EGGHEAD INC /WA/
SC 13D/A, 1996-02-21
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                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D. C.  20549

                              SCHEDULE 13D/A
                                     
                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                     
                            (Amendment No. 4*)
                                     

                               EGGHEAD, INC.
                             (Name of Issuer)

                  Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                      (Title of Class of Securities)

                               282330109
__________________________________________________________________________
                              (CUSIP Number)

David  A.  Rocker                              Robert  G.  Minion, Esq.
Suite  1759                                    Lowenstein,  Sandler,Kohl,
45  Rockefeller  Plaza    with  a  copy  to:   Fisher & Boylan, P.A.
New York, New York  10111                      65 Livingston Avenue
(212)  397-1220                                Roseland,  New  Jersey 07068 
                                               (201) 992-8700

                                                
                    (Name, Address and Telephone Number
                      of Person Authorized to Receive
                        Notices and Communications)

                              February 14, 1996
_________________________________________________________________________
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If  the  filing  person has previously filed a statement on  Schedule  l3G  to
report  the  acquisition which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and  is
filing   this  schedule  because  of  Rule  13d-1(b)(3)  or  (4),  check   the
following box [ ].

Check  the  following  box if a fee is being paid with this  statement [ ].   (A
fee  is  not  required  only  if the reporting person:   (1)  has  a  previous
statement  on  file reporting beneficial ownership of more than  five  percent
of  the  class  of  securities described in Item 1;   and  (2)  has  filed  no
amendment  subsequent  thereto reporting beneficial  ownership  of  less  than
five percent of such class.  See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:   Six  copies  of  this statement, including  all  exhibits,  should  be
filed  with  the  Commission.  See Rule l3d-1(a) for  other  parties  to  whom
copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder  of  this  cover page shall be  filled  out  for  a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the  subject  class  of
securities,  and  for  any subsequent amendment containing  information  which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not  be
deemed  to  be  "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18  of  the  Securities
Exchange  Act  of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the  liabilities  of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).

___________________________________________________________________________
(1)   Names  of  Reporting Persons (S.S. or I.R.S. Identification  Nos.  of
          Above Persons):

            David A. Rocker               ###-##-####
___________________________________________________________________________
(2)   Check  the  Appropriate  Box  if  a  Member  of  a  Group  (See
          Instructions):    (a)
                                                                  (b)
___________________________________________________________________________
(3)   SEC Use Only

___________________________________________________________________________
(4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions):  WC

___________________________________________________________________________
(5)   Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
      to Items 2(d) or 2(e):

___________________________________________________________________________
(6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization:     United States

___________________________________________________________________________
Number of Shares        (7)   Sole Voting Power:        1,644,900*
Beneficially Owned      (8)   Shared Voting Power:           0
by Each Reporting       (9)   Sole Dispositive Power:   1,644,900*
Person With:           (10)   Shared Dispositive Power:      0
___________________________________________________________________________
(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,644,900*
___________________________________________________________________________
(12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes
      Certain Shares (See Instructions):
___________________________________________________________________________
(13)  Percent   of   Class  Represented  by  Amount  in   Row   (11): 9.4%*
___________________________________________________________________________
(14)  Type     of     Reporting     Person    (See     Instructions): IA,IN
___________________________________________________________________________
*   1,487,800  shares  (8.5%) of Egghead, Inc. common stock  are  owned  by
Rocker  Partners,  L.P.,  a New York limited partnership.   157,100  shares
(0.9%) of Egghead, Inc. common stock are owned by Compass Holdings, Ltd., a
corporation organized under the International Business Companies  Ordinance
of the British Virgin Islands.  David A. Rocker serves as the sole managing
partner  of  Rocker Partners, L.P. and, through Rocker Offshore  Management
Company, Inc., as investment adviser to Compass Holdings, Ltd.  See Item  5
for further information with respect to the computations set forth herein.


Item 1.  Security and Issuer.

          This  Amendment  No. 4 to Schedule 13D (the  "Schedule  13D")
relates  to  the  Common Stock, par value $.01 per share  (the  "Common
Stock"), of Egghead, Inc., a Washington corporation (the "Company"), is
being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended.  The principal executive offices of the Company  are
located at 22705 East Mission, Liberty Lake, Washington  99019.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.

          The  person  filing this statement is David A. Rocker,  whose
business  address is Suite 1759, 45 Rockefeller Plaza,  New  York,  New
York  10111.  Mr. Rocker serves as the sole managing partner of  Rocker
Partners,  L.P.,  a New York limited partnership having  its  principal
executive office located at Suite 1759, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York,
New York 10111.  Rocker Partners, L.P. is engaged in the investment  in
personal  property of all kinds, including but not limited  to  capital
stock,   depository  receipts,  investment  companies,  mutual   funds,
subscriptions,  warrants, bonds, notes, debentures, options  and  other
securities of whatever kind and nature.

          Mr. Rocker, through Rocker Offshore Management Company, Inc.,
serves  as  investment adviser to Compass Holdings, Ltd., a corporation
organized under the International Business Companies Ordinance  of  the
British  Virgin Islands, whose principal business address  is  Wickhams
Cay, P.O. Box 662, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands and whose
principal business activity is substantially similar to that of  Rocker
Partners, L.P.

