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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                                   AMENDMENT 1

     (Mark  One)  [X]  Annual  Report  Pursuant  To  Section  13 Or 15(d) Of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended July 27, 1996.

                                                                  OR

     [ ]  Transition  Report  Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) Of The  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from _______ to _______

                          Commission file number 1-7636

                              DATAPOINT CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

         Delaware                           74-16015174
    (State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    incorporation or organization)

                     4 rue d'Aguesseau 75008, Paris, France
               8410 Datapoint Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78229-8500
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

                               (33-1) 40 07 37 37
                                 (210) 593-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  amendment  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                              Datapoint Corporation
                                  (Registrant)

                                    By  /s/ Phillip P. Krumb___
                                    Phillip P. Krumb
Date: June 27, 1997                Chief Financial Officer


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                                                                   Sequentially
Exhibit                                                                Numbered
Number                     Description of Exhibits                        Pages

(28)     Annual Report on Form 11-K for the years ended December
         31, 1996 and 1995 for the Datapoint Corporation Profit 
         Sharing/Employee Savings Plan.












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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549


                                   ___________



                                    FORM 11-K


                                   ___________



                                  ANNUAL REPORT



                        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934



                      For The Year Ended December 31, 1996





                                   ___________



         THE DATAPOINT CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING/EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN


                              Datapoint Corporation

                              8410 Datapoint Drive
                          San Antonio, Texas 78229-8500



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Item 1.  Changes in the Plan.

None.

Item 2.  Changes in Investment Policy.

None.

Item 3.  Contributions Under the Plan.

     During  1996  and  1995,  Datapoint  Corporation  (the  "Company")  made no
discretionary contributions to the Datapoint Corporation Profit Sharing/Employee
Savings Plan (the "Plan").

Item 4.  Participating Employees.

There were 84 employees who were participants in the Plan December 31, 1996.

Item 5.  Administration of the Plan.

     (a) The  following  is a list of the  names,  addresses  and  positions  or
offices held with  Datapoint  Corporation  of all persons who are members of the
Committee which administers the Plan:

                                            Positions or Offices Held
         Name and Address                   with Datapoint Corporation

         Gerald N. Agranoff                 Vice President, General
         8410 Datapoint Drive               Counsel and Corporate
         San Antonio, Texas 78229           Secretary

         Patrick J. Dossey                  Plan Administrator
         8410 Datapoint Drive
         San Antonio, Texas 78229

     (b) None of the above administrators received any compensation for services
from the Plan during the year ended December 31, 1996.


Item 6.  Custodian of Investments.

     (a)  Fidelity  Management  Trust  Company  ("FMTC")  acts as manager of all
securities,   except  Datapoint  Common  Stock,  and  investments  of  the  Plan
transferred to it by Frost National Bank. Funds are invested in accounts allowed
by the Plan and as directed by the participants.  FMTC, a subsidiary of Fidelity
Investments,  a  Massachusetts  investment  company  (located  at 82  Devonshire
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109), offers various trust services to corporate
and personal trust account customers.

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     Frost National Bank, as Trustee,  acts as a carrier  between  Datapoint and
FMTC for funds related to the Plan.  Frost is custodian for the Datapoint Common
Stock.   Frost  is  responsible  for  investing  any  daily  cash  balances  not
transferred to FMTC. Frost National Bank, a Texas banking  corporation  (located
at 100 West Houston  St.,  San  Antonio,  Texas  78296),  offers  various  trust
services to corporate and personal trust account customers.

     (b) For the year ending  December 31, 1996,  Frost  National  Bank received
compensation of approximately $12,155 from the Plan.

     (c) FMTC is required by Section 17(g) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
to maintain a bond covering it against larceny and  embezzlement by its officers
and employees.  FMTC also maintains  insurance coverage against losses resulting
from errors and omissions by its employees, officers and trustees and for losses
resulting from electronic and computer  crime.  Coverage under these policies is
more than adequate to cover any  potential  losses  incurred by the Plan.  Frost
National Bank is also covered by an error and omission bond and collateral asset
program which is more than adequate to cover any  potential  losses  incurred by
the Plan.


Item 7.  Reports to Participating Employees.

