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                             DATAPOINT CORPORATION
 
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8400 Datapoint Drive                                                     5/7 rue Montalivet
San Antonio, Texas, 78229                                                75008 Paris, France
(210) 593-7000                                                           (33 1) 4007-3737
</TABLE>
 
DEAR STOCKHOLDER:
 
You  are cordially  invited to the  Annual Meeting of  Stockholders of Datapoint
Corporation to be held on July 14, 1995, in Conference Room 'A' at the Courtyard
by Marriott-Medical Center, 8585  Marriott Drive, San  Antonio, Texas, at  10:00
a.m., (Central Time).
 
The  Notice of  Meeting and  Proxy Statement  on the  following pages  cover the
formal business  of  the  meeting,  which  includes  proposals  to  elect  seven
directors  and  to ratify  the appointment  of Ernst  & Young,  certified public
accountants, as Datapoint's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending July
29, 1995. The attached Annual Report on Form 10-K is also included. In place  of
a  brochure style annual report, we are using this combined format to keep costs
to a minimum.
 
You are cordially invited to attend the  Annual Meeting. In any event, in  order
that we may be assured of a quorum, we request that you complete, sign, date and
return the enclosed proxy as soon as possible. Your vote is important regardless
of the number of shares you own.
 
                                         Sincerely,
 
                                         ASHER B. EDELMAN
                                         Chairman of the Board
 
June 20, 1995

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                             DATAPOINT CORPORATION
 
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8400 Datapoint Drive                                                           5/7 rue Montalivet
San Antonio, Texas, 78229                                                      75008 Paris, France
(210) 593-7000                                                                 (33 1) 4007-3737
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                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD JULY 14, 1995
 
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS:
 
NOTICE  IS HEREBY  GIVEN, that the  Annual Meeting of  Stockholders of Datapoint
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ('Datapoint' or 'Company'), will be held  on
July  14,  1995, in  Conference Room  'A' at  the Courtyard  by Marriott-Medical
Center, 8585 Marriott Drive, San Antonio,  Texas, at 10:00 a.m., (Central  Time)
for the following purposes.
 
(1)       Election of seven directors by holders of Datapoint's Common Stock, to
serve until the next Annual Meeting  of Stockholders and until their  successors
are elected and qualified.
 
(2)        Ratification  of the appointment  of Ernst &  Young, certified public
accountants, as Datapoint's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending July
29, 1995.
 
(3)       Transaction  of such other  business as properly  may come before  the
Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
The Company's Amended and Restated By-laws generally provide that no matters may
be  brought before any stockholders meeting  by a stockholder unless the Company
has received notice of the proposed  matter from the stockholders no later  than
sixty  (60) days before the  date of the meeting or,  in certain cases, ten (10)
days following public announcement thereof, at its principal executive  offices.
The Company has not received notice of any such proposal.
 
Pursuant  to the Bylaws of Datapoint and  action taken by the Board of Directors
of Datapoint,  May  30,  1995,  has  been fixed  as  the  record  date  for  the
determination  of the  stockholders entitled  to notice  of and  to vote  at the
Annual Meeting and any adjournment thereof.
 
Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please complete, date  and
sign  the  enclosed proxy  and return  it  promptly to  Datapoint in  the return
envelope enclosed  for your  use, which  requires no  postage if  mailed in  the
United  States. You  may revoke  your proxy at  any time  before it  is voted by
filing with the Secretary of Datapoint a written revocation or a proxy bearing a
later date, or by attending and voting at the Annual Meeting.
 
You are cordially invited to attend.
 
                                          By Order of the Board of Directors,


                                          GERALD N. AGRANOFF
                                          Corporate Secretary
 
San Antonio, Texas
June 20, 1995



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                                PROXY STATEMENT
                             DATAPOINT CORPORATION
 
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8400 Datapoint Drive                                                       5/7 rue Montalivet
San Antonio, Texas 78229-8500                                              75008 Paris, France
(210) 593-7000                                                             (33 1) 4007-3737
</TABLE>
 
                         ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                            TO BE HELD JULY 14, 1995
                                  INTRODUCTION
 
This  Combined Notice  of Annual Meeting,  Proxy Statement and  Annual Report is
being furnished  to holders  of shares  of  the Common  and Preferred  Stock  of
Datapoint  Corporation, a  Delaware corporation  ('Datapoint' or  'Company'), in
connection with  the  solicitation of  proxies  by  the Board  of  Directors  of
Datapoint  for use at the Annual Meeting of  Stockholders to be held on July 14,
1995, in Conference Room 'A' at  the Courtyard by Marriott-Medical Center,  8585
Marriott  Drive,  San Antonio,  Texas, at  10:00  a.m., local  time, and  at any
adjournment thereof. This Combined Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and
Annual Report,  and  the  enclosed form  of  Proxy  are first  being  mailed  to
stockholders of Datapoint on or about June 20, 1995.
 
On  May 30, 1995, the  issued and outstanding voting  capital stock of Datapoint
consisted of  13,069,244  shares of  Common  Stock,  par value  $.25  per  share
(excluding  7,922,170  shares  held  in  the  treasury  of  Datapoint),  held by
approximately 4,375 holders of record.
 
The accompanying  proxy is  solicited on  behalf of  the Board  of Directors  of
Datapoint.
 
                      VOTING RIGHTS AND PROXY INFORMATION
 
The  Board of Directors has fixed the close  of business on May 30, 1995, as the
record date ('Record Date')  for the determination  of stockholders entitled  to
notice  of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each holder of Common Stock on the
Record Date is entitled to  cast one vote per share.  The affirmative vote of  a
majority  of the  shares of  Common Stock represented  at the  Annual Meeting is
required to  elect any  person a  director,  and to  ratify the  appointment  of
auditors.
 
All  shares  of  Common Stock  represented  at  the Annual  Meeting  by properly
executed proxies received prior  to or at the  Annual Meeting, and not  revoked,
will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions thereon.
If  no instructions are indicated, proxies will be voted for the election of the
nominees as  set  forth in  this  Proxy Statement  and  in favor  of  the  other
proposals  referred to above. Datapoint does not know of any matters, other than
as described in  the Notice  of Annual  Meeting, which  are to  come before  the
Annual  Meeting.  If any  other  matters are  properly  presented at  the Annual
Meeting for action, the persons named in  the enclosed form of proxy and  acting
thereunder  will have the discretion to vote  on such matters in accordance with
their best judgment.
 
A proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked at any time before it
is voted. Proxies may be revoked (i)  by filing with the Corporate Secretary  of
Datapoint at or before the Annual Meeting a written notice of revocation bearing
a  later date than the proxy, (ii) by duly executing a subsequent proxy relating
to the same shares and delivering it to the Corporate Secretary of Datapoint  at
or before the Annual Meeting or (iii) by attending the Annual Meeting and voting
in person (although
 
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attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute revocation
of  a proxy).  Any written notice  revoking a  proxy should be  delivered to Mr.
Gerald N. Agranoff, Corporate  Secretary, Datapoint Corporation, 8400  Datapoint
Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-8539.
 
CONFIDENTIALITY  OF VOTES. It is the policy of Datapoint to preserve the secrecy
of all proxies, ballots and voting tabulations until the final vote is tabulated
at the annual meeting, except as  required by law. Datapoint reserves the  right
to  determine which stockholders have  not exercised their right  to vote and to
encourage their participation as well as to have proxy cards containing comments
referred to the Corporate Secretary for response, as appropriate.
 
                             ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
 
At the Annual Meeting,  seven directorships are to  be filled, constituting  the
entire  Board of Directors of Datapoint, the directors so elected to hold office
until the  next  annual  meeting  of stockholders  and  until  their  respective
successors are elected and qualified.
 
Although  the Board of Directors  does not contemplate that  any of the nominees
for directors named herein will be unavailable  for election, in the event of  a
vacancy  in the slate of nominees, the proxy will be voted for the election of a
nominee who will  be selected by  the Board  of Directors, unless  the Board  of
Directors elects instead to reduce the number of directors.
 
The nominees for election as directors are as follows:
 
GERALD  N. AGRANOFF,  age 48, is  currently Vice President,  General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of  Datapoint. Mr. Agranoff  has been a  General Partner  of
Arbitrage  Securities Company, for  more than five years.  Mr. Agranoff also has
been a General Partner  of Plaza Securities Company  since January, 1987, and  a
Trustee of MAI Liquidating Trust since February 1986. Mr. Agranoff is a director
of  Bull Run Corporation, Atlantic Gulf  Communities, The American Energy Group,
Ltd., and Canal  Capital Corporation.  Mr. Agranoff  also has  been the  General
Counsel  to Arbitrage Securities  Company and Plaza  Securities Company for more
than five years. He has been a director of Datapoint since 1991.
 
DORIS D. BENCSIK, age 63, is currently President and Chief Operating Officer  of
Datapoint.  Mrs. Bencsik has been a member of the Datapoint's Board of Directors
since 1985. During  1992   -- 1993  Mrs. Bencsik  has been  employed by  Modular
Computer  Systems Inc., as  President and Chief  Executive Officer. In addition,
Mrs. Bencsik has  maintained a business  consulting practice for  more than  the
past  five years, in which she served  as a consultant to Datapoint from October
1992 to February 1993. In February 1993, she entered the employment of Datapoint
as Executive Vice  President and Chief  Operating Officer, and  was promoted  to
President  in November 1993. Mrs. Benscik also  worked at Datapoint from 1982 to
1987. Mrs.  Bencsik  joined  Datapoint  in  November  1982  as  Vice  President,
Engineering.  In May 1984,  she was promoted to  Vice President, Operations, and
was promoted to Senior Vice President,  Operations in January 1985. In  November
1985,  she was promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and
elected as a member of the Board of Directors. In January 1987, Mrs. Bencsik was
named acting Chief Executive Officer and in  June 1987, was named to the  Office
of  the  President.  Mrs. Bencsik  is  a  member of  the  Executive  and Special
Committees.
 
ASHER B. EDELMAN, age 55, joined Datapoint's Board of Directors as its  Chairman
in  March 1985, and has served in that capacity and as Chairman of its Executive
Committee to the  present date, and  as Chief Executive  Officer since  February
1993.  Mr. Edelman has served as General Partner of Plaza Securities Company, an
investment partnership since July 1979. From  January 1977 through June 1984  he
served  as the General Partner of Arbitrage Securities Company, a broker-dealer;
from June 1984  he has  served as  General Partner  of Asco  Partners, the  sole
general  partner of Arbitrage thereafter. Mr. Edelman is a director, Chairman of
the Board and Chairman of the  Executive Committee of Canal Capital  Corporation
(formerly  United Stockyards  Corporation); a  director and  President of Canran
Corp., which is a General Partner of Canal-Randolph Limited Partnership.
 
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IRVING J. GARFINKEL, age 58,  has been a General  Partner of Asco Partners,  the
sole  general partner of Arbitrage Securities Company, for more than five years.
Mr. Garfinkel also has been a General Partner and controller of Plaza Securities
Company for  more than  the past  five years.  He has  served as  a director  of
Datapoint since 1991, and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
 
DANIEL  R. KAIL, age 59, has been Managing Trustee of Management Assistance Inc.
Liquidating Trust since  January 1986, and  prior thereto had  been a  director,
Executive  Vice  President and  Chief Operating  Officer  since October  1984 of
Management Assistance Inc., a computer  manufacturing and servicing company.  He
also  was a director  and Executive Vice President  of Canal Capital Corporation
from 1987 until 1991. He has served as a director of Datapoint since 1985 and is
Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
 
DIDIER M. M.  RUFFAT, age 58,  served for  25 years in  various capacities  with
France's  BULL computer  group, most recently  as President  and Chief Executive
Officer of BULL Europe, and previously  in senior executive positions in  sales,
marketing  and finance. He has served as  a director of Datapoint since December
1993 and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
 
BLAKE  D.  THOMAS,  age  44,  is  currently  the  Acting  Managing  Director  of
Datapoint's  New Zealand  subsidiary. In  addition, he  has been  engaged in the
business of  investing in  listed securities  for more  than five  years. He  is
President  of Blake D. Thomas, Inc., a corporation that until 1991 published The
Thomas Report, an  investment newspaper  that specialized  in evaluating  stocks
traded  on the New York Stock Exchange,  was General Partner of Mainsail Limited
Partnership from 1990  until its dissolution  in December 1992,  has been  since
1990  General  Partner  of  Foresail Limited  Partnership,  and  has  been since
November 1991 President of Symba, Inc., the General Partner of Windward  Limited
Partnership,  each of which  is engaged in  the business of  investing in listed
securities. He has served as a director of Datapoint since 1992 and is a  member
of  the Special  Committee. He has  also served  since August 1994  as a special
consultant for the Board on Datapoint general management and business affairs.
 
