GENICOM CORP
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                           FORM 8-K/A
                         AMENDMENT No. 1
                                
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                         CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
                              1934

       Date of Report  (Date of earliest event reported):
                          June 9, 1994

                  Commission File No.: 0-14685


                       GENICOM CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                    DELAWARE               51 - 0271821
                 (State or other             (I.R.S.
                 jurisdiction of             Employer
                incorporation or        Identification No.)
                  organization)        
                                              
          14800 Conference Center Drive                
              Suite 400, Westfields         22021 - 3806
               Chantilly, Virginia           (Zip Code)
              (Address of principal   
                executive offices)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703)802-9200

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              GENICOM Corporation and Subsidiaries
                           Form 8-K/A
                         Amendment No. 1
                              Index


Item 5.    Other Events                                   
                                                          
           On June 9, 1994, the registrant announced      
           that it reached an agreement with its 
       	   lender to amend its credit facility 
       	   and purchased $ 5.8 million of its
       	   12.5% Senior Subordinated Notes.  A copy
       	   of the amendment to the credit facility
       	   is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.  A
           copy of the press release is filed 
       	   herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
                                                          
                                                          
Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits              
                                                          
    (c)    Exhibits                                       
                                                          
           10.1  Amendment to the Credit Facility dated   
           June 9, 1994.
                                                          
           99.1  Press release dated June 14, 1994,       
           published by the Registrant.
                                                          
Signatures                                               3

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                           SIGNATURES

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.




                                      GENICOM Corporation
     				    -----------------------  	
                                           Registrant
                                      
                                      
Date:  July 15, 1994                  
                                      
                                      
                                         James C. Gale
    				    -----------------------	
                                           Signature
                                      
                                      James C. Gale
                                      Senior Vice
                                      President Finance
                                      and Chief Financial
                                      Officer
                                      
                                      (Mr. Gale is the
                                      Chief Financial
                                      Officer and has been
                                      duly authorized to
                                      sign on behalf of
                                      the Registrant)

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              GENICOM Corporation and Subsidiaries
                                
                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO FORM 8-K/A
                         Amendment No. 1
                          June 9, 1994
                                
    Exhibit                                              
    Number                  Description              Page
   --------       ----------------------------   -------------
                                                      
     10.1         Amendment to the Credit          E-1 - E-13
     		  Facility dated June 9, 1994.          
                                                         
     99.1         Press release dated June 14,       E-14
                  1994, published by the
      		  Registrant.






                               




                              July 9, 1994


Genicom Corporation
14800 Conference Center Drive
Suite 400
Westfields Corporate Center
Chantilly, Virginia 22021

Genicom Foreign Sales Corporation
Chase Financial Center
11A & 11B Curacao Gade
P.O. Box 6220
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00804


     Re:  Extension of and Amendment to Financing Agreements


Gentlemen:

     Reference is made to that certain Loan and Security
Agreement dated as of September 25, 1990 (as amended, the "Loan
Agreement") by and among Genicom Corporation ("Genicom"), Genicom
Foreign Sales Corporation ("Genicom FSC"; Genicom and Genicom
FSC, individually and collectively, jointly and severally, the
"Borrower") and The CIT Group/Credit Finance, Inc. ("Lender"), as
assignee of Fidelcor Business Credit Corporation ("Fidelcor"),
together with various other agreements, documents, instruments,
and guaranties, then or now or at any time executed and/or
delivered in connection therewith or otherwise related thereto,
including, but not limited to, the Amended Note (as defined
below) a Letter Agreement re: First Amendment to Financing
Agreements, dated May, 1991, a Letter Agreement, dated March 3,
1992, a Letter Agreement re: Amendment to Financing Agreements,
dated March 24, 1992 and a Letter Agreement re: Extension of and
Amendment to Financing Agreements, dated September 23, 1992 (all
of the foregoing, as the same now exist or may hereafter be
amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or
replaced, being collectively referred to herein as the "Financing
Agreements").

     On or about the date hereof, Borrower has requested that
Lender (a) extend the term of the Financing Agreements and
(b) add Enterprising Service Solutions Corporation ("ESSC") as a
"Borrower" under the Financing Agreements and, within the limits
of the Maximum Credit and on and subject to all of the terms and
conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, make loans, advances
and other financial accommodations available to ESSC; all of
which Lender is willing to do, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof.

     In consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:

     1.   Definitions.

          (a)  Section 10.6(c)(i) of the Loan Agreement is hereby
amended to include ESSC within the definition of the term
"Borrower", and all references to Borrower in the Loan Agreement
and other Financing Agreements shall mean each of Genicom,
Genicom FSC and ESSC, jointly and severally, individually and
collectively, and the successors and assigns of each.

