of Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., at a cost of
$2,254,901; 39,579 Shares were purchased on behalf of Omega
Overseas Partners II, Ltd., at a cost of $235,053; and 466,229
Shares were purchased on behalf of the Managed Account at a cost of
$4,604,317.  The source of funds for the purchase of all such
Shares was investment capital.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
          Based upon the information contained in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the quarter ended September 30, 1995, there
were then outstanding 34,036,851 Shares.  Omega Capital Partners,
L.P., owns 912,628 Shares, or 2.7% of those outstanding; Omega
Institutional Partners, L.P., owns 781,454 Shares, or 2.3% of those
outstanding; Omega Equity Partners, L.P., owns 36,200 Shares, or
0.1% of those outstanding; Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd., owns
336,126 Shares, or 1.0% of those outstanding;  Omega Overseas
Partners II, Ltd., owns 39,579 Shares, or  0.1% of those
outstanding; and the Managed Account owns 466,229 Shares, or 1.4%
of those outstanding.         
     The following table details the transactions by each of Omega
Capital Partners, L.P., Omega Institutional Partners, L.P., Omega
Equity Partners, L.P., Omega Overseas Partners, Ltd.,  Omega
Overseas Partners II, Ltd., and  the  Managed  Account since,
October 1, 1995.  All of the transactions were open market sale
transactions.

<PAGE>
                  OMEGA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.


            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/25/95            43,700              $17.67
          11/27/95             1,900               17.50
          11/30/95             5,900               17.75
          11/30/95            10,000               17.63



               OMEGA INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.


            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/25/95            25,800              $17.67
          11/27/95             1,500               17.50
          11/30/95             4,600               17.75
          11/30/95             7,900               17.63



                   OMEGA EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.

            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/25/95             4,000              $17.67
          11/27/95               100               17.50
          11/30/95               200               17.75
          11/30/95               300               17.63




                  OMEGA OVERSEAS PARTNERS, LTD.

            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/25/95            10,800              $17.67
          11/27/95             1,000               17.50
          11/30/95             2,900               17.75
          11/30/95             4,700               17.63


<PAGE>
                OMEGA OVERSEAS PARTNERS II, LTD.

            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/20/95             7,300              $16.38
          10/25/95             3,400               17.67
          11/27/95               100               17.50
          11/30/95               300               17.75
          11/30/95               400               17.63




                         MANAGED ACCOUNT

            Date of           Amount of           Price Per
          Transaction           Shares              Share  
          10/25/95             5,300              $17.67
          11/27/95               400               17.50
          11/30/95             1,100               17.75
          11/30/95             1,700               17.63


                           Signature
          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this state-
ment is true, complete and correct.
Dated: December 14, 1995


/s/ ALAN M. STARK               
ALAN M. STARK on behalf of
LEON G. COOPERMAN, individually
and as managing partner of Omega
Capital Partners, L.P., Omega
Institutional Partners, L.P., and
Omega Equity Partners, L.P., and as
President of Omega Advisors, Inc.
pursuant to Power of Attorney on file.

ATTENTION:  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT
CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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