DATAPOINT CORP
10-Q, 1999-03-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


(Mark One)

    [         X ]  Quarterly  Report  Pursuant  To  Section  13 Or  15(d) Of The
              Securities  Exchange  Act Of 1934 For the  quarterly  period ended
              January 30, 1999

                                       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 its charter)


          Delaware                                      74-1605174
(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)

                                 (331) 4007 3737
                                 (210) 593-7000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X .
No___.

     As of January 30, 1999,  18,233,638 shares of Datapoint  Corporation Common
Stock were outstanding, exclusive of 2,757,579 shares held in Treasury.



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                     DATAPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES



                                      INDEX




                                                                  Page
                                                                 Number

Part I.  Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

    Consolidated Balance Sheets -
     January 30, 1999 and August 1, 1998                                  3

    Consolidated Statements of Operations -
     Three and Six Months Ended January 30, 1999
       and January 31, 1998                                               4

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
     Six Months Ended January 30, 1999 and
     January 31, 1998                                                     5

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                            6


Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
             Condition and Results of Operation                           7



Part II. Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                                               13


Signature                                                                14







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                          PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Datapoint Corporation and Subsidiaries
                                              (In thousands, except share data)
                                                         (Unaudited)
                                                      January 30,     August  1,
                                                            1999           1998
                                                     ------------   -----------
Assets

Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents                                  $5,552       $12,101
Restricted cash and cash equivalents                          465           352
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful
 accounts of $1,126 and $1,305, respectively              32,214         32,138
Inventories                                                 2,975         2,957
Prepaid expenses and other current assets                   3,676         3,259
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current assets                                       44,882        50,807

Fixed assets, net                                           6,472         9,468
Other assets, net                                           6,980         6,541
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          $58,334       $66,816
===============================================================================

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

Current liabilities:
Payables to banks                                          $5,210        $7,902
Accounts payable                                           17,471        17,341
Accrued expenses                                           21,001        22,592
Deferred revenue                                           10,570        11,643
Income taxes payable                                        1,558         1,898
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total current liabilities                                   5,810        61,376

Long-term debt, exclusive of current maturities            55,041        58,115
Other liabilities                                          13,074        11,762

Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock of $1.00 par value. Shares authorized 
10,000,000;  shares issued and outstanding 690,447 in 
1999 and 721,976,  in 1998 (aggregate  liquidation
preference, including dividend in arrears, $16,916 
in 1999 and $17,327 in 1998).                                 691           722
Common stock of $0.25 par value.  Shares authorized
40,000,000; shares issued  20,991,217, including
treasury shares of 2,757,579 in 1999 and 2,951,909
in 1998.                                                    5,248         5,248
Other capital                                             212,655       212,655
Pension liability adjustment                               (6,084)       (6,084)
Foreign currency translation adjustment                     6,595         6,242
Retained deficit                                         (281,734)     (278,655)
Treasury stock, at cost                                    (2,962)       (4,565)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' deficit                               (65,591)      (64,437)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          $58,334       $66,816
===============================================================================

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Datapoint Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
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                                                                          (In thousands, except share data)
                                                                     Quarter Ended                       Six Months Ended
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Jan. 30, 1999   Jan. 31, 1998     Jan. 30, 1999     Jan. 31, 1998
<S>                                                             <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>    
                                                           
Revenue:
  Sales                                                         $22,968          $24,866           $40,942          $44,369
  Service and other                                              15,332           15,578            30,068           31,148
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total revenue                                                  38,300           40,444            71,010           75,517

Operating costs and expenses:
  Cost of sales                                                  18,339           19,803            31,981           35,232
  Cost of service and other                                      10,872            9,941            21,434           19,838
  Research and development                                          553              600             1,138            1,205
  Selling, general and administrative                             8,538            8,098            16,222           16,567
  Reorganization/restructuring costs                                638               52               638               52
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Total operating costs and expenses                             38,940           38,494            71,413           72,894
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Operating income (loss)                                          (640)           1,950              (403)           2,623