Datapoint, Mr. Edelman, Mr. Thomas and Mainsail Limited Partnership entered into
an agreement  in  settlement  of  litigation involving  an  exchange  offer  for
Datapoint's  now-extinguished $4.94 Exchangeable  Preferred Stock whereby, among
other things, Datapoint agreed  to propose (and Mr.  Edelman agreed to  support)
Mr.  Thomas for election to the Board of  Directors of Datapoint at the 1991 and
1992 annual meetings of stockholders.
 
AUDIT, COMPENSATION, EXECUTIVE, SPECIAL AND NOMINATING COMMITTEES
 
The Company has an Audit, Compensation, Executive and Special Committees of  the
Board  of  Directors. The  Company  does not  have  a Nominating  Committee. The
current members of the Audit Committee  are, Irving J. Garfinkel (Chairman)  and
Daniel  R. Kail. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Daniel R.
Kail (Chairman) and Didier M. M. Ruffat. The members of the Executive  Committee
are Asher B. Edelman (Chairman) and Doris D. Bencsik. The members of the Special
Committee are Doris D. Bencsik and Blake D. Thomas.
 
The  Audit Committee annually  recommends to the  Board of Directors independent
auditors for  the  Company and  its  subsidiaries; meets  with  the  independent
auditors  concerning the audit;  evaluates non-audit services  and the financial
statements and accounting developments that  may affect the Company; meets  with
management  concerning  matters  similar  to those  discussed  with  the outside
auditors; and makes reports  and recommendations to the  Board of Directors  and
the  Company's management and independent auditors from time to time as it deems
appropriate. The Committee  met 2 times  during the fiscal  year ended July  30,
1994.
 
The   Compensation  Committee  makes  salary  recommendations  regarding  senior
management to the  Board of Directors  and administers the  Company's Bonus  and
Stock  Option Plans described below. The Committee met 5 times during the fiscal
year ended July 30, 1994.
 
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
 
The Board of Directors met 6 times  during the fiscal year ended July 30,  1994,
and,  during  such fiscal  year,  each director  attended  at least  75%  of the
aggregate of (a) the total  number of meetings of  the Board of Directors  (held
during  the period of his/her service) and (b) the total number of meetings held
by all committees of the  Board on which he/she  served (during the period  that
he/she served).
 
          COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION;
                 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
As   of   July   30,   1994,   the   Company's   Board   Chairman   Edelman  and
directors/Compensation Committee  members  Agranoff,  Kail  and  former  Company
director  Dwight  D. Sutherland  were also  directors  of Intelogic  Trace, Inc.
('Intelogic'), comprising  four of  Intelogic's six  directors. These  directors
resigned  from  Intelogic,  however, on  December  8, 1994.  [Intelogic  filed a
voluntary petition for  relief under Chapter  11 of the  Bankruptcy Code in  the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, Case No.
94-52172-C-11  on August 5, 1994. Intelogic  emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to
approval of a  modified first  amended plan  of reorganization  on November  28,
1994.  However,  on  March  16,  1995,  Intelogic  again  filed  for  bankruptcy
protection under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
Western District  of  Texas, San  Antonio  Division, Case  No.  95-50753-LMC-11.
During  that proceeding, substantially all  of Intelogic's operating assets were
sold to a third party  on April 5, 1995. Intelogic  is effectively no longer  in
business.]
 
As  such however, the above directors/Compensation Committee members did receive
compensation and/or benefits from Intelogic  prior to their resignations.  Also,
these  directors and  former director may  be deemed to  have beneficially owned
approximately 15% of Intelogic's common stock as of July 30, 1994. In  addition,
they  had options  to purchase  shares of  Intelogic common  stock equal  in the
aggregate to approximately  1% of the  amount then outstanding.  The overlap  of
directors does not give rise to a reportable compensation committee interlock.
 
Since  the  1985  spin-off of  Intelogic  from being  Datapoint's  U.S. computer
hardware maintenance division up until April 5, 1995, when substantially all  of
its  operating  assets were  sold to  a  third party,  Datapoint engaged  in and
continued to engage  in various  transactions with Intelogic  as an  independent
computer  maintenance company. All such transactions were billed to Intelogic by
Datapoint at its cost.  All other transactions  between Datapoint and  Intelogic
were  pursuant to a Master Maintenance Agreement entered into at the time of the
spin-off and related to the ordinary  business operations of both Datapoint  and
Intelogic.  For  fiscal  years 1994,  1993  and 1992,  Intelogic  paid Datapoint
approximately $196,000, $366,000 and  $688,000, respectively, for equipment  and
field  support  spares, royalties  and  expenses, and  Datapoint  paid Intelogic
approximately  $28,000,  $246,000  and  $162,000,  respectively,  primarily  for
services  and  sales.  Included  in accounts  receivable  are  amounts  due from
Intelogic of $298,000, $315,000 and $300,000, respectively.
 
During fiscal  year 1991,  Datapoint  sold its  outstanding stock  in  Datapoint
Canada,  a  wholly-owned subsidiary,  to  Intelogic. The  proceeds  consisted of
$350,000, in cash and 25,000 shares of Intelogic preferred stock, redeemable  at
the option of Intelogic, in escalating amounts, beginning at $62.50 per share on
or  before November 9,  1992, and increasing  to $100.00 per  share on or before
November 10, 1994, until  a mandatory redemption date  of November 9, 1995.  The
preferred  stock was to  also accrue dividends  at an annual  rate of $10.00 per
share, if paid in  cash, or at  an annual rate  of $18.00 per  share if paid  in
additional  shares of  preferred stock.  As an  element of  the transaction, the
parties caused Datapoint Canada to  repay approximately $1,300,000 in  operating
capital loans provided to Datapoint Canada as a subsidiary of Datapoint. No gain
or  loss  was recorded  in sale.  As an  aspect of  consideration for  the sale,
Datapoint  received  a  five-year  option  to  purchase  substantially  all   of
Intelogic's  holdings  of Datapoint's  common  and preferred  stock.  The option
allowed Datapoint to purchase from Intelogic up to 2,700,000 shares of Datapoint
common stock  for $0.75  a share  and up  to 85,000  shares of  $4.94  Datapoint
preferred  stock  for  $1.375  a  share. The  $4.94  preferred  shares  owned by
Intelogic were exchanged for $1.00 preferred shares and 170,000 shares of common
stock in the Preferred Stock
 
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Exchange. Datapoint  exercised its  preferred stock  option and  retired  85,000
shares of $1.00 preferred stock and 170,000 shares of common stock.
 
