SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
CONNECT, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities )
207528100
(CUSIP NUMBER)
1) Name of Reporting Person RRE Connect Investors, L.P.
SS or IRS Identification
Nos. of Above Person
2) Check the Appropriate Box (a)
of A Member of Group
(See Instructions) (b)
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Delaware
Organization
(5) Sole Voting Power
Number of 1,174,242
Shares
Beneficially Owned (6) Shared Voting Power
by Each Reporting
Person With (7) Sole Dispositive Power
1,174,242
(8) Shared Dispositive Power
1,174,242
9) Aggregate Amount
Beneficially Owned by
Each Reporting Person
10) Check if the Aggregate
Amount in Row (9)
Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
11) Percent of Class Represented
By Amount in Row 9
6.09%, based on 19,271,094 total shares
outstanding as of February 11, 1998
12) Type of Reporting
Person (See Instructions) PN
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer.
CONNECT,Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
515 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing.
RRE Connect Investors, L.P.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office.
126 East 56th Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022
Item 2(c) Citizenship.
New York
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities.
Common Stock, $.001 par value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number.
207528100
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a)______ Broker Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b)______ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(b)______ Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19)
of the Act
(c)______ Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(d)______ Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(e)______ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund;
seess.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(f)______ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(g)______ Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned 1,174,242
(b) Percent of Class 6.09%
(*based on 19,271,094 total shares outstanding as of
February 11, 1998)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i)___sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,174,242
(ii)__shared power to vote or to direct vote
(iii)_sole power to dispose or to direct disposition of
1,174,242
(iv)__shared power to dispose or to direct disposition of
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
______not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
______not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported On By the Parent Holding
Company.
______not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
______not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group.
______not applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transactions having such purposes or effect.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
believe, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
_____________________________
Date
RRE CONNECT INVESTORS, L.P.
_____________________________
Signature
Type Name and Title
Stuart J. Ellman
Member of General Partner