Non-operating income (expense):
  Interest expense                                               (1,441)          (1,475)           (2,930)          (3,051)
  Other, net                                                         67              301               179            1,109
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Income (loss) before income taxes and
     extraordinary credit                                        (2,014)             776            (3,154)             681
Income tax expense                                                  206              575               263              688
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Income (loss) before extraordinary credit                      (2,220)             201            (3,417)              (7)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Extraordinary credit -- debt extinguishment                         376              381             1,660              555
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Net income (loss)                                             $(1,844)            $582           $(1,757)            $548
================================================================================================================================
Net income (loss),  adjusted for preferred  stock  
  dividends paid or accumulated plus gain on exchange
  and retirement of preferred stock - Net Income (loss)
  applicable to common                                          $(1,865)            $401           $(1,959)            $186
===========================================================================================================================


Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss)  Per Common Share:
  Income (loss)  before extraordinary credit                     $(.13)             $--          $(.21)            $(.02)
  Gain on exchange of preferred stock                              .01               --            .01                --
  Extraordinary credit                                             .02               .02           .09               .03
================================================================================================================================
        Net income (loss) per common share                       $(.10)             $.02         $(.11)            $ .01
================================================================================================================================

Common Shares Outstanding:
    Basic                                                   18,193,089          17,966,153       18,147,203      17,904,383
    Diluted                                                 18,193,089          19,030,688       18,147,203      18,956,475

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                                                              

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   CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
   Datapoint Corporation and Subsidiaries
   (Unaudited)
                                                       (In Thousands) 
                                                      Six Months Ended     
                                                 January 30,    January 31,
                                                       1999           1998 

Cash flows from operating activities:
 Net income (loss)                               $(1,757)             $548
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
    cash used in operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                  1,760             1,800
    Recoveries on accounts receivable               (172)             (164)
    Gain on debt extinguishment                   (1,660)             (555)
    Deferred income taxes                            (46)              (15)
    Realized gain on sale of property               (273)           (1,205)
  Changes in assets and liabilities:
    (Increase) decrease in receivables             1,033            (6,026)
    Decrease in inventory                            103                66
    Decrease in accounts payable and accrued 
      expenses                                    (2,288)           (1,000)
    Increase (decrease) in other liabilities and 
      deferred credits                            (1,714)              551
    Other, net                                      (226)             (797)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash used in operating activities        (5,240)           (6,797)

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Payments for fixed assets                       (1,534)             (978)
  Proceeds from dispositions of fixed assets       2,111             3,200
  Other, net                                         108              (585)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash provided from investing activities     685             1,637

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from borrowings                         40,885            26,549
  Payments on borrowings                          (43,089)          (27,587)
  Restricted cash for letters of credit              (113)                6
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Net cash used in financing activities         (2,317)           (1,032)

Effect of foreign currency translation on cash        323             1,294
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents          (6,549)           (4,898)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   12,101            15,490
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $5,552           $10,592
                                                   ======           =======

Cash payments for:
   Interest                                        $2,972            $3,091
   Income taxes, net                                 $572               $54

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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                     DATAPOINT CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

1.  Preparation of Financial Statements

The accompanying  unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
by Datapoint Corporation (the "Company"),  in accordance with generally accepted
accounting   principles  for  interim   financial   information   and  with  the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information and footnotes  required by generally accepted
accounting  principles  for  complete  financial  statements.  In the opinion of
management,  the  information  furnished  reflects  all  adjustments  which  are
necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods  presented.
All adjustments made in the interim statements are of a normal recurring nature.

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the financial  statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from these estimates.

It is  recommended  that  these  statements  be read  in  conjunction  with  the
financial  statements and notes thereto  included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended August 1, 1998.

The results of  operations  for the three and six months ended January 30, 1999,
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


2.  Inventories

Inventories consist of:
                                            January  30,       August 1,
                                                1999              1998
Raw materials                                    $44               $74
Work in process                                  786               972
Finished and purchased products                2,145             1,911
                                               -----             -----
                                              $2,975            $2,957
                                              ======            ======


3.  Commitments and Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is a defendant in lawsuits  generally  incidental
to its business.  The Company is not currently  aware of any such suit which, if
decided adversely to the Company, would result in a material liability.


4.   Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

In February 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 128,  "Earnings  per Share,"  which became
effective  for the  Company's  financial  statements  beginning  with the period
ending January 31, 1998.

