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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                                                                         
                                   FORM 13F-E                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:    06/30/96                                                                        
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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    07/26/96                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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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   132665  2899771 SH       other                                 2899771
ADC Telecommunications         COM              000886101   173507  3855711 SH       other                                 3855711
AMP Incorporated               COM              031897101      984    24520 SH       other                                   24520
AT&T Co.                       COM              001957109     6214   100231 SH       other                                  100231
Adac Labs                      COM              005313200     1181    51900 SH       other                                   51900
Adflex Solutions Inc.          COM              006866107       55     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1179590
Adflex Solutions Inc.          COM              006866107    12975  1179590 SH       other                                        
Adobe Systems Inc              COM              00724F101     8274   230624 SH       other                                  230624
Advanced Technology Labs       COM              00755N106    18427   504850 SH       other                                  504850
Aeroflex Inc.                  COM              007768104     3287   536575 SH       other                                  536575
Aetrium Inc.                   COM              00817R103      270    15000 SH       sole                  15000           1079950
Aetrium Inc.                   COM              00817R103    19439  1079950 SH       other                                        
Airtouch Communications        COM              00949T100     2207    78125 SH       other                                   78125
Allen Group Inc                COM              017634106     5222   240100 SH       other                                  240100
Alpha Ind. Inc.                COM              020753109      133    15000 SH       sole                  15000            164740
Alpha Ind. Inc.                COM              020753109     1462   164740 SH       other                                        
Anadigics Inc.                 COM              032515108     3783   129900 SH       other                                  129900
Applied Digital Access         COM              038181103      630    60000 SH       sole                  60000           2275612
Applied Digital Access         COM              038181103    23894  2275612 SH       other                                        
Applied Innovation Inc.        COM              037916103     2009   184770 SH       other                                  184770
Applied Microsystems Corp.     COM              037935103     6449   368500 SH       other                                  368500
Applied Science & Tech         COM              038236105    10146   845515 SH       other                                  845515
Applix Inc.                    COM              038316105     3334   115950 SH       other                                  115950
Aseco Corp.                    COM              043659101     9103   921873 SH       other                                  921873
Aspect Telecomm. Corp.         COM              045237104    22391   452352 SH       other                                  452352
Aspen Tech Inc.                COM              045327103     1331    24200 SH       other                                   24200
Autodesk Inc                   COM              052769106     2983    99850 SH       other                                   99850
Avecor Cardiovascular Inc.     COM              053547105      390    30000 SH       sole                  30000            595250
Avecor Cardiovascular Inc.     COM              053547105     7738   595250 SH       other                                        
BBN Corp.                      COM              055283105    69251  3183945 SH       other                                 3183945
Bachman Info Sys Inc.          COM              056359102     2462   345600 SH       other                                  345600
Banyan Systems Inc.            COM              066908104      144    19800 SH       other                                   19800
Bay Networks Inc.              COM              072510100      773    30000 SH       sole                  30000             68275
Bay Networks Inc.              COM              072510100     1758    68275 SH       other                                        
Boca Research Inc.             COM              096888102     8021   439500 SH       other                                  439500
Boston Tech Inc.               COM              101143303     8222   487258 SH       other                                  487258
Brooks Automation Inc.         COM              11434A100      575    50000 SH       sole                  50000            755000
Brooks Automation Inc.         COM              11434A100     8683   755000 SH       other                                        
Brooktree Corp.                COM              114577109      315    30000 SH       sole                  30000           2291530
Brooktree Corp.                COM              114577109    24061  2291530 SH       other                                        
C P Clare Corp.                COM              12615K107     1990    77300 SH       other                                   77300
CFI Proservices Inc.           COM              12525N100     6041   236906 SH       other                                  236906
California Microwave           COM              130442106     1734   113700 SH       other                                  113700
Celeritek Inc.                 COM              150926103     1091    99200 SH       other                                   99200
Centigram Comms Corp.          COM              152317103       79     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1426383
Centigram Comms Corp.          COM              152317103    22644  1426383 SH       other                                        
Cincinnati Microwave           COM              172167108     2936   810000 SH       sole                 810000           2605296
Cincinnati Microwave           COM              172167108     9444  2605296 SH       other                                        
Cirrus Logic Inc.              COM              172755100       70     4000 SH       sole                   4000            790896
Cirrus Logic Inc.              COM              172755100    13841   790896 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
                                                                                                                                  
Cisco System Inc.              COM              17275R102    42504   750618 SH       other                                  750618