          (b)  All other capitalized terms used in this Letter
re: Extension of and Amendment to Financing Agreements
("Amendment") which are defined in the Loan Agreement, and are
not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meaning
specified in the Loan Agreement.

     2.   Assumption.  ESSC hereby (a) expressly assumes, and
confirms and ratifies its assumption of, by means of this
Amendment, all of the Obligations, (b) undertakes and agrees to
perform directly in favor of Lender, jointly and severally with
Genicom and Genicom FSC, which shall remain directly liable
therefor, all of the Obligations in accordance with all of the
terms and provisions of the Financing Agreements; and
(c) acknowledges and confirms that the Obligations so assumed
shall be secured by all assets and properties of ESSC now or
hereafter constituting Collateral.

     3.   Restatement.  The Obligations of Genicom and Genicom
FSC to Lender assumed by ESSC as aforesaid shall be repayable as
follows:  (a) the Term Loan to Genicom shall be repayable in
accordance with the terms of the Restated and Amended Promissory
Note, dated as of September 26, 1992, executed and delivered by
Genicom in favor of Lender in the original principal amount of
$3,339,650 (the "Amended Note"), the Loan Agreement and the other
Financing Agreements and (b) the remaining balance of the
Obligations of Genicom and Genicom FSC shall constitute and be
deemed joint and several Obligations of Genicom, Genicom FSC and
ESSC, and shall be repayable in accordance with the terms of the
Financing Agreements.

     4.   Adoption.  All of the Financing Agreements are hereby
and shall be deemed adopted and assumed in full by ESSC and
considered as agreements between ESSC and Lender, except as
otherwise provided herein.  ESSC hereby ratifies, restates,
affirms and confirms all of the terms and conditions of the
Financing Agreements.

     5.   Acknowledgement of Indebtedness.  Borrower hereby
acknowledges, confirms and agrees that Borrower is indebted to
Lender as of the close of business on June 7, 1994, for
Obligations in the principal amount of not less than
$20,323,038.63, together with interest accrued and accruing
thereon, and all fees, costs and expenses and other charges now
or hereafter payable by Borrower to Lender under the Financing
Agreements, all of which is unconditionally owed by Borrower to
Lender without offset, defense or counterclaim of any kind,
nature or description whatsoever. Genicom and Genicom FSC each
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the assumption by ESSC of the
Obligations pursuant to this Amendment or otherwise, does not, in
any manner, constitute payment of, impair, limit, cancel,
extinguish, release or diminish the Obligations of Genicom and
Genicom FSC under the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements.  Genicom and Genicom FSC each hereby acknowledges,
confirms and agrees that the Obligations and the security
interests, liens and encumbrances upon their respective
properties and assets heretofore granted to Lender to secure the
Obligations shall continue in full force and effect from and
after the date hereof.

     6.   Direct Grant of Security Interest by ESSC.  As security
for the  prompt performance, observance and payment in full of
all Obligations, ESSC hereby grants to Lender a continuing
security interest in, lien upon and a right of setoff against the
Collateral, and ESSC hereby assigns, transfers, pledges and sets
over to Lender all of its now owned and hereafter acquired
interests in the Collateral.

     7.   Confirmation of Guaranties and Collateral Therefor.

          (a)  Genicom FSC and Genicom Canada Inc. ("Genicom
Canada") hereby ratify and confirm (i) each of the Guaranties
dated as of September 25, 1990 to which each is a party
originally made in favor of Fidelcor and now held by Lender with
respect to the Obligations of Genicom to Lender, and (ii) all
grants, pledges and assignments, security interests, liens or
other collateral for such Guaranties or other obligations of
Genicom FSC and/or Genicom Canada heretofore granted, made and/or
delivered in favor of Fidelcor now held by Lender.

          (b)  Genicom hereby ratifies and confirms (i) its
Guaranty dated as of September 25, 1990 originally made in favor
of Fidelcor and now held by Lender with respect to the
Obligations of Genicom FSC to Lender, and (ii) all grants,
pledges and assignments, security interests, liens or other
collateral for such Guaranty or other obligations of Genicom
heretofore granted, made and/or delivered in favor of Fidelcor
and now held by Lender.