     At  the  end  of  each  calendar  quarter,  each  participant  receives  an
individual  participant  statement disclosing the status of their account during
the preceding quarter (including the opening and closing totals, and a breakdown
of withdrawals, contributions, and other allocations to or from the account). As
the Plan is modified, each participant receives a copy of the updated prospectus
relating to the Plan.  Each  participant  also receives the annual report of the
Plan which  includes  financial  statements of the Plan.  Employees also receive
quarterly and annual reports of the Company as they are applicable to the Plan.


Item 8.  Investment of Funds.

There were no commissions paid during the year ended December 31, 1996 and 1995.




Item 9.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements                                                Page No.

  Report of Independent Auditors                                           F-1

  Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information -
  December 31, 1996                                                        F-2
  Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information-
  December 31, 1995                                                        F-3

  Statement  of  Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for  Benefits  with Fund 
  Information- December 31, 1996                                           F-4

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(b) Notes to Financial Statements                                          F-5

(c) Schedules:

     Schedules I, II and III have been omitted because the required  information
is shown in the financial statements.

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                              DATAPOINT CORPORATION

                      PROFIT SHARING/EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                           AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

                           DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND 1995


                                      WITH

                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


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                                    CONTENTS



Report of Independent Auditors


Audited Financial Statements

      Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information -
            December 31, 1996 and 1995

     Statements  of Changes  in Net  Assets  Available  for  Benefits  with Fund
            Information - Year Ended December 31, 1996


Notes to Financial Statements


Supplemental Schedules


     Line 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes

     Line 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions



     A schedule of party-in-interest transactions has not been presented because
there were no  transactions  which are  prohibited  by ERISA Section 406 and for
which there is no statutory or administrative exemption.


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                         Report of Independent Auditors

Trust Committee
Datapoint Corporation
 Profit Sharing/Employee Savings Plan

     We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for
benefits of the Datapoint Corporation Profit Sharing/Employee Savings Plan, (the
Plan),  as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related  statements of changes
in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996. These
financial  statements  are the  responsibility  of the  Plan's  management.  Our
responsibility  is to express an opinion on these financial  statements based on
our audits.

     We conducted  our audits in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     In our opinion,  the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material  respects,  the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995,  and the changes in its net assets  available for
benefits for the year ended  December 31, 1996,  in  conformity  with  generally
accepted accounting principles.

     Our  audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the
financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying  supplemental  schedules
of assets held for  investment  purposes as of December 31, 1996, and reportable
transactions  for the year then ended,  are  presented for purposes of complying
with  the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules  and  Regulations  for  Reporting  and
Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of 1974, and are
not a required part of the 1996 financial  statements.  The Fund  Information in
the statement of net assets  available for benefits and the statement of changes
in net assets  available  for benefits is presented  for purposes of  additional
analysis  rather  than to present  the net assets  available  for  benefits  and
changes in net assets  available  for  benefits of each fund.  The  supplemental
schedules and Fund  Information  have been subjected to the auditing  procedures
applied in our audits of the  financial  statements  and,  in our  opinion,  are
fairly stated in all material  respects in relation to the financial  statements
taken as a whole.

                                                              Ernst & Young LLP
Dallas, Texas
April 18, 1997


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                       Datapoint Corporation 401(k) Plan
      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                December 31, 1996
         
                                                              Inter-
                                                              national   Managed               Datapoint
                                                  Equity      Growth &   Income       Cash      Common     Asset
                                      Magellan    Income      Income     Portfolio    Reserves   Stock     Manager     Total
                        
<S>                                   <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>      <C>        <C>
                                                  
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents             $    3,771   $   1,769   $  1,233   $  1,985    $  1,816   $  1,013  $  1,315   $   12,902  
Investments, at fair value               938,998     424,956     70,872    665,767     503,277    195,442   151,165    2,950,477 
  
 Total Investments                       942,769     426,725     72,105    667,752     505,093    196,455   152,480    2,963,379
                                        
Receivables:
Interest Receivable                            -          -           -         31          29          -         -           60  
Dividends Receivable                           -          8           -          -           -          -     2,733        2,741    
Employer's Contribution                        -        735       1,225          -           -          -     2,832        4,792
                                     
 Total receivables                             -        743       1,225         31          29          -     5,565        7,593
                                         
Liabilities:                         
Administration Fee Payable                 7,327      2,594         828      4,580       3,880         72     1,219       20,500
Other Liabilities                          2,573          -           -        813       7,500        161         -       11,047
 
 Total Liabilities                         9,900      2,594         828      5,393      11,380        233     1,219       31,547 
 
