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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    03/31/96                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Institutional Investment Manager:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                  
KOPP INVESTMENT ADVISORS                                                                                                          
6600 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH                                                                                                          
SUITE 672                                                                                                                         
EDINA                                             MN            55435                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
     I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL                                                            
INFORMATION IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT                                                               
AND COMPLETE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS                                                                 
AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE                                                                        
SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS,                                                                  
STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE                                                                        
AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                  
     I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT                                                          
OF 1934.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
    DONALD B. CORNELIUS            SECRETARY/TREASURER          612-920-3322                                                      
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
/s/ DONALD B. CORNELIUS            EDINA                        MN    04/30/96                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
3 Com Corporation              COM              885535104   117312  2942006 SH       other                                 2942006
ADC Telecommunications         COM              00088610    135636  3931476 SH       other                                 3931476
Adflex Solutions Inc.          COM              006866107       68     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1192790
Adflex Solutions Inc.          COM              006866107    16252  1192790 SH       other                                        
Adobe Systems Inc              COM              00724F101     7425   230244 SH       other                                  230244
Aeroflex Inc.                  COM              007768104     2512   543225 SH       other                                  543225
Aetrium Inc.                   COM              00817R103      229    15000 SH       sole                  15000           1072450
Aetrium Inc.                   COM              00817R103    16355  1072450 SH       other                                        
Airtouch Communications        COM              00949T100     2338    75125 SH       other                                   75125
Allen Group Inc                COM              017634106     4830   249300 SH       other                                  249300
Alpha Ind. Inc.                COM              020753109     1529   176000 SH       other                                  176000
AMP Incorporated               COM              03189710      4543   109800 SH       other                                  109800
Anadigics Inc.                 COM              032515108     2426   116900 SH       other                                  116900
Applied Digital Access         COM              038181103    24994  1680262 SH       other                                 1680262
Applied Innovation Inc.        COM              037916103     1860   201070 SH       other                                  201070
Applied Science & Tech         COM              038236105    12883   844765 SH       other                                  844765
Applix Inc.                    COM              038316105     3638   103950 SH       other                                  103950
Aseco Corp.                    COM              043659101    10904   948173 SH       other                                  948173
Aspect Telecomm. Corp.         COM              045237104    22621   494452 SH       other                                  494452
Aspen Tech Inc.                COM              045327103     1088    25300 SH       other                                   25300
AT&T Co.                       COM              001957109     6699   109591 SH       other                                  109591
Autodesk Inc                   COM              052769106     2420    64100 SH       other                                   64100
Avecor Cardiovascular Inc.     COM              053547105     3793   278350 SH       other                                  278350
Bachman Info Sys Inc.          COM              056359102     2111   252000 SH       other                                  252000
Banyan Systems Inc.            COM              066908104      198    26000 SH       other                                   26000
Bay Networks Inc.              COM              072510100     1937    63000 SH       sole                  63000             77860
Bay Networks Inc.              COM              072510100     2394    77860 SH       other                                        
BBN Corp.                      COM              055283105    81380  3207087 SH       other                                 3207087
Boca Research Inc.             COM              096888102     7201   394600 SH       other                                  394600
Boston Tech Inc.               COM              101143303     6840   516208 SH       other                                  516208
Brooks Automation Inc.         COM              11434A100     7125   633300 SH       other                                  633300
Brooktree Corp.                COM              114577109      270    30000 SH       sole                  30000           2343765
Brooktree Corp.                COM              114577109    21094  2343765 SH       other                                        
C P Clare Corp.                COM              12615K107     1234    63300 SH       other                                   63300
California Microwave           COM              13044210     16207   876050 SH       other                                  876050
Centigram Comms Corp.          COM              152317103      109     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1486603
Centigram Comms Corp.          COM              152317103    32519  1486603 SH       other                                        