However,  in September 1994, the Company reached an agreement with Intelogic, in
conjunction with Intelogic's court approved reorganization, to cancel its option
to purchase at $0.75 per share, its  common stock held by Intelogic in  exchange
for  all of  the Company's  holdings of Intelogic  preferred stock  which had no
carrying value. As a result of the exchange, the Company received from Intelogic
2,400,000 shares of Datapoint common stock.
 
Director Agranoff  provided  various  tax,  legal  and  real  estate  consulting
services  for Datapoint. During 1994, 1993 and 1992, Datapoint paid Mr. Agranoff
$126,000, $104,000 and $87,000, respectively, for those services. During  fiscal
year  1994,  Datapoint paid  legal  fees of  $5,000 to  the  law firm  of Pryor,
Cashman, Sherman & Flynn, to  which firm Mr. Agranoff  is of counsel, for  legal
services provided by attorneys other than Mr. Agranoff.
 
      COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Datapoint  believes  that,  during the  fiscal  year  ended July  30,  1994, its
officers and directors complied with all filing requirements under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
                     CAPITAL STOCK OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
 
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Common Stock  and
Preferred  Stock owned  beneficially by each  director and by  all directors and
executive officers  as a  group. Except  as noted  below, each  person has  full
voting and investment power over the shares indicated. Voting power includes the
power to direct the voting of the shares held, and investment power includes the
power to direct the disposition of shares held.
 
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                           COMMON STOCK                 PREFERRED STOCK
                           BENEFICIALLY    PERCENT       BENEFICIALLY      PERCENT
NAME OF DIRECTOR            OWNED (1)      OF CLASS          OWNED         OF CLASS
- ----------------           ------------    --------     ---------------    --------
<S>                        <C>             <C>          <C>                <C>
GERALD N. AGRANOFF (D)          25,000(2)(5)                    -0-(2)(6)
DORIS D. BENCSIK (O&D)          50,154(4)                    13,400
ASHER B. EDELMAN (O&D)       1,697,542(3)(4)   13.0%        154,854(3)(6)     8.7%
IRVING J. GARFINKEL (D)         25,000(5)                       -0-
DANIEL R. KAIL (D)              25,552(4)                       -0-(2)
DIDIER RUFFAT (D)               25,000                          -0-
BLAKE D. THOMAS (D)             64,883                       44,872           2.5%
DAVID BERGER (O)                26,667                          -0-(6)
JAN BERGER (O)                  46,667                          -0-
KEITH THROWER (O)               46,667                          -0-
JAMES L. RICHEY, JR. (O)        13,333                          -0-
PHILLIP P. KRUMB (O)               -0-                          -0-
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
  DIRECTORS OF DATAPOINT
  AS A GROUP (12 PERSONS)    2,046,465       15.7%          213,126          11.9%
 
 INDICATES LESS THAN 1% OWNERSHIP.
</TABLE>
 
(1)  The  information set  forth above  and in these  notes as  to capital stock
     owned by officers and directors is current as of May 31, 1995, and includes
     shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by such
     persons by  reason of  stock  options currently  exercisable or  which  may
     become  exercisable within sixty  (60) days after that  date. The number of
     shares deemed to be  beneficially owned by reason  of such options is:  Mr.
     Edelman,  158,333, Mrs.  Bencsik 40,000,  all other  directors, 25,000 each
     (total 125,000);  Mr. David  Berger, 26,667;  Mr. Jan  Berger, 46,667;  Mr.
     Thrower, 46,667; all officers and directors as a group, 443,334.
 
(2)  Mr.  Agranoff is a  director of Canal  Capital Corporation ('Canal'), which
     owns 333,779 shares of  Common Stock and 8,458  shares of Preferred  Stock.
     Mr.  Agranoff disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and which are
     not included in the beneficial ownership table above.
 
(3)  Mr. Edelman's listed  beneficial ownership  of 1,697,542  shares of  Common
     Stock  is explained in detail in this paragraph. As the controlling general
     partner  of  each  of  Plaza  Securities  Company,  A.B.  Edelman   Limited
     Partnership  and  Citas  Partners, which  is  the sole  general  partner of
     Felicitas Partners, L.P., Mr. Edelman may be deemed to own beneficially the
     245,195,
 
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     783,890, and 4,402 shares held, respectively, by each of such entities  for
     purposes  of  Rule  13d-3 under  the  Exchange  Act, and  these  shares are
     included in  the listed  ownership. Also  included are  the 333,779  shares
     owned  by Canal,  in which  companies Mr.  Edelman and  various persons and
     entities with which he is affiliated own interests. By virtue of investment
     management agreements  between A.B.  Edelman  Management Company  Inc.  and
     Canal,  A.B. Edelman Management Company Inc. has the authority to purchase,
     sell and trade in  securities on behalf of  Canal. A.B. Edelman  Management
     Company  Inc. therefore  may be  deemed to be  the beneficial  owner of the
     333,779 shares owned by Canal. Asher B. Edelman is the sole stockholder  of
     A.B.  Edelman Management Company Inc. and  these shares are included. Also,
     included are  Mr.  Edelman's  presently  exercisable  options  to  purchase
     158,333 shares. Also included are the 150,004 shares owned by Mr. Edelman's
     spouse, Maria Regina M. Edelman, the 939 shares issuable upon conversion of
     the  Company's  8-7/8% Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures held  by Maria
     Regina M.  Edelman,  and  the  21,000  shares  beneficially  owned  by  Mr.
     Edelman's daughters in accounts for which he is the custodian. As a trustee
     of   the  Canal  Retirement  Plan,  Mr.   Edelman  may  be  deemed  to  own
     beneficially, and share voting and investment power over the 19,827  shares
     owned  by  such plan,  which  are excluded.  Also  excluded are  835 shares
     beneficially owned by Mr. Edelman's  daughters in accounts for which  their
     mother,  Penelope  C.  Edelman,  is the  custodian,  the  500  shares owned
     directly by Penelope C. Edelman. Mr. Edelman disclaims beneficial ownership
     of these shares.
 