Net assets available for benefits     $  932,869   $424,874    $ 72,502   $662,390    $493,742   $196,222  $156,826   $2,939,425   
</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                      F - 2
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                        Datapoint Corporation 401(k) Plan
      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                December 31, 1995

                                                        Inter-
                                                        national   Managed                Datapoint
                                              Equity    Growth &   Income       Cash       Common    Asset
                                 Magellan     Income    Income     Portfolio    Reserves   Stock    Manager     Total
                        
<S>                             <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>
                             
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents       $    1,507   $      42   $     42   $    171    $      -   $    512  $      -   $    2,274  
Investments, at fair value       1,389,852     492,648    157,173    869,377     753,375     13,063   229,036    3,904,524
 
  Total Investments              1,391,359     492,690    157,215    869,548     753,375     13,575   229,036    3,906,798
 
                                  
Receivables:
Interest Receivable                      -          -           -         30          30          -         -           60     
Dividends Receivable                     -          8           -          -           -          -     2,733        2,741    
Employer's Contribution                  -      2,066       1,914          -           -          -     2,949        6,929
                               
   Total Receivables                     -      2,074       1,914         30          30          -     5,682        9,730    
                                   
Liabilities:                   
Administration Fee Payable           7,328      2,594         828      4,580       3,880         72     1,220       20,502
Other Liabilities                    1,126          -           -        261       6,380        151         -        7,918
 
 Total Liabilities                   8,454      2,594         828      4,841      10,260        223     1,220       28,420 
 
Net assets available 
for benefits                    $1,382,905   $492,170    $158,301   $864,737    $743,145    $13,352  $233,498   $3,888,108       

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


                                      F - 3

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                         Datapoint Company 401 (k) Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits with Fund Information
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                            Year Ended December 31, 1996
                                                                      
                                                                Inter-
                                                                national   Managed              Datapoint
                                                     Equity     Growth &   Income       Cash     Common    Asset
                                         Magellan    Income     Income     Portfolio   Reserves   Stock    Manager     Total
                        
<S>                                      <C>          <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>

Additions to net assets
attributed to:
Investment Income:
 Interest Income                         $    1,036   $    315    $    406  $    738    $    229    $     -   $   241   $  2,965    
 Dividend Income                            188,595     30,037          84    47,279      32,531         407   14,610    313,543
 Net appreciation (depreciation)
  in fair value of investments              (61,890)    64,006      21,999    (1,274)        (45)       (893)   9,761     31,664  
                                            -------     ------      ------    ------         ---        ----    -----     ------  
                                            127,741     94,358      22,489    46,743      32,715        (486)  24,612    348,172
                                            -------     ------      ------    ------      ------        ----   ------    -------
Contributions:
 Participant's                               90,370     39,351      17,610    29,938      28,774       8,921   25,920    240,884 
 Employer's                                  15,344      6,714       3,352     5,626       7,538       1,334    4,324     44,232
                                             ------      -----       -----     -----       -----       -----    -----     ------
                                            105,714     46,065      20,962    35,564      36,312      10,255   30,244    285,116
                                            -------     ------      ------    ------      ------      ------   ------    -------

Total additions                             233,455    140,423      43,451    82,307      69,027       9,769   54,856    633,288

Deductions
Deductions from net assets
attributed to:
 Benefits paid to participants              621,855    197,093      50,809   417,167     224,046       4,288   41,292  1,556,550 
 Administrative expenses                      6,873      2,695         941     4,098       3,297         761    1,491     20,156
 Forfeitures                                  1,447      1,331         689       552       1,120          10      116      5,265
                                              -----      -----         ---       ---       -----          --      ---      -----
   Total deductions                         630,175    201,119      52,439   421,817     228,463       5,059   42,899  1,581,971

Net increase (decrease) prior 
   to interfund transfers                  (396,720)   (60,696)    (8,988)  (339,510)   (159,436)      4,710   11,957   (948,683)
Interfund transfers                          53,316      6,600     76,811   (137,163)     89,967    (178,160)  88,629          0
                                             ------      -----     ------   --------      ------    --------   ------          -
 Net increase (decrease)                   (450,036)   (67,296)   (85,799)  (202,347)   (249,403)    182,870  (76,672)  (948,683) 