          (c)  Genicom International Holdings Corporation
("Genicom Holdings"), Genicom International Limited ("Genicom
(UK)") and Genicom Limited ("Genicom Ltd.") hereby ratify and
confirm (i) each of their Guaranties or Guarantees and
Indemnities, as the case may be, dated as of September 25, 1990,
to which such companies are a party, originally made in favor of
Fidelcor and now held by Lender with respect to the Obligations
of the Borrower to Lender, and (ii) all grants, pledges and
assignments, security interests, liens or other collateral for
Guaranties or Guaranties and Indemnities or other obligations of
such companies heretofore granted, made and/or delivered in favor
of Fidelcor and now held by Lender.

          (d)  Delmarva Technologies Corporation ("Delmarva")
hereby ratifies and confirms (i) its Guaranty dated March 27,
1991 in favor of Lender with respect to the Obligations of
Borrower to Lender, and (ii) all grants, pledges and assignments,
security interests, liens or other collateral for such Guaranty
or other obligations of Delmarva heretofore granted, made and/or
delivered in favor of Lender.

          (e)  Rastek Corporation ("Rastek") hereby ratifies and
confirms (i) its Guaranty dated September 23, 1992 in favor of
Lender with respect to the Obligations of Borrower to Lender, and
(ii) all grants, pledges and assignments, security interests,
liens or other collateral for such Guaranty or other obligations
of Rastek heretofore granted, made and/or delivered in favor of
Lender.

          (f)  Genicom, Genicom FSC, Genicom (UK), Genicom Ltd.,
Genicom Holdings, Delmarva and Rastek hereby acknowledge, confirm
and agree that (i) all Obligations of the Borrower referred to
and/or described in, and guaranteed to Lender pursuant to, any
Guaranty, Guarantees, or Guarantees and Indemnities described in
paragraphs 6(a) through 6(e), inclusive (individually and
collectively, "Existing Guaranty") to which each of the aforesaid
companies is respectively a party mean and refer to and include
all Obligations of ESSC, whether assumed under this Amendment or
now or hereafter incurred or arising under any of the Financing
Agreements and (ii) all grants, pledges and assignments, security
interests, liens or other collateral for the Existing Guaranty to
which each of the aforesaid companies is respectively a party
shall secure all Obligations of ESSC guaranteed under such
Existing Guaranty, whether assumed under this Amendment or now or
hereafter incurred or arising under any of the Financing
Agreements.

          (g)  Contemporaneously herewith, ESSC has executed and
delivered a Guaranty in favor of Lender, pursuant to which ESSC
has unconditionally guaranteed to Lender the prompt payment and
performance of the Obligations of Genicom and Genicom FSC to
Lender.

     8.   Amendments to Financing Agreements.

          (a)  Eligible Accounts Owned by ESSC.  The following
sentence is hereby added as the last sentence of Section 2.1(d)
of the Loan Agreement:

          "In addition to, and not in limitation of the
          foregoing, accounts owed by Computervision
          Corporation ("Computervision") to Enterprising
          Service Solutions Corporation ("ESSC") shall not
          constitute Eligible Accounts unless Computervision
          has executed and delivered in favor of Lender a
          non-offset letter with respect to all such
          accounts, in form and substance satisfactory to
          Lender in its sole discretion, which non-offset
          letter (i) shall provide, among other things, that
          Computervision shall remit directly to Lender
          payment of all of Computervision's accounts at any
          time owing to ESSC without offset, defense,
          counterclaim or deduction and (ii) must at all
          times remain in full force and effect and shall
          not have been rescinded, terminated, modified or
          amended, in whole or in part, by Computervision."

          (b)  Eligible Inventory.  Section 2.1(g) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

          "(g)  "Eligible Inventory" is inventory in one of
          the categories of inventory listed in Section
          10.1(b)(ii) owned by Genicom Corporation, Genicom
          Foreign Sales Corporation or Genicom Limited which
          is and remains acceptable to Lender for lending
          purposes and is located at one of the addresses
          set forth in Section 10.6(e).  Notwithstanding
          anything to the contrary contained in this
          Agreement, it is expressly understood and agreed
          that no inventory now or hereafter owned by
          Enterprising Service Solutions Corporation
          constitutes, or shall constitute, Eligible
          Inventory."

          (c)  Combined Net Worth.  Section 6.11 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

          "6.11  Borrower shall at all times maintain
          working capital and net worth (each as determined,
          on a consolidated basis, in accordance with
          generally accepted accounting principles of the
          United States, in effect on the date hereof,
          consistently applied) in the amounts set forth in
          Section 10.5 and Borrower shall not, directly or
          indirectly, expend or commit to expend, for fixed
          or capital assets (including capital lease
          obligations) an amount in excess of the capital
          expenditure limit set forth in Section 10.5 in any
          fiscal year of Borrower.  For purposes of
          calculating the Combined Net Worth of the direct
          and indirect subsidiaries of Borrower identified
          in Section 10.5, amounts due Genicom Corporation
          from any such subsidiary shall be considered
          equity in such subsidiary."