     In addition,  Mr. Edelman  beneficially owns  154,854 shares  of  Preferred
     Stock,  explained in detail  in this paragraph.  As the controlling general
     partner  of  each  of  Plaza  Securities  Company,  A.B.  Edelman   Limited
     Partnership  and  Citas  Partners, which  is  the sole  general  partner of
     Felicitas Partners, L.P., Mr.  Edelman may be  deemed to hold  beneficially
     the  81,384,  51,229 and  581 shares  held, respectively,  by each  of such
     entities for  purposes of  Rule 13d-3  under the  Exchange Act,  and  these
     shares  are included  in the  amount stated in  the first  sentence of this
     paragraph. Also  included are  the 8,458  shares owned  by Canal,  and  the
     13,202  shares owned by Mr. Edelman's spouse, Maria Regina M. Edelman. As a
     trustee of the  Canal Retirement  Plan, Mr. Edelman  may be  deemed to  own
     beneficially, and share voting and investment power over the 39,586 shares,
     owned by such plan, which are excluded. Also excluded are the 38,330 shares
     owned  by  Mr.  Edelman's daughters  in  accounts for  which  their mother,
     Penelope C. Edelman, is the custodian  and 15,009 shares owned directly  by
     Penelope  C. Edelman. Mr.  Edelman disclaims beneficial  ownership of these
     excluded shares.
 
(4)  As  of  May  31,  1995,   certain  officers  and  directors  of   Datapoint
     beneficially  owned Datapoint's 8-7/8%  Convertible Subordinated Debentures
     ('Debentures'). Ownership of  such Debentures includes  a right to  convert
     them  into shares of Common Stock. Shares issuable upon any such conversion
     have been included in the information set forth above: Doris Bencsik, 3866;
     Regina Edelman, 939; Mr. Kail, 552.
 
(5)  Messrs. Agranoff and  Garfinkel are  general partners  of Plaza  Securities
     Company,  which owns  245,195 shares of  Common Stock and  81,384 shares of
     Preferred Stock. They disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares,  which
     are not included in the beneficial ownership table above.
 
(6)  Messrs.  Agranoff,  Edelman  and  David  Berger  are  the  trustees  of the
     Datapoint Corporation Supplemental Executive  Retirement Plan. As  trustees
     of  this plan, Messrs.  Agranoff, Edelman and  Berger may be  deemed to own
     beneficially, and  share  voting  and  investment  power  over  the  62,000
     preferred  shares owned by such plan  which are excluded. Messrs. Agranoff,
     Edelman and Berger  each disclaim  beneficial ownership  of these  excluded
     shares.
 
                           COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
 
Directors  who are employees of Datapoint receive no additional compensation for
serving on the Board of Directors or its committees. Each director who is not an
employee of  Datapoint  receives fees  as  follows: Each  non-employee  director
receives  an annual fee of $15,000, payable in quarterly installments. Executive
Committee members receive  an additional $5,000  annual fee. Committee  Chairmen
receive  an additional $2,000 annual fee. Board members serving on more than one
committee receive an  additional $1,000 annual  fee. Each non-employee  director
also  receives a  fee of  $750 for  each Board  meeting attended,  $500 for each
committee  meeting  attended  and  $500  for  attendance  at  each  meeting   on
Datapoint's  business other than a Board of Directors or committee meeting. Each
non-employee director is, at Datapoint's expense, provided with $50,000 of group
term life insurance and $250,000  accidental death insurance. Each  non-employee
director  has the option to  purchase, at his own  expense, coverage for himself
and his dependents under Datapoint's group medical and dental insurance plan.
 
Datapoint maintains a  retirement plan  and a  retirement medical  care plan  to
cover  non-employee Board members.  Both plans presently  are purely contractual
rather than funded, and  are self-insured except that  retirees are required  to
participate  in  Medicare parts  A and  B.  The retirement  plan provides  for a
maximum annual benefit equal  to a director's annual  retainer in effect on  the
date  of retirement. A partial benefit will  be paid to directors with less than
five years' service, and a full benefit  will be paid to directors with five  or
more  years of service. The benefit will be payable for the greater of ten years
or life, and in the event a  retiree should die within ten years of  retirement,
the  remaining benefit will be  paid to his estate.  The retirement medical care
plan affords  non-employee directors,  upon  retirement, benefits  and  premiums
equivalent  to  COBRA  coverage  available to  certain  former  employees and/or
dependents under Datapoint's group medical plan.
 
                                      -6-
 
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Director Thomas has worked since August  1994 as a special consultant for  which
he  has received compensation of $500 per  day payable in shares of common stock
until May  1,  1995. Subsequently,  on  May 5,  1995,  in consideration  of  the
additional  work  and responsibilities  he has  taken  on for  the Company  as a
special consultant,  the  Board of  Directors  approved a  special  compensation
package for Director Thomas. From May 1, 1995, through July 31, 1995, he will be
paid  at the  rate of  $500 per day  for his  services, plus  travel and housing
expenses, plus  additional compensation  of  a flat  $2,000 per  week.  Director
Thomas  will also  be entitled  to participate  in the  Executive Health Benefit
program of the Company. The Board also  approved a one time special issuance  of
45,000  shares of common stock of the  Company to Director Thomas in recognition
of his service to the  Company. During the term  of the agreement with  Director
Thomas, he will not accrue nor receive any regular Board or committee fees.
 
Director  Ruffat has  received compensation of  $10,000 per  month since January
1994 for consultant services.
 
                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
In 1992, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission amended the  proxy
disclosure  requirements  covering  compensation  of  executive  officers. These
requirements call for a  new format that includes  a report by the  Compensation
Committee  on Datapoint's policies for  making executive compensation decisions,
including the  factors  and criteria  on  which the  chief  executive  officer's
('CEO')  pay  is  based;  a  series  of  tables  covering  annual  and long-term
compensation;  and  a  performance  graph  comparing  the  Company's   five-year
cumulative  total stockholder return  with the cumulative  return a broad market
index and another selected index.
 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
 
Datapoint's  executive  compensation  program  is  based  on  three  fundamental
principles.
 
Datapoint  must offer  compensation opportunities sufficient  to attract, retain
and reward talented executives  who are sufficiently  capable of addressing  the
challenges of a worldwide business in a difficult industry.
 