Net assets available for benefits:
 Beginning of year                        1,382,905    492,170     158,301   864,737     743,145      13,352  233,498  3,888,108   
 End of year                             $  932,869   $424,874    $ 72,502  $662,390    $493,742    $196,222 $156,826 $2,939,425
                                         ==========   ========    ========  ========    ========    ======== ======== ==========

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


                                      F - 4
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           DATAPOINT CORPORATION PROFIT SHARING/EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           December 31, 1996 and 1995


DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

     The Datapoint Corporation Profit Sharing/Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan")
was adopted effective January 1, 1988, to provide  retirement and other benefits
for  employees  of  Datapoint  Corporation  (the  "Company")  and certain of its
subsidiaries.  The Plan  contains a cash or  deferred  arrangement  pursuant  to
Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code").

     The  following  brief  descriptions  of  the  Plans  provided  for  general
informational purposes only. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for
more complete information.

     ERISA - The  Plan is  generally  subject  to the  provisions  of  Titles  I
(Protection of Employee Benefit Rights),  II (Amendments to the Internal Revenue
Code  Relating  to  Retirement  Plans)  and III  (Jurisdiction,  Administration,
Enforcement) of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA").  However, the Plan, as a defined contribution plan, is not subject to
Part 3 of Title I of ERISA (Funding) nor the Title IV of ERISA (Plan Termination
Insurance).

     Plan  administration  - The Plan is administered  by a plan  administrator,
which is currently the Company.

     Participation - All United States  employees of the Company are eligible to
participate  in the Plan  provided  that the employee  has been  employed for at
least 12 months by the Company, and has attained 21 years of age.

Contributions - The Plan is funded by the following contributions:

     1. Basic  Contributions - These are voluntary pre-tax  contributions to the
Plan and are made by a participant's  election to reduce his  compensation by an
amount  measured in whole  percentages  ranging between 1 percent and 8 percent.
"Compensation" means the salary, wages and commissions paid by the Company to an
employee  while  he  is  a  participant   in  the  Plan,   including  the  basic
contributions,  but excluding all other  employer  contributions  to the benefit
plans and all other forms of compensation. 
                                      F-5
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     DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

     Contributions (continued)

     The Plan  places a fixed  dollar  limit per year on each  employee's  basic
contribution.  The 1996  dollar  limit was  $9,500 as  established  by  treasury
regulations and will be adjusted for inflation pursuant to treasury regulations.

     Basic  contributions  are  subject  to  certain  tests  established  by the
Internal   Revenue   Service   (the  "IRS")   which  are   intended  to  prevent
discrimination against lower paid employees,  commonly referred to as the actual
deferral  percentage  ("ADP") test. The ADP test imposes ceilings on the amounts
that can be contributed as basic  contributions  by certain "highly  compensated
employees," as specified by the Code.

     2.  Additional  Basic  Contributions - For any given Plan year in which the
Plan fails to meet the ADP test, the Company may elect to make additional  basic
contributions to the account of each non-highly  compensated employee in amounts
necessary  to cause the Plan,  after such  contributions  are made,  to meet the
test. The additional  basic  contribution  made to each  non-highly  compensated
employee  is  to  be  a  uniform   percentage  of  such   participant's   annual
compensation.   During   1996  and  1995,   there  were  no   additional   basic
contributions.

     3.  Discretionary  Contributions  - At  the  discretion  of  the  Board  of
Directors (the "Board") of the Company,  the Company may contribute to the Plan,
as of the Plan Year,  an amount in addition to the  matching  contribution  (see
below).  This  contribution will be allocated to each eligible employee based on
the  percentage  each  eligible  employee's  Plan  compensation  is to the total
covered  Plan  compensation.  The  Company  anticipates  that its  discretionary
contribution will be made annually contingent upon the Company meeting financial
goals  established  annually by the Board.  During the years ended  December 31,
1996 and 1995, the Company made no discretionary contributions to the Plan.

     4. Matching  Contributions  - During the years ended  December 31, 1996 and
1995, the Company contributed $.25 for each $1.00 of basic contribution (limited
to the first 5 percent) contributed per participant.  The matching  contribution
is made on the same  frequency as the basic  contribution  and  deposited to the
Plan at the same time as the basic contribution.