As a result of dividend arrearages, each holder of the $1.00 preferred stock has
the right to exchange each share (inclusive of all accrued and unpaid dividends)
into two shares of the Company's  common stock.  For purposes of calculating net
income applicable to common  shareholders in 1999 and related per share amounts,
a gain of $151  thousand on such  exchanges of preferred  stock was added to net
income.  This  gain is the  excess  of the  carrying  value of  preferred  stock
exchanged  (including  accumulated  dividends) over the fair value of the common
stock  issued.  Net income  (loss)  applicable  to common  stock is  computed as
follows:
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                                           Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended
                                        01/30/99  01/31/98  01/30/99  01/31/98
Income (loss) before 
  extraordinary credit                  $(2,220)    $201     $(3,417)   $(7)
Preferred stock dividends accumulated      (172)    (181)       (353)  (362)
Gain on the exchange of preferred stock     151       --         151     --
Extraordinary credit                        376      381       1,660    555
                                            ---      ---       -----    ---
Net income (loss) applicable to common  $(1,865)    $401     $(1,959)  $186
                                        ========    ====     ========  ====

5.   Non-operating Income (Expense)
                                       Quarter Ended         Six Months Ended
(In thousands)                       01/30/99   01/31/98    01/30/99   01/31/98

Interest earned                        $66        $124        $216       $242
Foreign currency gains (losses)         79         204        (117)      (189)
Realized gain on sale of property       --          --         273      1,205
Other                                  (78)        (27)       (193)      (149)
                                       ----        ----       -----     -----
                                       $67        $301        $179     $1,109
                                       ===        ====        ====     ======
6.  New Accounting Standards

In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement
No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. Statement No. 130 establishes new rules
for the  reporting  and  display of  comprehensive  income  and its  components.
Comprehensive  income is net income or loss, plus certain other nonowner changes
in stockholders' equity. The only such items currently applicable to the Company
are foreign  currency  translation  adjustments  and minimum  pension  liability
adjustments.  The Company  adopted this Statement in the first quarter of fiscal
1999. On this basis,  these nonowner  reductions  (increases)  to  stockholders'
deficit,  including net income or loss,  for the second  quarter of 1999 and the
first  six  months  of  1999,   totaled  $(3.6)  million  and  $(1.4)   million,
respectively.  For the second  quarter of 1998 and the first six months of 1998,
these nonowner reductions totaled, zero and $2.2 million, respectively.

In June 1997, the FASB issued Statement No. 131,  Disclosures  about Segments of
an Enterprise  and Related  Information.  The  Statement  changes the way public
companies  report segment  information in annual  financial  statements and also
requires  companies to report selected segment  information in interim financial
statements  to  shareholders  in the second year of  adoption.  The Company will
adopt this new Statement in its annual report for fiscal 1999; however, this new
pronouncement will not change reported net financial results.

In October 1997, the Accounting  Standards Executive Committee issued Statement
of Position 97-2 (SOP 97-2).  SOP 97-2 sets forth  guidelines for recognition of
revenue for software  sales.  This SOP,  which was adopted by the Company in the
first quarter of fiscal 1999, did not materially change the Company's  financial
reporting.

In March 1998,  the AICPA issued SOP 98-1,  Accounting For the Costs of Computer
Software Developed For or Obtained For Internal-Use.  The SOP will be adopted by
the Company  effective  beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2000.  The
SOP will require the  capitalization of certain costs incurred after the date of
adoption in connection with developing or obtaining  software for  internal-use.
The  Company  has not yet  assessed  what the  impact  of the SOP will be on the
Company's future earnings or financial position.


     Item 2.  Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition and
Results of Operations (Years Referred to are Fiscal Years)

Overview

The  Company  had an  operating  loss of $640  thousand  and a net  loss of $1.8
million for the second  quarter of 1999 and an operating  loss of $403  thousand
and a net loss of $1.8 million for the first six months of 1999.  This  compares
with  operating  income of $2.0 million and net income of $582  thousand for the
second  quarter of 1998 and  operating  income of $2.6 million and net income of
$548 for the first six months of 1998. Revenue during the second quarter of 1999
decreased  $2.1  million,  or 5.3%,  compared  with the same period of the prior
year. For the first six months of 1999, total revenue decreased $4.5 million, or
6.0%,  when compared  with the same period of the prior year.  This decrease was
primarily in sale revenue and was offset by approximately  $1.0 million and $1.2
million,  respectively,  resulting from a weaker U.S. dollar, on average, during
the second  quarter of 1999 and the first six months of 1999, as compared to the
average U.S. dollar during the same periods of 1998.