Compensation  should  include  a  substantial  component  of pay-for-performance
sufficiently related  to  the  financial  results  of  the  Company  and/or  the
executive's  performance  to  financially motivate  the  executive's  efforts to
increase stockholder value.  This may cause  individual compensation amounts  to
change significantly from year to year.
 
Compensation  should provide  a direct link  between the  long-term interests of
executives and  stockholders. Through  the use  of stock-based  incentives,  the
Compensation  Committee  focuses the  attention  of executives  on  managing the
Company from the perspective of an owner with an equity stake.
 
For executive officers, compensation  now consists primarily  of base salary,  a
short-term  performance incentive  opportunity in  the form  of a  variable cash
bonus based on either the financial performance of the Company or of their  area
of  responsibility,  and a  long-term  incentive opportunity  provided  by stock
options.
 
The committee also obtains ratification by the non-employee members of the Board
on most aspects of compensation and long-term incentives for executive officers.
 
The remainder of  this Report  reviews the  annual and  long-term components  of
Datapoint's executive compensation program, along with the decisions made by the
committee regarding fiscal year 1994 compensation for both the CEO and the other
named executive officers.
 
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TOTAL ANNUAL COMPENSATION
 
Annual cash compensation consists of two components -- a fixed base salary and a
variable  annual bonus  opportunity. As  an executive's  level of responsibility
increases, a larger portion of  total annual pay is based  on bonus and less  on
salary.  None of the named  executives received a salary  change during the past
year other than Mr. David Berger through promotion, and Mr. Edelman's salary was
last increased  in  December,  1990.  The Committee  sets  the  base  salary  of
executive  officers based upon a subjective  analysis of competitive salaries of
equally qualified  executives, occasionally  confirmed by  reference to  general
salary  surveys; prior compensation of the  individual or of previous holders of
the  position  is  also  considered.  Contractual  minimum  base  salaries   are
customarily negotiated with the executives.
 
The  short-term performance incentive bonus opportunity is established either as
a percentage, unique for each  individual, of a numerical corporate  performance
indicia, or as a target percentage of pay which is the amount that can be earned
based  upon assigned objectives being met.  Performance is measured as a percent
of attainment against these objectives. When performance exceeds objectives,  an
executive's  incentive pay can exceed the target  rate, and when it falls below,
as was the  case in  fiscal years  1994 and  1993, individual  incentive pay  is
reduced accordingly.
 
Mr.  Edelman's and Mrs. Bencsik's bonuses are based on a contractually specified
percentage of  Datapoint's pre-tax  profits, which  are defined  as net  pre-tax
earnings,  excluding the excess over $10 million of the net of any extraordinary
gains, due to  debt repurchase  or exchange, against  all extraordinary  losses.
During  fiscal  year 1994,  the  Company incurred  net  losses and  therefore no
bonuses were paid in 1994 under these contractual arrangements.
 
The remainder of the named executives have been assigned bonus targets of 30-33%
of their base  salary based upon  100% achievement of  individualized goals  and
objectives,  a  substantial  portion  of  which  are  related  to  the financial
performance   of   corporate    functions   relevant    to   their    respective
responsibilities. No named executive was paid a bonus for fiscal year 1994.
 
LONG TERM INCENTIVES
 
The committee believes that stock options appropriately link executive interests
to  the  enhancement of  stockholder value  and utilizes  them as  its long-term
incentive program;  no additional  long-term  incentive programs  are  utilized.
Stock  options generally  are granted  at fair  market value  as of  the date of
grant, become exercisable over three  years, and have a  term of ten years.  The
stock  options provide value to the recipients  only when the price of Datapoint
stock increases above the option grant price.
 
In 1993, the committee granted stock  options to executive officers, as well  as
to  other executives and selected key employees.  In determining the size of the
grant for Mr.  Edelman and  the other  named executive  officers, the  committee
assessed  the following factors: their potential  by position and ability (i) to
contribute to the creation of long-term stockholder value; (ii) to contribute to
the successful execution  of Datapoint's product  line broadening strategy;  and
(iii)  to implement Datapoint's  cost reduction objectives;  (iv) their relative
levels of responsibility; and (v) the number of options they already held.
 
This report has been provided by the Compensation Committee.
 
              Daniel R. Kail, Chairman
              Didier M.M. Ruffat
 
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                Annual Compensation                 Long-Term
                                      ---------------------------------------     Compensation
Name and                                                             Other        ------------         All
Principal                   Fiscal                                   Annual       Stock Options       Other
Position                     Year      Salary        Bonus        Compensation     Granted (#)     Compensation
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<S>                         <C>       <C>         <C>             <C>             <C>              <C>
Asher E. Edelman (1)         1994     $300,534             0        $190,012(2)             0               0
Chairman of the Board and    1993      300,000             0         184,734(2)        50,000               0
Chief Executive Officer      1992      300,534      $342,000         169,813(2)       125,000        $ 10,752(3)
 
Doris D. Bencsik (4)         1994      259,615             0               0           75,000          31,798(8)
President and Chief          1993       76,154(5)          0          56,500(6)        75,000          31,798(8)
Operating Officer            1992            0             0               0           25,000(7)       31,798(8)
 
Keith L. Thrower (14)        1994      165,000             0          90,140(2)             0               0
Vice President, Technical    1993      165,000             0          87,082(2)        10,000               0
Services                     1992      167,676        45,000          78,490(2)        20,000               0
 
Jan Berger (12)              1994      180,000             0          30,190(2)             0               0
Vice President, Marketing    1993      180,000             0          36,000(2)        10,000               0
                             1992      180,000        49,680          51,064(2)        20,000               0
 
David Berger (9)             1994      150,000             0         110,999(13)            0               0
Vice President, Sales and    1993      133,358       284,726(10)      11,615(11)       40,000               0
Distribution                 1992      126,094        24,893          12,667(11)            0               0
</TABLE>
 
TABLE FOOTNOTES
 
 (1)  Asher E.  Edelman  was named  Chief  Executive Officer  in  November  1992
      (fiscal 1993).
 
 (2)  Represents payments incident to foreign assignment.
 
 (3)  The  amounts shown in  this column represent  the Company's profit sharing
      contributions to  Mr. Edelman's  account under  the Datapoint  Corporation
      Profit Sharing/Employee Savings Plan. The 1992 profit sharing contribution
      consisted  of 4778.45 shares of Datapoint common stock at $2.25 per share,
      the value of the stock at the time of award.
 