     5. Rollover  Contributions  - A participant,  with the approval of the Plan
administrator,  may rollover to the Plan  amounts  distributed  directly  from a
qualified  plan  maintained,  or  formerly  maintained,  by a current  or former
employer.  Any amount so transferred will become subject to all the terms of the
Plan  and  will  be  deposited  in a  rollover  account.  The  aggregate  of all
contributions  made to the Plan  (other  than  rollover  contributions)  may not
exceed the lesser of $30,000 or 25 percent of any participant's compensation for
any one year. 
                                     F - 6

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)


     Transfers - The Plan allows participants to transfer their account balances
from one fund to another once each quarter.

     Withdrawals - Under Section 401(k) of the Code, participants' contributions
may be  withdrawn  upon  attainment  of age 59  1/2 or to  satisfy  a  financial
hardship  as  defined  by the IRS  regulations.  Distributions  under  the  Plan
generally must commence no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the participant attains age 70 1/2 or retires,  whichever
is later. If a participant demonstrates to the Plan administrator that they have
a  financial  hardship  as defined by the IRS  regulations,  they may  request a
withdrawal  from their  rollover  and/or  basic  contribution  account an amount
sufficient to meet the financial  need.  Such  withdrawal is restricted to their
rollover   contribution   (including  earnings)  and  their  basic  contribution
(excluding earnings).

     Forfeitures - Nonvested amounts in terminating  participants' accounts will
be forfeited and used to (1) reinstate  previously forfeited account balances of
former  participants  that have  returned  to the  Company  and (2)  reduce  the
Company's  obligation to contribute to the Plan. The  forfeitures  will be taken
from the participants'  accounts at the time final distributions are made to the
employee(s)  and may be utilized by the Company at the next quarterly  valuation
date.

     Distributions  - A participant  who ceases to be an employee is entitled to
receive  their  vested  interest  in the  Plan,  which  is  their  total  vested
participant  account balance as of the quarterly  valuation date coinciding with
or immediate  following  their  termination  of employment.  If a  discretionary
contribution  is  made  at the  end of  the  year  in  which  the  participant's
employment terminates,  a participant whose employment terminates as a result of
retirement, disability or death will receive an additional distribution equal to
their pro rata share of the discretionary contribution.

     Vesting - Participants are vested in the Plan at the rate of 25 percent per
year. A participant is 100 percent vested in any contributions that they make to
the Plan and earnings on those contributions.

     Termination - While the Company has not expressed any intent to discontinue
the  Plan,  the Board  may  terminate  it upon  notice  to and  approval  by the
appropriate  governmental agencies having jurisdiction of such termination under
ERISA.  All of the  participants'  benefits  under the Plan,  accrued  as of the
termination date, will become 100% vested.


                                      F - 7
<PAGE>


DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

     Federal Income Tax  Consequences - The  contributions to the Plan will have
the following tax consequences:

     1. Basic  contributions  reduce  the  participant's  taxable  income by the
amount  of  such   contributions.   The  participant  is  not  taxed  when  such
contributions  are made and neither the  contributions  nor earnings thereon are
taxed while such amounts remain in the Plan. Basic  contributions  are generally
subject to withholding of social security taxes on such amounts.

     2. Additional basic  contributions  are not taxable to the participant when
such  contributions  are made and neither  the  contributions  nor the  earnings
thereon are taxed while such amounts remain in the Plan.

     3.  Participants  are  not  taxed  on  matching   contributions  when  such
contributions  are made and neither the  contributions  nor earnings thereon are
taxed while such amounts remain in the Plan.

     4. The earnings on rollover  contributions are not taxed while such amounts
remain in the Plan.

     The  distributions of participant  accounts will have the following federal
income tax consequences:

     1.  Basic   contributions,   matching   contributions,   additional   basic
contributions  and  discretionary  contributions  and earnings  accrued  thereon
(other than unrealized appreciation in stock value) are taxed at ordinary income
rates (subject to lump sum distribution rules) upon withdrawal.

     2.  Distributions  of "excess  contributions"  under the ADP rules (and any
income relating thereto) are taxable to participants at ordinary income rates as
of the calendar year in which the employee would have received the  contribution
as cash (but for the  deferral  elections).  Distributions  of  excess  matching
distributions (and any income relating thereto) are taxable at ordinary rates as
of the calendar year on behalf of which the contributions were made.


                                      F - 8
<PAGE>



DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

Federal Income Tax Consequences (continued)

     3. Amounts  received as the result of a hardship  withdrawal are taxable at
ordinary income rates in the year of receipt and will be subject to a 10 percent
penalty if the participant is under age 59 1/2.

