TECH DATA CORP
3/A, 1998-08-20
COMPUTERS & PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE
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FORM 3/A                     OMB APPROVAL
                             OMB NUMBER      235-0104
                             Expires:       September 30, 1998
                             Estimated Average burden
                             hours per response. . . 0.5


         UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, D.C. 20549

      INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed  pursuant  to  Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public  Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.


(Print or Type Responses)

1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person{*}

     Ardelt, Maximilian
     (Last)   (First)   (Middle)

     c/o VIAG AG
     Nymphenburger Strasse 37
          (Street)

     D-80335 Munich, Germany
     (City)   (State)   (Zip)


2.   Date of Event Re-Requiring Statement

     8/03/98
     (Month/Day/Year)


3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
     (Voluntary)


4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
     Tech Data Corporation - Nasdaq Stock Market: TECD


5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

       X       Director            ____ 10% Owner
     ____ Officer (give title ____ Other (specify below)
                 below)

6.   If Amendment, Date of Original
     (month/Day/Year)

     8/15/98

7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
       X       Form filed by One
               Reporting Person
     ____ Form filed by More than
               One reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.   Title of Security
     (Instr. 4)

     Common Stock, par value $0.0015

2.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
     (Instr. 4)

     2,195,945 shares

3.   Ownership Form:  Direct (D) or Indirect (I)  (Instr.5)

          (I)

4.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
     (Instr. 5)

          By Kloeckner & Co. AG

Explanation of Responses:

Pursuant to Section 5.8 of a Share  Purchase  Agreement between Kloeckner &
Co. AG ("Kloeckner") and the Issuer regarding the sale of certain shares in
Computer  2000  AG,  dated  April 14, 1998, VIAG AG,  the  ultimate  parent
company of Kloeckner, became  entitled  to  nominate  one individual to the
Board of Directors of the Issuer.  VIAG AG nominated the  Reporting  Person
to sit on the Board of the Issuer.  As of the date hereof, Kloeckner is the
beneficial  owner  of  7,529,045 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.  The
Reporting Person disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of these securities, and
this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the  Reporting  Person is
the  beneficial  owner,  for  purposes  of  Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as amended, or for any  other  purpose,  of  such
securities owned by Kloeckner.


1.   Title of Security
     Instr. 4)

     Common Stock, par value $0.0015

2.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
     (Instr. 4)

     400 shares

3.   Ownership Form:  Direct (D) or Indirect (I)  (Instr.5)

          (D)

4.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
     (Instr. 5)


Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
{*}If the form is filed by  more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).

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FORM 3/A (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities  Beneficially  Owned  (e.g.,  puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.   Title of Derivative Security
     (Instr. 4)

     5% Convertible Subordinated Notes


2.   Date Exercisable and
     Expiration Date
     (Month/Day/Year)

     7/01/98             7/01/03
     Date Exercisable    Expiration Date


3.   Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
     (Instr. 4)

     Common Stock                  5,333,100 shares
     Title                         Amount or Number of Shares


4.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

     $56.25

5.   Ownership
     Form of Derivative Security:
     Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
     (Instr. 5)

     (I)

6.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
     (Instr. 5)

     By Kloeckner & Co. AG

Explanation of Responses:

The  Reporting  Person  disclaims  beneficial ownership of these derivative
securities, and this filing shall not  be  deemed  an  admission  that  the
Reporting  Person is the beneficial owner, for purposes of Section 16(a) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose,
of such securities owned by Kloeckner.


1.   Title of Derivative Security
     (Instr. 4)

     Stock Option (Right to Buy)


2.   Date Exercisable and
     Expiration Date
     (Month/Day/Year)
     *                   8/03/08
     Date Exercisable    Expiration Date

3.   Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
     (Instr. 4)

     Common Stock                  5,000 shares
     Title                         Amount or Number of Shares


4.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

     $40.00

5.   Ownership
     Form of Derivative Security:
     Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
     (Instr. 5)

     (D)

6.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
     (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:   *Option granted under the Tech Data Corporation
Non-Employee Directors 1995 Non-Statutory  Stock  Option Plan, which option
is 20% exercisable on 8/3/99 and 20% exercisable each year thereafter.

               MAXIMILIAN ARDELT                    8/20/98
        **Signature of Reporting Person              Date


Explanation of Responses:  The Reporting Person authorized  and  designated
Arthur  W.  Singleton, the compliance officer of Tech Data Corporation,  to
execute this  Form 3/A and all other Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 to be filed with
the Commission,  as  attorney-in-fact,  pursuant  to  that certain Power of
Attorney  for  Executing Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144, dated August  5,  1998  and
executed by the Reporting Person.


{**} Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three  copies  of  this  Form,  one  of  which must be manually
signed.   If  space  provided  is  insufficient,  see  Instruction   6  for
procedure.

Potential  persons  who  are  to  respond  to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
a currently valid OMB Number.


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