 (4)  Doris D.  Bencsik commenced  employment with  the Company  on a  half-time
      basis  as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in February
      of fiscal 1993  and converted to  a full-time status  and was promoted  to
      President on November 1, 1993, at a minimum annual salary of $300,000.
 
 (5)  Amount reflects half-time status and partial year of employment.
 
 (6)  Includes  consulting fees of $55,000  attributable to service from October
      1992 through January 1993.
 
 (7)  Awarded under 1991 Director Stock Option Plan.
 
 (8)  Represents  contractually  fixed  supplemental  early  retirement  benefit
      attributable to prior service as an officer from 1982-87.
 
 (9)  David  Berger commenced employment with the  Company in May of fiscal 1991
      and was named Vice President, Sales and Distribution in July 1993.
 
(10)  Represents performance  bonus paid  for service  as managing  director  of
      United Kingdom subsidiary.
 
(11)  Represents  value  of  personal  use  of  company  automobile  as managing
      director of United Kingdom subsidiary.
 
(12)  Jan Berger commenced employment with the Company in June of fiscal 1991.
 
(13)  Represents payments incident to relocation and foreign assignment.
 
(14)  Mr. Thrower commenced employment with the Company in April of fiscal 1991.
 
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STOCK OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR (1)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                          Options Granted in Fiscal 1994
                            ---------------------------------------------------------        Potential Gain at Assumed
                                             % of Total                                     Annual Rates of Stock Price
                                              Options                                         Appreciation for Option
                             Number of       Granted to      Exercise                               Term (3)
                              Options       Employees in       Price       Expiration    --------------------------------
          Name              Granted (2)     Fiscal Year      Per Share        Date             5%              10%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>             <C>              <C>           <C>            <C>              <C>
Asher E. Edelman                    0            0.00%         n/a             n/a            n/a              n/a
Doris D. Bencsik (4)           75,000           27.08%          6.31         9/27/03          $297,622         $754,237
Didier M.M. Ruffat             25,000            9.03%          6.31        12/16/03            99,207          251,412
Jan Berger                          0            0.00%         n/a             n/a            n/a              n/a
Keith L. Thrower                    0            0.00%         n/a             n/a            n/a              n/a
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gain for all stockholders at assumed rates of stock price appreciation (5):                $34,064,751      $86,327,270
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>
 
(1)  No Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) have ever been granted by Datapoint.
 
(2)  Each  grant  becomes  exercisable   in  three  equal  annual   installments
     commencing on the first anniversary date.
 
(3)  The  dollar amounts under  these columns are the  result of calculations at
     the 5% and 10% rates required by  the SEC and, therefore, are not  intended
     to forecast possible future appreciation, if any, of the stock price.
 
(4)  These  options become  completely exercisable  immediately should Datapoint
     terminate Mrs. Bencsik's  employment without  her consent,  other than  for
     cause.
 
(5)  These  amounts represent  the increase in  the market  value of Datapoint's
     outstanding shares (14.4 million)  as of July 30,  1994, that would  result
     from the same stock price assumptions used to show the potential realizable
     value for the named executives.
 
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION
VALUES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               Value of Unexercised
                             Number of                      Number of Unexercisable            In-the-Money Options
                              Shares                       Options at July 30, 1994              at July 30, 1994
                            Acquired on      Value       -----------------------------     -----------------------------
          Name               Exercise       Realized     Exercisable     Unexercisable     Exercisable     Unexercisable
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                         <C>             <C>          <C>             <C>               <C>             <C>
Asher E. Edelman                    0             0        275,000           50,000          447,917           17,708
Doris D. Bencsik               10,000       $27,750         40,000          125,000           18,750                0
David Berger                   10,000       $47,500         13,333           26,667                0                0
Jan Berger                          0             0         36,667           13,333           61,667            7,083
Keith L. Thrower                    0             0         36,667           13,333           61,667            7,083
</TABLE>
 
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
 
Set  forth below is a line graph comparing the five-year cumulative total return
for Datapoint common  stock with  the Dow  Jones 65-Composite  Average, a  broad
equity market index, and the Dow Jones computer systems index, excluding IBM.
 

             COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
 

        [GRAPH FOR COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN]

<PAGE>
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       Dow Jones Computer        Dow Jones 65-Computer
Year      Datapoint Common Stock      Systems Index w/o IBM        Composite Average
- ----      ----------------------      ---------------------      ---------------------
 
<S>       <C>                         <C>                        <C>
1994               71.43                       80.80                     148.06
1993              133.33                       65.87                     145.74
1992               45.24                       95.26                     128.06
1991               26.19                       94.85                     112.08
1990               30.95                       97.09                     102.78
1989              100.00                      100.00                     100.00
</TABLE>

The  graph assumes $100 invested on July 30, 1989, in Datapoint common stock and
each of the Dow  Jones indexes, and that  all dividends were reinvested.  During
the five-year period Datapoint did not pay any dividends on its common stock.
 
                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
 
Effective  April 25, 1990, Datapoint entered into a written employment agreement
memorializing an existing understanding concerning the employment of Mr. Edelman
as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of  Datapoint.
The agreement, as amended, now provides for a base salary of $300,000, an annual
bonus   opportunity,  and  payment  of  certain  of  his  expenses,  subject  to
limitations, including expenses relating to his presence at Datapoint's European
offices. The amended agreement  further provides for a  lump-sum payment of  two
years  salary and benefits plus  one year of bonus  at plan should Mr. Edelman's
employment involuntarily terminate  other than  by death or  disability, or  for
'cause' as strictly defined therein.
 
Effective  February  4,  1993, Datapoint  entered  into an  agreement  with Mrs.
Bencsik providing  for her  employment  as Executive  Vice President  and  Chief
Operating  Officer with a  minimum annual base salary  of $150,000 for half-time
service until November 1,  1993, and for her  employment as President and  Chief
Operating  Officer with a  minimum annual base salary  of $300,000 for full-time
service thereafter.  The agreement  provides for  an annual  bonus  opportunity,
certain  executive  benefits, and  base salary  continuation  for two  (2) years
should Datapoint terminate her  employment prior to  September, 1996 other  than
for 'cause' as strictly defined therein.
 