CFI Proservices Inc.           COM              12525N100     3651   241406 SH       other                                  241406
Cincinnati Microwave           COM              172167108     2835   810000 SH       sole                 810000           2591989
Cincinnati Microwave           COM              172167108     9072  2591989 SH       other                                        
Cirrus Logic Inc.              COM              172755100      903    50000 SH       sole                  50000            958806
Cirrus Logic Inc.              COM              172755100    17319   958806 SH       other                                        
Cisco System Inc.              COM              17275R102    40516   873660 SH       other                                  873660
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM              192478105      208    10000 SH       sole                  10000             57900
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM              192478105     1202    57900 SH       other                                        
Communication Sciences Inc     COM              203384102        0    24000 SH       other                                   24000
Computer Network Tech Corp.    COM              20492510     15105  2685323 SH       other                                 2685323
Conductus Inc.                 COM              206784100     1926   167500 SH       other                                  167500
Cornerstone Imaging Inc.       COM              21922W100       98    10000 SH       sole                  10000           1775665
Cornerstone Imaging Inc.       COM              21922W100    17313  1775665 SH       other                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Crosscomm Corp.                COM              22757K104     6954   678400 SH       other                                  678400
Dallas Semiconductor           COM              235204104    18514  1007555 SH       other                                 1007555
Dialogic Corp.                 COM              252499108    51038  1207990 SH       other                                 1207990
Digital Link Corp.             COM              253856108      220    20000 SH       sole                  20000           1677905
Digital Link Corp.             COM              253856108    18457  1677905 SH       other                                        
Digital Microwave Corp.        COM              25385910     34940  3882236 SH       other                                 3882236
DSC Communications             COM              23331110     71295  2640554 SH       other                                 2640554
Dynatech Corp.                 COM              268138104    11795   501900 SH       other                                  501900
E M P I Inc.                   COM              29158610        92     5000 SH       sole                   5000           3129610
E M P I Inc.                   COM              29158610     57507  3129610 SH       other                                        
Electroglas Inc.               COM              285324109     1052    68400 SH       other                                   68400
Electromagnetic Sci Inc        COM              285397105       73     6000 SH       sole                   6000           1280800
Electromagnetic Sci Inc        COM              285397105    15530  1280800 SH       other                                        
Emulex Corp.                   COM              292475209      143    10000 SH       sole                  10000            639245
Emulex Corp.                   COM              292475209     9109   639245 SH       other                                        
Enron Corporation              COM              293561106      406    11000 SH       other                                   11000
Ericsson L M Tel Co. ADR Cl. B COM              294821400    14977   700680 SH       other                                  700680
Exar Corp.                     COM              300645108     9737   660150 SH       other                                  660150
Executone Information Systems ICOM              301607107       64    23300 SH       other                                   23300
Firefox Communications         COM              318164100    12661  1100915 SH       other                                 1100915
First Bank System Inc.         COM              31927910       228     3830 SH       other                                    3830
Flir Systems Inc.              COM              302445101     1695   138400 SH       other                                  138400
FTP Software Inc.              COM              302660105    21122  1724282 SH       other                                 1724282
General Instrument Corp.       COM              37012110      4570   169250 SH       other                                  169250
Glenayre Technologies Inc.     COM              37789910     11271   294658 SH       other                                  294658
Global Village Comm.           COM              37935Q104      372    25000 SH       sole                  25000           2560062
Global Village Comm.           COM              37935Q104    38081  2560062 SH       other                                        
H B O & Company                COM              40410010      5929    62912 SH       other                                   62912
Hooper Holmes Inc.             COM              43910410      2111   248400 SH       other                                  248400
Image Premastering Services LtdCOM              000000000       15    12500 SH       other                                   12500
Imclone Systems Inc.           COM              45245W109      263    30000 SH       sole                  30000            671236
Imclone Systems Inc.           COM              45245W109     5873   671236 SH       other                                        
Incstar Corporation            COM              45337010      6002  1043766 SH       other                                 1043766
Informix Corp.                 COM              456779107      264    10000 SH       sole                  10000            127080
Informix Corp.                 COM              456779107     3352   127080 SH       other                                        
Integrated Health Services Inc.COM              45812C106      472    20200 SH       other                                   20200
Integrated Measurement System ICOM              457923100     1184    75800 SH       other                                   75800
Inter-Tel Inc.                 COM              458372109     3538   195200 SH       other                                  195200
Interim Services Inc.          COM              45868P100     2310    60400 SH       other                                   60400
Intl. Business Machines        COM              45920010      6575    59100 SH       other                                   59100