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Operating expenses  (excluding cost of revenue and restructuring) for the second
quarter  of 1999 were $9.1  million,  compared  with $8.7  million  for the same
period a year ago.  For the first six months of 1999,  operating  expenses  were
$17.4 million compared with $17.8 million for the prior year.  During the second
quarter of 1999,  the Company  incurred  restructuring  costs of $638  thousand,
primarily  related to  severance  actions  in the  United  States and France for
twenty employees.

During the second quarter of 1999, the Company  repurchased in the public market
$640 thousand face value of its 8 7/8% convertible subordinated debentures. This
brings the total of  repurchased  bonds to $3.1 million for the first six months
of 1999. These purchases  resulted in an extraordinary gain of $376 thousand for
the second  quarter and  approximately  $1.7 million for the first six months of
fiscal 1999.  This compares with  repurchases in the public  market,  during the
second quarter of 1998, of approximately  $1.8 million face value.  This brought
the total of repurchased  bonds to $2.7 million for the first six months of 1998
and resulted in an  extraordinary  gain of $381 thousand for the second  quarter
and $555 thousand for the first six months of fiscal 1998.

During the first  quarter of 1999,  the  Company  sold the  building it owned in
Gouda,  Netherlands  to a  private  unaffiliated  group for  approximately  $2.1
million (net of mortgage  obligations  and closing  costs).  The sales  contract
provided for the  leaseback by the Company of  approximately  18,000 square feet
for an initial term of five years and  approximately  12,000  square feet for an
initial lease term of one year. The Company recorded in  non-operating  income a
gain of  approximately  $.3  million  during  the  first  quarter  of 1999.  The
remainder of the gain ($.9 million) was deferred and is being amortized over the
lease terms.

During the second quarter of fiscal 1999, the Company  retained the firm of Dain
Rauscher  Wessels,   financial  advisors,   to  assist  in  exploring  strategic
alternatives  for the company,  both of a financing and capital nature.  In this
regard,  the  Company  has been  engaged  in  active  negotiations  regarding  a
potential sale of its European operations.

Patents and Trademarks

     Datapoint owns certain patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets in
both network and video  conferencing  technologies,  which it considers valuable
proprietary assets.

Video Conferencing Patents

     Datapoint,  along with John  Frassanito  and David A.  Monroe,  owns United
States Patent Nos.  4,710,917 and  4,847,829  related to video  teleconferencing
technology. Datapoint has filed infringement actions against several companies.

The status of the patent infringement litigation is as follows:

     (1) Datapoint  Corporation v. PictureTel  Corporation,  No.  3:93-CV-2381-D
(N.D.  Texas).  This case was  tried in March and April of 1998 with an  adverse
result. An appeal has been filed and the Company is awaiting oral argument date.

     (2) Datapoint  Corporation v.  Compression  Labs,  Inc. No.  3:93-CV-2522-D
(N.D.  Texas);   Datapoint  Corporation  v.  Teleos  Communications,   Inc.  No.
95-4455-AET  (D.N.J.);  Datapoint  Corporation v. Videolan  Technologies,  Inc.;
Videolan  Technologies,  Inc. v.  Datapoint  Corporation,  No. 96 CV-604-H (W.D.
Kentucky) et al;  Datapoint  Corporation  v. Intel Corp.  No.  97-CV-2581  (N.D.
Texas). These cases have been dismissed subject to being reopened if the Company
is successful in its appeal of certain of the issues adversely determined in the
PictureTel litigation described above.