Effective  July  1, 1993,  Datapoint entered  into an  agreement with  Mr. David
Berger providing for his employment  as Vice President, Sales and  Distribution,
at  a minimum  annual base  salary of  $150,000. The  agreement provides  for an
annual bonus opportunity, certain executive  benefits, and continuation of  base
salary and benefits for one year should Datapoint terminate his employment other
than  for  cause.  The  agreement also  provides  for  expatriate accommodations
incident to foreign assignment.
 
                                      -11-
 
<PAGE>
Effective June 1, 1991, Datapoint entered into an agreement with Mr. Jan  Berger
providing  for his employment as Vice  President, Marketing, at a minimum annual
base salary of $180,000. The agreement provides for an annual bonus opportunity,
certain executive benefits, and lump-sum payment  of one year of base salary  as
well  as a continuation of benefits for  one year should Datapoint terminate his
employment other than  for 'cause'  as strictly defined  therein. The  agreement
also provides for expatriate accommodations incident to foreign assignment.
 
Effective  April 1, 1991,  Datapoint entered into an  agreement with Mr. Thrower
providing for his employment  as Vice President, Services,  at a minimum  annual
base salary of $150,000. The agreement provides for an annual bonus opportunity,
certain  executive benefits, and lump-sum payment of  one year of base salary as
well as a continuation of benefits  for one year should Datapoint terminate  his
employment  other than  for 'cause' as  strictly defined  therein. The agreement
also provides for expatriate accommodations incident to foreign assignment.
 
                    RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
 
Subject to stockholder ratification,  the Board of  Directors has appointed  the
firm  of Ernst & Young  as independent auditors for  the fiscal year ending July
29, 1995, and until their successors are selected. The appointment was made upon
recommendation of the Audit Committee. A representative of Ernst & Young will be
present at the Annual  Meeting with the  opportunity to make  a statement if  he
desires  to do so and its is expected that such representative will be available
to respond to appropriate questions.
 
The affirmative vote of the holders of  a majority of the outstanding shares  of
Common  Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and voting upon such  ratification is required for ratification  of
the appointment of Ernst & Young as auditors.
 
        A VOTE 'FOR' RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG AS
               AUDITORS IS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
 
                             STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
 
Proposals by stockholders intended to be presented at the next annual meeting of
stockholders and included in the proxy solicitation material for the next annual
meeting of stockholders must be received by Datapoint at its principal executive
office  for inclusion in Datapoint's proxy  statement and form of proxy relating
to that meeting  on or before  February 20, 1996.  Stockholders submitting  such
proposals  are requested to address them to the Corporate Secretary of Datapoint
at the address set  forth on the  first page hereof. It  is suggested that  such
proposals be sent by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested.
 
                              LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS
 
Between May 30, 1995, and the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, a complete list of
stockholders  entitled to vote at such  meeting, arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares  registered
in  the name of each stockholder, shall  be open for examination during ordinary
business hours by any  stockholder, for any purpose  germane to the meeting,  at
Datapoint's offices at 8400 Datapoint Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-8539.
 
                               PROXY SOLICITATION
 
Proxies  are being  solicited by and  on behalf  of the Board  of Directors. All
expenses of this solicitation, including the cost of preparing and mailing  this
Proxy  Statement, will be borne by Datapoint. In addition to solicitation by use
of the mails, proxies may be  solicited by directors, officers and employees  of
Datapoint  in person or by telephone,  telegram or other means of communication.
Such directors, officers and employees will not be additionally compensated, but
may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket
 
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expenses in connection with  such solicitation. Arrangements  will also be  made
with  custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for forwarding the proxy solicitation
material to beneficial owners of Datapoint  Common Stock held of record by  such
persons,  and Datapoint may reimburse  such custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
for reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith. In additional,  Beacon
Hill Partners, Inc., 90 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, has been engaged
to  solicit proxies on  behalf of Datapoint  for a fee  of $4,500, excluding any
additional expenses which might be incurred.
 
                                 OTHER BUSINESS
 
The Board of Directors  does not intend  to bring any  other matters before  the
Annual  Meeting and does not know of any matters to be brought before the Annual
Meeting by others. If any other matter should come before the Annual Meeting, it
is the intention  of the persons  named in  the accompanying proxy  to vote  the
proxy on behalf of the stockholders they represent in accordance with their best
judgment.
 
                                          By Order of the Board of Directors,
 
                                          GERALD N. AGRANOFF
                                          Corporate Secretary
 
Dated: June 20, 1995.
 
      PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED PROXY AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY.
         NO POSTAGE STAMP IS NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
 
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                                                                      APPENDIX 1



                             DATAPOINT CORPORATION
                  ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS JULY 14, 1995
          THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
    The   undersigned  hereby  appoints  G.N.   Agranoff,  with  full  power  of
substitution, proxy of  the undersigned to  vote all shares  of Common Stock  of
Datapoint Corporation ('Datapoint') which the undersigned is entitled to vote at
the  Annual  Meeting  of Stockholders  to  be held  on  July 14,  1995,  and all
adjournments thereof,  with all  the  powers the  undersigned would  possess  if
personally  present, and  particularly, without  limiting the  generality of the
foregoing, to vote and act as follows:
 
1.  Election of seven directors of the Company:
 
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<S>                                                    <C>
[ ] FOR all nominees listed below                      [ ] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote
    (except as marked to the contrary below)               for all nominees listed below
</TABLE>
 
   Gerald N. Agranoff, Doris D. Bencsik, Asher B. Edelman, Irving J. Garfinkel,
   Daniel R. Kail, Didier M.M. Ruffat, and Blake D. Thomas
 
   (INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
   the nominee's name in the space below.)
 
2.  Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young as Datapoint's independent
    auditors for the fiscal year ending July 29, 1995.
 
             [ ] FOR             [ ] AGAINST             [ ] ABSTAIN
 
3.  Transaction of such other  business as properly may  come before the  Annual
    Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
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THIS  PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED  ABOVE. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED 'FOR' PROPOSALS ONE AND TWO.
 
                                                  NOTE:  Please  sign  as   name
                                                  appears.  Joint  owners should
                                                  each  sign.  When  signing  as
                                                  Attorney, Executor,
                                                  Administrator,    Trustee   or
                                                  Guardian,  please  give   full
                                                  title  as such. If signer is a
                                                  corporation, please sign  with
                                                  the  full corporation  name by
                                                  duly  authorized  officer   or
                                                  officers.

 
                                                  DATED  ................ , 1995


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                                                     SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER
 
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                                                     SIGNATURE OF STOCKHOLDER



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