     4.   Distributions   attributable   to   basic   contributions,    matching
contributions  and the  earnings  thereon,  which  are paid in a lump sum to the
recipient in one taxable year and which  constitute the balance to the credit of
such participant,  may be eligible for five-year (and in limited  circumstances,
ten-year) averaging under Section 402(d) of the Code.

     5. Any taxable  distribution  will be subject to an  additional  10 percent
penalty  if it was not made as a result  of  death,  disability,  separation  of
service after age 55, or an in-service distribution after age 59 1/2.


     SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     Investments are valued at market value for those investments having readily
available market  quotations and fair value for other investments as of December
31, 1996 and 1995. Cost of investments  sold is determined  based on the average
cost method.

     The  Company  is  reimbursed  by the Plan  for  certain  fees and  expenses
incurred for administration of the Plan.

     An IRS  determination  letter  dated  October  8, 1994,  has been  received
stating that the Plan qualifies  under Section 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code and
the related  trust is  therefore  exempt from federal  income tax under  Section
501(a).  The Plan administrator and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan
is designed and is currently  being  operated in compliance  with the applicable
requirements of the IRS.

     On  January 1, 1988,  the  Company  entered  into an  agreement  with Frost
National Bank (the "Trustee") and established the "Datapoint  Corporation Profit
Sharing/Employee  Savings Plan Trust" (the "Trust") to carry out the purposes of
the Plan.


     The financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting   principles  (GAAP)  on  the  accrual  method  of  accounting.   The
preparation  of the financial  statements and  accompanying  notes in conformity
with GAAP requires  management to make certain  estimates and  assumptions  that
effect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from these estimates.


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     The Trustee  maintains the  contributions in accordance with  participants'
instructions in one or more of the investment options.  The first six investment
options are sponsored by Fidelity Investments. The seven investment options are:


     1. Managed Income  Portfolio Fund This fund invests in short-and  long-term
investment  contracts with blended interest rates issued by insurance companies,
banks, or other approved financial institutions.  The fund also invests in money
market  instruments for liquidity.  The goal of the fund is to maintain a stable
$1/share price, but the yield will fluctuate.

     2. Cash Reserves Fund This fund invests exclusively in Fidelity Investments
Cash  Reserves  Mutual Fund which is a money  market fund that seeks to maintain
the principal's  value at a stable level. This fund invests in high-quality U.S.
dollar denominated money market instruments of domestic and foreign issuers. The
dividend yield  fluctuates  daily in response to changes in short-term  interest
rates.


     3. Equity-Income Fund This fund invests exclusively in Fidelity Investments
Equity-Income  Mutual  Fund  which  is a  growth  and  income  fund.  It seeks a
reasonable income by investing primarily in income-producing  equity securities.
The fund  normally  invests at least 80  percent  of assets in  income-producing
common or preferred stock, bonds and convertible securities.


     4.  Magellan  Fund This fund invests  exclusively  in Fidelity  Investments
Magellan Mutual Fund which is an aggressive  growth fund and seeks  appreciation
by investing  primarily in common stocks and securities  convertible into common
stocks.


     5. International  Growth and Income Fund This fund seeks capital growth and
current  income   consistent  with  reasonable   investment  risk  by  investing
principally in foreign securities.



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     6. Asset  Manager  Account This fund  allocates its assets among and across
domestic and foreign  equities,  bonds and  short-term  instruments.  The fund's
assets are gradually shifted to take advantage of market conditions.

     7.  Datapoint  Common  Stock  Fund This  fund  invests  exclusively  in the
Company's common stock.  Purchases of common stock for this fund will be made by
the Trustee either on the open market or directly from the Company. The purchase
price of common stock purchased  directly from the Company shall be equal to the
simple  average of the high and low price of the common  stock,  as published in
the  Wall  Street  Journal  on the  trading  day the date  the  common  stock is
purchased for this Fund. In addition,  no fees or commissions will be payable in
connection  with the stock purchase from the Company.  Any fees,  commissions or
other  charges  associated  with the purchase or sale of the common stock on the
open market are paid by the Common Stock Fund.

     There were 84 employees who were  participants  in the Plan at December 31,
1996. The number of participants in each fund was:

         Managed Income Portfolio Fund                          29
         Cash Reserves Fund                                     42
         Equity-Income Fund                                     35
         Magellan Fund                                          50
         Datapoint Common Stock Fund                             7
         International Growth & Income Fund                     17
         Asset Manager Account                                  23

     The total number of  participants  in the Plan was less than the sum of the
number of participants  shown above because many were participating in more than
one fund.