Multi-speed Networking Patents

     Datapoint  is also the owner of United  States  Patent Nos.  5,008,879  and
5,077,732  related to network  technology.  The Company  believes  these patents
cover most products  introduced by various suppliers to the networking  industry
and  dominates  certain types of  dual-speed  technology on networking  recently
introduced by various  industry  leaders.  Datapoint has asserted one or both of
these patents in the United States  District  Court for the Eastern  District of
New York against a number of parties:
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     (1)  Datapoint  Corporation  v.  Standard  Micro-Systems,  Inc.  and  Intel
Corporation, No. C.V.-96-1685;

     (2) Datapoint Corporation v. Cisco Systems, Plaintree Systems Corp., Accton
Technologies Corp., Cabletron Systems, Inc., Bay Networks,  Inc., Crosscom Corp.
and Assante Technologies, Inc. No. CV 96 4534;

     (3) Datapoint Corporation v. Dayna Communications,  Inc., Sun Microsystems,
Inc.,  Adaptec,  Inc.  International  Business Machines Corp.,  Lantronix,  SVEC
America Computer Corporation, and Nbase Communications, No. CV 96 6334; and

     (4) Datapoint  Corporation v. Standard  Microsystems Corp. and Intel Corp.,
individually, and as representatives of the class of all manufacturers,  vendors
and users of Fast Ethernet-compliant, dual protocol local-area network products,
No. CV-96-03819.

     These actions have been  consolidated  for  discovery,  and for purposes of
claim  construction.  On January 20,  1998,  a hearing  commenced  in the United
States  District  Court that  concluded  on January 23, 1998 during  which claim
construction was submitted to a Special Master.  The Special Master's report was
issued in April of 1998. The Company has filed two sets of objections to certain
portions of this report.  The District Court overruled these  objections and the
Company  has  appealed  to the United  States  Court of Appeals  for the Federal
Circuit.

     The above actions represent the Company's continuing efforts to license and
enforce  its video  conferencing  and  multi-speed  networking  patents  through
negotiations and/or litigation.  The Company believes that these patents provide
broad coverage in video conferencing and multi-speed  networking  technology and
present the opportunity for royalty bearing licenses. While such royalty bearing
licenses and enforcement of its patents are important to the Company's  business
to create  long-term  value for its  stockholders,  the ultimate  outcome of the
above litigation,  appeals with respect to the litigation,  and /or negotiations
cannot be determined at this time.

Results of Operations

For the second  quarter  and for the first six months of fiscal  year 1999,  the
Company had operating  losses of $640 thousand and $403 thousand,  respectively,
and a net loss of $1.8 million for each of the periods.  For the same periods of
the prior  year,  the  Company  had  operating  income of $2.0  million and $2.6
million,  respectively,  and net income for each of the periods of $582 thousand
and $548  thousand,  respectively.  The  following is a summary of the Company's
sources   of  revenue   (approximately   ninety-nine   percent  of   Datapoint's
international revenue is derived from customers in Western Europe):

                              Quarter  Ended              Six Months Ended
    (In thousands)       01/30/99     01/31/98          01/30/99   01/31/98

   Sales:
    U.S.                     $824         $757            $1,708     $1,873
    Foreign                22,144       24,109            39,234     42,496
                           ------       ------            ------     ------
                           22,968       24,866            40,942     44,369
  Service and other:
    U.S.                      281          304               557        564
    Foreign                15,051       15,274            29,511     30,584
                           ------       ------            ------     ------
                           15,332       15,578            30,068     31,148
                           ------       ------            ------     ------

  Total revenue           $38,300      $40,444           $71,010    $75,517
                          =======      =======           =======    =======

Revenue  during the second  quarter of 1999  decreased  $2.1  million,  or 5.3%,
compared  with the same  period of the prior  year.  For the first six months of
1999, total revenue decreased $4.5 million, or 6.0%, when compared with the same
period of the prior year.  This  decrease was  primarily in sale revenue and was
offset by approximately $1.0 million and $1.2 million,  respectively,  resulting
from a weaker U.S. dollar, on average, during the second quarter of 1999 and the
first six months of 1999, as compared to the average U.S.
dollar during the same periods of 1998.
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The gross profit margin for the second  quarter of 1999 and the first six months
of 1999 was  23.7% and  24.8%,  respectively,  compared  with  26.5% and  27.1%,
respectively,  for the same periods of the prior year.  In comparing  the second
quarter of fiscal 1999 with the second quarter of 1998,  sales margin  decreased
0.2% and service  margin  decreased  7.1%. For the first six months of 1999, the
sales gross profit margin increased 1.3%, and service margin decreased 7.6% when
compared to the same period of the prior year. The service margin  decreases are
due  to a  declining  revenue  base  and  increased  cost  associated  with  the
establishment of a service division of the Company's United Kingdom  subsidiary.
This  division  has already  received  orders for field  engineering  and system
engineering  services,  which are currently in progress,  of approximately  $9.0
million.