           Mr.   Rocker  has  never  been  convicted  in  any  criminal
proceeding,  nor has he been a party to any civil proceeding  commenced
before a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a
result of which he was or is now subject to a judgment, decree or final
order  enjoining  future  violations of, or  prohibiting  or  mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding  any
violation  with respect to such laws.  Mr. Rocker is a citizen  of  the
United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

          All  funds  used  to  purchase shares  on  behalf  of  Rocker
Partners,  L.P.  come directly from the net assets of Rocker  Partners,
L.P.   All funds used to purchase shares on behalf of Compass Holdings,
Ltd. come directly from the net assets of Compass Holdings, Ltd.

Item 4.  Purpose of the Transaction.

          The acquisition of the shares referred to in Item 5 is solely
for  investment purposes on behalf of Rocker Partners, L.P. and Compass
Holdings,  Ltd.,  respectively.  Mr. Rocker has  no  present  plans  or
intentions  which relate to or would result in any of the  transactions
required to be described in Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

          Based  upon  the  information  set  forth  in  the  Company's
Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 30,  1995,
as  of  January 27, 1996 there were 17,543,072 shares of  Common  Stock
issued and outstanding.  As of February 14, 1996, Rocker Partners, L.P.
owned  1,487,800  of  such shares, or 8.5% of  those  outstanding,  and
Compass  Holdings, Ltd. owned 157,100 of such shares, or 0.9% of  those
outstanding.   David  A. Rocker possesses sole power  to  vote  and  to
direct  the disposition of all shares of  Common Stock owned by  Rocker
Partners, L.P. and Compass Holdings, Ltd.  The following table  details
the transactions by each of Rocker Partners, L.P. and Compass Holdings,
Ltd.  in  shares of Common Stock during the past sixty days  (all  such
transactions were effected in ordinary broker's transactions).

                         A.  Rocker Partners, L.P.

            Date                 Quantity                   Price

                                (Purchases)

       December 19, 1995         13,000                    $6.58
       December 19, 1995          7,500                    $6.42
       December 20, 1995          5,000                    $6.62
       December 26, 1995          2,500                    $5.87
       December 26, 1995         10,000                    $5.87
       December 26, 1995          7,000                    $5.95
       January 4, 1996           14,000                    $5.97
       January 4, 1996            8,600                    $5.67
       January 9, 1996            6,700                    $5.50
       January 15, 1996           5,000                    $5.43
       January 22, 1996           1,500                    $5.13
       January 24, 1996          23,000                    $5.12
       February 1, 1996          38,000                    $6.18
       February 2, 1996           8,000                    $6.68
       February 5, 1996          10,000                    $6.68
       February 9, 1996             100                    $6.62
       February 13, 1996         20,000                    $6.42
       February 14, 1996         32,000                    $5.99
                                     
                                  (Sales)

       January 5, 1996            5,000                    $6.07
       January 8, 1996            4,000                    $6.08
       January 11, 1996           7,000                    $5.75
       January 16, 1996          10,000                    $6.23
       January 25, 1996          10,000                    $5.75
       January 25, 1996          15,000                    $5.90
       January 29, 1996          22,000                    $5.43
       January 30, 1996           8,000                    $6.43

                                     
                        B.  Compass Holdings, Ltd.

            Date                 Quantity                   Price

                                (Purchases)

       December 19, 1995           2,000                   $6.58
       December 21, 1995             100                   $6.31
       January 4, 1996             1,000                   $5.97
       January 9, 1996               800                   $5.50
       January 11, 1996              100                   $5.75
       January 12, 1996              100                   $5.75
       January 15, 1996              100                   $5.43
       January 18, 1996              350                   $5.30
       January  19,  1996            250                   $5.20
       January 23, 1996              100                   $5.12
       January 24, 1996            2,000                   $5.12
       January 25, 1996            5,600                   $5.87
       February 1, 1996            5,000                   $6.18
       February 13, 1996           2,500                   $6.42
       February 14, 1996           1,000                   $5.99

                                  (Sales)

       December 27, 1995           1,900                   $6.27
       December 28, 1995           2,600                   $6.31
       December 29, 1995           4,500                   $6.43
       January 5, 1996             1,000                   $6.07
       January 8, 1996               700                   $6.08
       January 11, 1996              500                   $5.75
       January 25, 1996            1,000                   $5.75
       January 25, 1996            7,500                   $5.90
       January 29, 1996            3,000                   $5.43
       January 30, 1996            2,000                   $6.43

Item  6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships 
          with Respect to Securities of Issuer.

         No   contracts, arrangements, understanding or similar
relationships exist with respect to the shares of Common Stock  of the
Company between David A. Rocker and any person or entity.

Item 7.  Materials to be Filed as Exhibits.

         Not Applicable.

         
                                 Signature

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and
belief,  I certify that the information set forth in this statement  is
true, complete and correct.

Dated:   February 21, 1996

                                    /s/  David  A. Rocker
                                    David A. Rocker, individually,
                                    as  managing partner of Rocker
                                    Partners,   L.P.,    and    as
                                    president  of Rocker  Offshore
                                    Management Company, Inc.,  the
                                    investment adviser to  Compass
                                    Holdings, Ltd.
                                     
                                     
ATTENTION:  INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSIONS OF FACT CONSTITUTE
FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).



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