     Voting - Prior to the  distribution  of the  shares  of  common  stock to a
participant, the Trustee will exercise all voting rights of the Company's common
stock allocated to a participant's account.


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8.  Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

     The following is a reconciliation  of net assets available for benefits per
the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                         1996          1995
 Net assets available for benefits per the
 financial statements                                $2,939,425     $3,888,108

 Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants           (9,773)      (576,547)

 Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500 $2,929,652     $3,311,561



     The following is a reconciliation  of benefits paid to participants per the
financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                                 Year ended
                                                              December 31, 1996

Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements          $ 1,556,550
Add:  Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
  at December 31, 1996                                                    9,773
Less:  Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
  at December 31, 1995                                                 (576,547)
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500                     $   989,776


     Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500
for benefit  claims that have been  processed  and approved for payment prior to
December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.





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                              DATAPOINT CORPORATION
                      PROFIT SHARING EMPLOYEE/SAVINGS PLAN
           Line 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
                          Year Ended December 31, 1996



       (b) Identity           (c) Description                       (e) Current
(a)     of Issue              of Investment             (d) Cost         Value


*Fidelity Investments      Cash and Cash
                                Equivalents              $12,902        $12,902

*Fidelity Investments      Managed Income Portfolio Fund
                                665,767 units           $666,857       $665,767

*Fidelity Investments      Cash Reserves Fund
                                503,277 units           $503,277       $503,277

*Fidelity Investments      Equity-Income Fund
                                  9,922 units           $306,465       $424,956

*Fidelity Investments      Magellan Fund
                                  11,643 units          $791,164       $938,998

*Datapoint Corporation     Common Stock
                                  173,726 shares        $203,407       $195,442

*Fidelity Investments      International Growth & Income Fund
                                    3,625 units          $55,293        $70,872

*Fidelity Investments      Asset Manager Account
                                   9,183 units          $137,673       $151,165
                                                      $2,677,038     $2,963,379


* Denotes party in interest


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                      PROFIT SHARING/EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
                 LINE 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
                          YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
                            
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 (h)
                                                           (c)& (d)                         Current Value of       (i)
(a)                               (b)                      Purchase            (g)            Asset on          Net Gain or        
Identity of Party Involved  Description of Assets          (Sales) Price   Cost of Asset     Transaction Date      (Loss)

Category (i) - Single Transactions
<S>                        <C>                             <C>              <C>               <C>                   <C> 
*Fidelity Investments      Managed Income Portfolio Fund   $ 256,464        $256,464          $256,464              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Managed Income Portfolio Fund   $(256,464)       $256,464          $256,464              $-
<CAPTION>

Category (iii) - Series of securities transactions
<S>                        <C>                             <C>              <C>               <C>                   <C>

*Fidelity Investments      Managed Income Portfolio Fund   $ 215,049        $215,049          $215,049              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Managed Income Portfolio Fund   $(417,385)       $417,569          $417,385              $(184)

*Fidelity Investments      Cash Reserves Fund              $  62,403        $ 62,403          $ 62,403              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Cash Reserves Fund              $(312,456)       $312,501          $312,456              $(45)

*Fidelity Investments      Magellan Fund                   $ 293,238        $293,238          $293,238              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Magellan Fund                   $(682,202)       $561,456          $682,202              $120,746

*Fidelity Investments      Equity-Income Fund              $  76,306        $ 76,306          $ 76,306              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Equity-Income Fund              $(208,004)       $147,236          $208,004              $60,768

*Fidelity Investments      Common Stock                    $ 187,591        $187,591          $187,591              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Common Stock                    $  (4,319)       $  4,465          $  4,319              $(146)

*Fidelity Investments      International Growth Fund       $  32,985        $ 32,985          $ 32,985              $-
*Fidelity Investments      International Growth Fund       $(141,285)       $128,779          $141,285              $12,506

*Fidelity Investments      Asset Manager Fund              $  48,330        $ 48,330          $ 48,330              $-
*Fidelity Investments      Asset Manager Fund              $(135,962)       $119,573          $135,962              $16,389

</TABLE>

*Party-in-interest
Columns (e) and (f) are not applicable.



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