Operating expenses  (excluding cost of revenue and restructuring) for the second
quarter  of 1999 were $9.1  million,  compared  with $8.7  million  for the same
period a year ago.  For the first six months of 1999,  operating  expenses  were
$17.4 million compared with $17.8 million for the prior year.  During the second
quarter of 1999,  the Company  incurred  restructuring  costs of $638  thousand,
primarily  related to  severance  actions  in the  United  States and France for
twenty employees.

Non-operating  expenses  for the  second  quarter  of 1999 and for the first six
months of 1999, consisted primarily of interest expense of $1.4 million and $2.9
million respectively. Non-operating income and expenses for the first six months
of 1998,  included interest expense of $3.1 million offset by a recorded gain on
the sale of excess real estate of $1.2 million.

During the second quarter of 1999, the Company  repurchased in the public market
$640 thousand face value of its 8 7/8% convertible subordinated debentures. This
brings the total of  repurchased  bonds to $3.1 million for the first six months
of 1999. These purchases  resulted in an extraordinary gain of $376 thousand for
the second  quarter and  approximately  $1.7 million for the first six months of
fiscal 1999.  This compares with  repurchases in the public  market,  during the
second quarter of 1998, of approximately  $1.8 million face value.  This brought
the total of repurchased  bonds to $2.7 million for the first six months of 1998
and resulted in an  extraordinary  gain of $381 thousand for the second  quarter
and $555 thousand for the first six months of fiscal 1998.

Financial Condition

During the first six months of 1999,  the  Company's  cash and cash  equivalents
decreased  $6.5 million due  primarily to the usage of cash in  operations.  The
decrease  in cash was a result  of  payments  of  vendor  obligations  and other
accrued liabilities and the semi-annual bond interest payment.
<PAGE>

During  the first six  months of 1999,  the  Company's  net cash  provided  from
investing activities was approximately $685 thousand. Approximately $2.1 million
was related to the proceeds  received from the sale of the buildings,  offset by
approximately  $1.5  million  which was used for the  purchase  of fixed  assets
(primarily test equipment, spares and internally used equipment).

During the first six months of 1999,  the Company used $2.3 million in financing
activities, primarily consisting of paydowns of Company debt approximating $43.1
million  offset by  additional  borrowings  of $40.9  million.  The Company used
approximately $1.4 million to repurchase 8-7/8%  subordinated  debentures with a
face value of $3.1 million.

As of January  30,  1999,  the  Company  had cash and cash  equivalents  of $5.6
million and restricted  cash and cash  equivalents of $465 thousand  (restricted
primarily to cover  various  lines of credits which are reflected as payables to
banks).  The Company  believes its available cash and cash equivalents and funds
generated from  operations will be sufficient to provide its working capital and
cash requirements for the remainder of fiscal 1999.

Reorganization/Restructuring Costs
(In thousands)

A rollforward of the restructuring  accrual from July 27, 1996,  through January
30, 1999, is as follows:

                                                                   TOTAL
Restructuring accrual as of July 27, 1996                            655
Fiscal 1997 additions                                              2,425
Fiscal 1997 payments                                              (2,572)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructuring accrual as of August  2, 1997                         $508
Fiscal 1998 additions                                                 96
Fiscal 1998 payments                                                (422)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructuring accrual as of August 1, 1998                          $182
Fiscal 1999 additions                                                638
Fiscal 1999 payments                                                (181)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructuring accrual as of January 30, 1999                        $639
                                                                    ====

The  projected  payout of the  restructuring  accrual  balance as of January 30,
1999, which related almost entirely to unpaid employee  termination costs, is as
follows:

Third quarter 1999                                                  $375
Fourth quarter 1999                                                  194
First quarter 2000                                                    52
Beyond                                                                18
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Restructuring accrual as of January 30, 1999                        $639
                                                                    ====
Restructuring  charges are not recorded until specific  employees are determined
(and notified of  termination)  by  management  in  accordance  with its overall
restructuring plan. Employee  termination payments are generally paid out over a
period of time rather than as one lump sum.
<PAGE>

Year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998:

The Year 2000 Issue is the result of computer  programs  being written using two
digits  rather than four to define the  applicable  year.  Any of the  Company's
computer  programs or  hardware  that have  date-sensitive  software or embedded
chips may  recognize  a date  using "00" as the year 1900  rather  than the year
2000.  This  could  result  in  a  system  failure  or  miscalculations  causing
disruptions of operations,  including, among other things, a temporary inability
to process transactions, generate invoices, or engage in similar normal business
activities.

Based on recent assessments,  the Company determined that it will be required to
modify or replace  significant  portions of hardware  and software so that those
systems  will  properly  utilize  dates beyond  December  31, 1999.  The Company
presently  believes that with modifications and replacement of existing hardware
and  software,  the  Year  2000  Issue  can  be  mitigated.   However,  if  such
modifications  and  replacements  are not made, or are not completed on a timely
basis, the Year 2000 Issue could have a material impact on the operations of the
Company.

The Company's  plan to resolve the Year 2000 Issue  involves the following  four
phases:  assessment,  remediation,  testing,  and  implementation.  To date, the
Company has  substantially  completed (90%) of its assessment of all Information
Technology ("IT") systems that could be significantly affected by the Year 2000.
The  completed  assessment  indicated  that  most of the  company's  significant
information  technology systems could be affected,  particularly  general ledger
and the remaining financial systems (Billing, Inventory, etc.).

The  Company  has  also  assessed  its non  "IT"  operating  systems  to  insure
compliance with Year 2000.  Affected systems included those primarily related to
the office and facilities'  environment  (telephone  systems,  security systems,
etc.).  While the Company has determined that some of these systems are not Year
2000 compliant,  the Company intends to  replace/modify  these prior to July 31,
1999, and does not expect to have a material exposure with these systems.

The majority of the Company's  products are purchased  from third  parties,  who
furnish products meeting the Company's specifications.  The Company has obtained
information about the Year 2000 compliance  status of its significant  suppliers
and  subcontractors  and continues to monitor  their  compliance.  To date,  the
Company  is not aware of any  supplier/subcontractor  Year 2000 issue that would
materially  impact the Company's  results of operations,  liquidity,  or capital
resources.  However,  the Company has no means of ensuring that their  suppliers
will be Year 2000 ready. The inability of  suppliers/sub-contractors to complete
their Year 2000 resolution  process in a timely fashion could materially  impact
the Company.  The effect of  non-compliance  by suppliers is not determinable at
this time.

The Company  also sells a variety of  proprietary  software  products  which the
Company developed.  The Company is 90% complete with the assessment of Year 2000
compatibility of these software  products and has made the results  available on
the  Company's  Internet  "web"  page and have  communicated  these  results  to
customers on a demand basis.

For its information technology exposures,  to date, the Company is approximately
20%  complete  on  the  remediation  phase  and  expects  to  complete  software
reprogramming  and  replacement  no later than August 1, 1999.  Once software is
reprogrammed  and  replaced  for  a  system,  the  Company  begins  testing  and
implementation.  These phases run concurrently for different systems. Completion
of the testing and implementation phases for all significant systems is expected
by August 1, 1999.
<PAGE>

For operating  equipment,  the Company is beginning the  remediation  phases and
expects to complete its remediation efforts by August 1, 1999.

The Company will utilize both internal and external  resources to reprogram,  or
replace,  test, and implement the software and operating equipment for Year 2000
modifications.  The total  cost of the Year 2000  project is  estimated  at $1.3
million and is being funded through  operating cash flows.  To date, the Company
has incurred  approximately $0.1 million (all expensed) related to all phases of
the Year 2000 project. Of the total remaining project costs,  approximately $1.0
million is attributable to the purchase of new software and operating equipment,
which  will  be   capitalized.   The  remaining  $0.2  million  relates  to  the
repair/replacement of hardware and software and will be expensed as incurred.