          (d)  Term.  Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

          "This Agreement shall only become effective upon
          execution and delivery by Borrower and Lender and
          shall continue in full force and effect through
          and including December 30, 1996 (the "Extended
          Term") and shall be deemed automatically renewed
          for successive terms of one (1) year thereafter
          unless terminated as of the end of the Extended
          Term or any renewal term (each a "Term") by either
          party giving the other written notice at least
          sixty (60) days prior to the end of the then-
          current Term.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
          the event either Borrower or Lender delivers
          written notice to the other, on or before
          October 30, 1996, terminating this Agreement as of
          the expiration of the Extended Term, at the sole
          option of Lender, by written notice delivered by
          Lender to Borrower on or before December 15, 1996,
          the Extended Term shall be extended to and shall
          terminate on January 5, 1997."

          (e)  Termination; Early Termination Fee.  Section 9.2
of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

          "Borrower may also terminate this Agreement by
          giving Lender at least thirty (30) days prior
          written notice at any time upon payment in full of
          all of the Obligations as provided herein,
          including the early termination fee provided
          below.  Lender shall also have the right to
          terminate  this Agreement at any time upon or
          after the occurrence of an Event of Default.  If
          Lender terminates this Agreement upon or after the
          occurrence of an Event of Default, or if Borrower
          shall terminate this Agreement as permitted herein
          effective prior to the end of the then-current
          Term, in addition to all other Obligations,
          Borrower shall pay to Lender, upon the effective
          date of termination, in view of the impracticality
          and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual
          damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as
          to a reasonable calculation of Lender's lost
          profits, an early termination fee equal to two
          (2%) percent of the Maximum Credit if such
          termination occurs on or prior to December 30,
          1995 and one (1%) percent of the Maximum Credit if
          such termination occurs after December 30, 1995
          but on or prior to the end of the Extended Term or
          the end of any renewal term.  Notwithstanding the
          foregoing, in the event that, prior to such
          termination, Genicom Corporation issues additional
          shares of its capital stock to a third party in an
          aggregate amount equal to at least 19% of the
          shares of capital stock of Genicom Corporation
          issued and outstanding as of June 5, 1994 in a
          transaction with a third party to which Lender has
          consented in accordance with the terms and
          provisions of this Agreement, then the early
          termination fee shall in all events be $75,000."

          (f)  Accounts Lending Formula.  Section 10.1(b)(i) of
the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:

          "(i) Eligible Accounts Percentages:

               (A)  Eligible Other Accounts
                    (expressly excluding those created
                    by ESSC):                                 85%

               (B)  Eligible Distributor Accounts
                    (expressly excluding those
                    created by ESSC):                         75%

               (C)  Eligible Foreign Accounts (expressly
                    excluding those created by ESSC):         80%

               (D)  Eligible Accounts of Borrower's
                    Eligible Subsidiaries:                    80%

               (E)  Eligible Accounts of ESSC:               80%"

          (g)  Inventory Lending Formulas.  Section 10.1(b)(ii)
of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

          "(ii)     Eligible Inventory Percentages:

          (A)  Finished goods consisting of line
               printers:                                   28.70%

          (B)  Finished goods consisting of serial
               printers:                                   21.00%

          (C)  Finished goods consisting of laser
               printers:                                   28.00%

          (D)  Manufactured and purchased parts for
               printers held for sale to customers
               in the ordinary course of business as
               spare parts:                                18.90%

          (E)  Spare parts held for manufacturing of
               printers:                                   11.90%

          (F)  Manufactured and purchased relay
               parts:                                      13.75%

          (G)  Finished goods consisting of relay
               parts:                                      30.25%

          (H)  Service parts:                            10.50%."