Itron Inc.                     COM              465741106      224     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1680647
Itron Inc.                     COM              465741106    75209  1680647 SH       other                                        
Keane Inc.                     COM              486665102     6411   214600 SH       other                                  214600
Kronos Inc.                    COM              501052104      191     7500 SH       sole                   7500            123050
Kronos Inc.                    COM              501052104     3138   123050 SH       other                                        
Lattice Semiconductor          COM              518415104    12382   436385 SH       other                                  436385
Level One Communications Inc.  COM              527295109      278    10000 SH       sole                  10000           2269782
Level One Communications Inc.  COM              527295109    62986  2269782 SH       other                                        
LXE Inc.                       COM              502465107       46     5000 SH       sole                   5000            280805
LXE Inc.                       COM              502465107     2597   280805 SH       other                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Madge Networks NV              COM              5424G106     48098  1198698 SH       other                                 1198698
Manugistics Group Inc.         COM              565011103     2347   185900 SH       other                                  185900
Mapinfo Corp.                  COM              565105103     2306   192150 SH       other                                  192150
MCI Communications Corp.       COM              552673105     1537    50810 SH       other                                   50810
Medisense Inc.                 COM              584960108    15000   336600 SH       other                                  336600
Medtronic Inc.                 COM              58505510       363     6084 SH       other                                    6084
MFS Multimarket Income Trust SBCOM              552737108       68    10000 SH       other                                   10000
MGI Pharma Inc.                COM              55288010      6681  1484566 SH       other                                 1484566
MGIC Investment Corp. (Wisc)   COM              552848103      534     9800 SH       other                                    9800
Micom Communications Corp.     COM              59478P103       43     5000 SH       sole                   5000            341950
Micom Communications Corp.     COM              59478P103     2971   341950 SH       other                                        
Micro Component Tech Inc.      COM              59479Q100     3651   859000 SH       other                                  859000
Micro Linear Corp.             COM              594850109      383    41935 SH       other                                   41935
Microtest Inc                  COM              594941106     1208   172600 SH       other                                  172600
Motorola Inc.                  COM              62007610     12282   231734 SH       other                                  231734
National Instruments           COM              636518102     3479   165650 SH       other                                  165650
Nellcor Inc.                   COM              640275103     4324    67300 SH       other                                   67300
Netrix Corp.                   COM              641148101      200    40000 SH       sole                  40000           1083150
Netrix Corp.                   COM              641148101     5416  1083150 SH       other                                        
Network Equipment Technologies COM              641208103     1671    55000 SH       sole                  55000           3505748
Network Equipment Technologies COM              641208103   106487  3505748 SH       other                                        
Norand Corp.                   COM              655421105      495    30000 SH       sole                  30000           2300357
Norand Corp.                   COM              655421105    37956  2300357 SH       other                                        
Norstan Inc.                   COM              656535101     3976   148300 SH       other                                  148300
Northern Telecom Ltd.          COM              665815106     4789   100301 SH       other                                  100301
Norwest Corp.                  COM              66938010       718    19524 SH       other                                   19524
Octel Communications           COM              675724108    61901  1282930 SH       other                                 1282930
On Technology Corp.            COM              68219P108     1244   113100 SH       other                                  113100
Perceptron Inc.                COM              71361F100     7350   284050 SH       other                                  284050
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.      COM              719153108      278    20000 SH       sole                  20000           1883900
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.      COM              719153108    26139  1883900 SH       other                                        
Picturetel Corp.               COM              720035302      310    10000 SH       sole                  10000           3951379
Picturetel Corp.               COM              720035302   122493  3951379 SH       other                                        
Printronix Inc.                COM              742578107     7904   433100 SH       other                                  433100
Progress Software Corp.        COM              743312100      120     8000 SH       sole                   8000            309000
Progress Software Corp.        COM              743312100     4635   309000 SH       other                                        
Project Software & Dev         COM              74339P101     3047    79650 SH       other                                   79650
Protocol Systems Inc.          COM              74371R106     3716   220200 SH       other                                  220200
Proxim Inc.                    COM              744284100      126     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1434200
Proxim Inc.                    COM              744284100    36034  1434200 SH       other                                        
RF Monolithics Inc.            COM              74955F106       66    10000 SH       sole                  10000            706521
RF Monolithics Inc.            COM              74955F106     4681   706521 SH       other                                        
SDL Inc.                       COM              784076101     2589    86300 SH       other                                   86300