The Company  believes  that it has an effective  program in place to resolve the
Year 2000 issue in a timely  manner.  As noted  above,  the  Company has not yet
fully completed all necessary phases of the Year 2000 program. In the event that
the Company does not complete all phases,  there could be circumstances in which
the  Company  would be unable to  automatically  accept  customer  orders,  ship
products,  invoice customers or collect payments.  In these events,  the Company
would  resort to a previously  identified  list of problem  solving  priorities,
revert to some previous or manual operation and/or rely on previously identified
outsourcing or incremental staffing opportunities.  In addition,  disruptions in
the economy  generally  resulting  from Year 2000 issues  could also  materially
adversely  affect the Company.  The Company could be subject to  litigation  for
computer system product  failure,  such as,  equipment  shutdown,  or failure to
properly  date  business  records.  The amount of  potential  liability  or lost
revenue cannot be reasonable estimated at this time.

The  Company  plans  to  complete  the  Year  2000  modifications  are  based on
management's best estimates,  which were derived utilizing numerous  assumptions
of future events including the continued availability of certain resources,  and
other factors. Estimates on the status of completion and the expected completion
dates are based on costs  incurred  to date  compared to total  expected  costs.
However,  there can be no guarantee  that these  estimates  will be achieved and
actual results could differ  materially from those plans.  Specific factors that
might  cause such  material  differences  include,  but are not  limited to, the
availability  and cost of personnel  trained in this area, the ability to locate
and correct all relevant computer codes, and similar uncertainties.

New European Currency

In January  1999,  certain  European  countries  introduced a new currency  unit
called the `euro'.  In conjunction  with the  preparation for the year 2000, the
Company is also modifying  and/or adapting  systems  designed to properly handle
the euro.  The  Company's  subsidiaries  will formally  begin  reporting in euro
currency  starting with the August 1999 results (FY 2000).  While Datapoint will
more than likely be required to deal with euro transactions  prior to that time,
the activity will primarily be done  manually.  The costs required to be able to
accommodate  the euro are combined with costs of becoming  year 2000  compliant,
and therefore not easily identifiable. However, they are not considered to be so
significant  so as to have a  material  effect on the  Company's  business.  The
projected  costs and  completion  dates  for the euro  project  are  based  upon
management's  best estimates.  Actual results could differ materially from these
estimates.

     Cautionary  Statement  Regarding  Risks and  Uncertainties  That May Affect
Future Results

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements about the
business,  financial condition and prospects of the Company.  The actual results
of  the  Company   could  differ   materially   from  those   indicated  by  the
forward-looking  statements because of various risks and uncertainties including
without  limitation  changes in product  demand,  the  availability of products,
changes in competition,  economic conditions,  new product development,  various
inventory  risks due to changes in market  conditions,  changes in tax and other
governmental  rules and regulations  applicable to the Company,  and other risks
indicated in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission.
These risks and  uncertainties are beyond the ability of the Company to control,
and in many cases, the Company cannot predict the risks and  uncertainties  that
could cause its actual results to differ  materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the
words "believes," "estimates," "plans," "expects," and "anticipates" and similar
expressions  as they relate to the  Company or its  management  are  intended to
identify forward-looking statements.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     Information  concerning  market  risk  is  contained  on  page  15  of  the
Registrant's  1998 annual report and is incorporated by reference to such annual
report.

<PAGE>



                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

See Item 3 of Registrant's  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August
1, 1998, for a description of certain legal proceedings heretofore reported.

The  Company is a  Plaintiff  in a number of actions  related to its patents and
trademarks  which are more fully  described in the  Management's  Discussion and
Analysis overview section of this Form 10Q.


<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE




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




                                          DATAPOINT CORPORATION
                                              (Registrant)






DATE:  March 15, 1999                     /s/ Phillip P. Krumb              
                                          Phillip P. Krumb
                                          Acting Chief Financial Officer
                                          (Acting Chief Accounting Officer)



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