          (h)  Accounts Sublimit.  The following subsection is
hereby added to Section 10.1(c) of the Loan Agreement, as Section
10.1(c)(vi):

          "(vi)     In respect of Eligible Accounts
                    owed by Computervision
                    to ESSC                             $750,000"

          (i)  Letter of Credit Accommodations.  Section 10.3(a)
of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

          "(a) Lender's charge for
               Accommodations:                  3.5% per annum"

          (j)  Interest Rate.  Section 10.4(a) of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

          "(a) Interest Rate:

               Prime Rate plus                      3% per annum"

          (k)  Financial Covenants.  Section 10.5 of the Loan
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:

          "10.5     Financial Covenants:

                    As to Borrower:                Not applicable

                    As to the following
                    direct and indirect
                    subsidiaries of
                    Borrower:                 Genicom Canada Inc.
                                            Genicom International
                                              Limited
                                                  Genicom Limited
                                                     Genicom S.A.
                                                     Genicom GmbH
                                                      Genicom SpA
                                              Genicom Pty Limited

                    Combined Net worth:               $8,307,750"

          (l)  Field Examiner Charges.  The reference to "$450
per person, per day for Lender's examiners" contained in Section
6.13(d) of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following:

          "$550 per person, per day for Lender's examiners"

     9.   General Provisions.

          (a)  ESSC Inventory Advances.  CIT acknowledges that it
is willing to further amend the Loan Agreement, subsequent to
execution of this Amendment, to provide for the making of
Revolving Loans with respect to Eligible Inventory owned by ESSC,
subject to CIT's receipt of a written appraisal report for such
inventory satisfactory to CIT in its sole discretion.  Such
Revolving Loans with respect to such inventory shall be at such
advance rates and subject to such sublimits as CIT shall require
in its sole discretion.

          (b)  Effect of this Amendment.  Except as specifically
amended hereby, no other changes to the Loan Agreement or any
other Financing Agreements are intended or implied, and in all
other respects the Loan Agreement and the other Financing
Agreements are in full force and effect and are hereby
specifically ratified, restated and confirmed by the parties
hereto as of the date hereof, except that in the event of any
conflict between any term or provision of this Amendment and any
term or provision of the Financing Agreements, the term or
provision of this Amendment shall control.

          (c)  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts, but all of such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same Amendment.

                              Very truly yours,

                              THE CIT GROUP/CREDIT FINANCE, INC.

                              By:_______________________________

                              Title:____________________________


AGREED TO:

GENICOM CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


GENICOM FOREIGN SALES CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


ENTERPRISING SERVICE
  SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO:

RASTEK CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________







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GENICOM CANADA INC.

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


GENICOM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS
 CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


GENICOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


GENICOM LIMITED

By:_________________________

Title:______________________


DELMARVA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

By:_________________________

Title:______________________












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For Further Information:
James C. Gale
Senior Vice President Finance and CFO
703/802-9259
                             
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

      GENICOM CORPORATION EXTENDS CREDIT FACILITY AND
  ACQUIRES $ 5.8 MILLION OF ITS 12.5% SENIOR SUBORDINATED
                           NOTES

Chantilly, VA. - - June 14, 1994 - - GENICOM Corporation
(NASDAQ:GECM) today announced that it has reached an
agreement with its lender, THE CIT Group/Credit Finance,
Inc. ("CIT"), to amend its $ 35.0 million Loan and Security
Agreement ("Credit Facility") and has purchased $ 5.8
million of its 12.5% Senior Subordinated Notes ("Notes").

CIT has agreed to extend its Credit Facility to GENICOM,
which was entered into in September 1990, for an additional
twenty-seven (27) month period ending in December 1996.
The amended agreement excludes any renewal fees, provides
for borrowing at Chemical Bank's quoted prime interest rate
plus 3.0% and includes early termination provisions at
GENICOM's option.

The Company acquired the $ 5.8 million Notes in the open
market through several transactions in the first two months
of the Company's 1994 second quarter.  The purchases were
made at favorable terms and accordingly, the Company will
report a  $ 0.5 million gain, net of taxes and the write-
off of unamortized debt issuance costs in its 1994 second
quarter financial results.

James C. Gale, GENICOM's Senior Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer, commented: "Our relationship with
CIT continues to be a positive and mutually beneficial
relationship.  I am pleased that we were able to
successfully negotiate an extension to our current lending
arrangement with CIT which will permit the Company to
continue to focus on the growth of its strategic businesses
of Enterprising Service Solutions, Laser Printing Solutions
and Supplies."

Mr. Gale further commented:  "I am pleased to report the
successful open market purchases of our Notes at a reduced
cash outlay.  These purchases combined with previous Notes
held in treasury are sufficient to meet the February 1995,
sinking fund requirement for the Notes."

GENICOM Corporation, through its worldwide operations,
designs, manufactures, markets and services a wide range of
computer printer technologies for general purpose
applications as well as a line of hermetically sealed
relays.  Through its Enterprising Service Solutions
business, GENICOM provides multivendor depot and field
support services.
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