Sierra Semiconductor           COM              826485104     3436   180840 SH       other                                  180840
Smartflex System Inc.          COM              83169K108     2922   198100 SH       other                                  198100
Softdesk Inc.                  COM              834020109     2889   214000 SH       other                                  214000
Software 2000 Inc.             COM              834047102    16705   975470 SH       other                                  975470
Spectrian Corp.                COM              847608106    24251  1089950 SH       other                                 1089950
Sprint Corp.                   COM              85206110       200     5275 SH       other                                    5275
SPSS Inc.                      COM              78462K102     8072   451600 SH       other                                  451600
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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                                                           VALUE    SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT            -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER                 -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000)  PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS-      SOLE   SHARED    NONE
                                                                                                                                  
Stac Inc.                      COM              852323104      105    10000 SH       sole                  10000           2799030
Stac Inc.                      COM              852323104    29390  2799030 SH       other                                        
Stanford Telecommunications    COM              854402104    62943  2098099 SH       other                                 2098099
Storage Tech Corp.             COM              862111200     4765   182403 SH       other                                  182403
Stratacom Inc.                 COM              862683109    67213  1835158 SH       other                                 1835158
Summa Four Inc.                COM              865628101      265    20000 SH       sole                  20000           1234170
Summa Four Inc.                COM              865628101    16353  1234170 SH       other                                        
Symbol Technologies Inc        COM              871508107     4567   130016 SH       other                                  130016
System Software Assoc.         COM              871839106     2588   101500 SH       other                                  101500
Techne Corp.                   COM              87837710       121     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1619506
Techne Corp.                   COM              87837710     39273  1619506 SH       other                                        
Technology Eighty (80) Inc.    COM              87868P10        82    32601 SH       other                                   32601
Tekelec                        COM              879101103    15192  1227616 SH       other                                 1227616
Telco Systems Inc.             COM              87890410      1297   125000 SH       sole                 125000           4569419
Telco Systems Inc.             COM              87890410     47408  4569419 SH       other                                        
Tellabs Inc.                   COM              87966410    154349  3190668 SH       other                                 3190668
Teradyne Inc.                  COM              88077010      3382   201900 SH       other                                  201900
Truevision Inc.                COM              897872107     1715   236600 SH       other                                  236600
Tylan General Inc.             COM              902169101     7181   736500 SH       other                                  736500
U.S. Robotics Corp.            COM              90338F100    49029   379333 SH       other                                  379333
Uniphase Corp                  COM              909149106      581    15000 SH       sole                  15000            566032
Uniphase Corp                  COM              909149106    21934   566032 SH       other                                        
United Healthcare Corp.        COM              91058110      3716    60420 SH       other                                   60420
Unitrode Corp.                 COM              913283107     2541   104800 SH       other                                  104800
V Mark Software Inc.           COM              928561109      241    33300 SH       other                                   33300
Value Health Inc.              COM              920393105    10387   377709 SH       other                                  377709
Verifone Inc.                  COM              923429104      420    10000 SH       sole                  10000           2896792
Verifone Inc.                  COM              923429104   121665  2896792 SH       other                                        
Vitesse Semiconductor          COM              928497106    17215   756700 SH       other                                  756700
VLSI Technology Inc.           COM              91827010      3828   297350 SH       other                                  297350
Wang Labs Inc.                 COM              93369N109    13697   576700 SH       other                                  576700
Watkins-Johnson Co.            COM              942486101     1620    45318 SH       other                                   45318
Western Digital Corp.          COM              95810210     30556  1587322 SH       other                                 1587322
Williams Companies             COM              969457100     2483    49300 SH       other                                   49300
Xircom                         COM              983922105      278    20000 SH       sole                  20000           2758449
Xircom                         COM              983922105    38273  2758449 SH       other                                        
Zilog Inc.                     COM              989524103     2278    67500 SH       other                                   67500
Zoll Medical Corp.             COM              989922109     2999   255200 SH       other                                  255200
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101    13038   334300 SH       other                                  334300
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants  WARRANT          172167116      650   400000 SH       sole                 400000              1685
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants  WARRANT          172167116        3     1685 SH       other                                        
REPORT SUMMARY                191 DATA RECORDS             2710087            0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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