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM              192478105      213    10000 SH       sole                  10000             91600
Coherent Communications SystemsCOM              192478105     1947    91600 SH       other                                        
Communication Sciences Inc     COM              203384102        0    24000 SH       other                                   24000
Computer Network Tech Corp.    COM              204925101    19124  2684023 SH       other                                 2684023
Conductus Inc.                 COM              206784100      159    15000 SH       sole                  15000            280000
Conductus Inc.                 COM              206784100     2975   280000 SH       other                                        
Cornerstone Imaging Inc.       COM              21922W100       75    10000 SH       sole                  10000           1744265
Cornerstone Imaging Inc.       COM              21922W100    13082  1744265 SH       other                                        
Crosscomm Corp.                COM              22757K104      205    20000 SH       sole                  20000            704000
Crosscomm Corp.                COM              22757K104     7216   704000 SH       other                                        
Cyberoptics Corp.              COM              232517102      863    55650 SH       other                                   55650
DSC Communications             COM              233311109    80107  2659154 SH       other                                 2659154
Dallas Semiconductor           COM              235204104    16748   924005 SH       other                                  924005
Dataworks Corp.                COM              237924105     1356    76400 SH       other                                   76400
Dialogic Corp.                 COM              252499108    68833  1154440 SH       other                                 1154440
Digital Link Corp.             COM              253856108      680    40000 SH       sole                  40000           2028055
Digital Link Corp.             COM              253856108    34477  2028055 SH       other                                        
Digital Microwave Corp.        COM              253859102    52596  3163676 SH       other                                 3163676
Dynatech Corp.                 COM              268138104    18590   572000 SH       other                                  572000
E M P I Inc.                   COM              291586105      260    20000 SH       sole                  20000           3103510
E M P I Inc.                   COM              291586105    40346  3103510 SH       other                                        
Electro Scientific Ind.        COM              285229100      298    14200 SH       other                                   14200
Electroglas Inc.               COM              285324109     1043    73200 SH       other                                   73200
Electromagnetic Sci Inc        COM              285397105      219    15000 SH       sole                  15000           1314900
Electromagnetic Sci Inc        COM              285397105    19230  1314900 SH       other                                        
Emulex Corp.                   COM              292475209      146    10000 SH       sole                  10000            642245
Emulex Corp.                   COM              292475209     9393   642245 SH       other                                        
Enron Corporation              COM              293561106      421    10300 SH       other                                   10300
Ericsson L M Tel Co. ADR Cl. B COM              294821400    14417   670580 SH       other                                  670580
Exar Corp.                     COM              300645108     7212   554800 SH       other                                  554800
Executone Information Systems ICOM              301607107       35    13300 SH       other                                   13300
FTP Software Inc.              COM              302660105    13937  1689282 SH       other                                 1689282
Firefox Communications         COM              318164100     8128  1083705 SH       other                                 1083705
Flir Systems Inc.              COM              302445101     1855   151400 SH       other                                  151400
General Instrument Corp.       COM              370121105     5056   175100 SH       other                                  175100
General Scanning Inc.          COM              370737108     2816   165650 SH       other                                  165650
Glenayre Technologies Inc.     COM              377899109    15618   312366 SH       other                                  312366
Global Village Comm.           COM              37935Q104      206    25000 SH       sole                  25000           2957512
Global Village Comm.           COM              37935Q104    24399  2957512 SH       other                                        
H B O & Company                COM              404100109     7276   107396 SH       other                                  107396
Hooper Holmes Inc.             COM              439104100     1348   101750 SH       other                                  101750
Image Premastering Services LtdCOM              000000000       15    12500 SH       other                                   12500
Imclone Systems Inc.           COM              45245W109      274    30000 SH       sole                  30000            655036
Imclone Systems Inc.           COM              45245W109     5977   655036 SH       other                                        
Incstar Corporation            COM              453370108     5338   970503 SH       other                                  970503
Informix Corp.                 COM              456779107      225    10000 SH       sole                  10000            196780
Informix Corp.                 COM              456779107     4428   196780 SH       other                                        
Integrated Health Services Inc.COM              45812C106      240    10100 SH       other                                   10100
Integrated Measurement System ICOM              457923100     5637   218900 SH       other                                  218900
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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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
                                                                                                                                  
Inter-Tel Inc.                 COM              458372109     5209   198900 SH       other                                  198900
Interim Services Inc.          COM              45868P100     2683    62400 SH       other                                   62400
Intl. Business Machines        COM              459200101     5643    57000 SH       other                                   57000
Itron Inc.                     COM              465741106      142     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1787787
Itron Inc.                     COM              465741106    50728  1787787 SH       other                                        
Keane Inc.                     COM              486665102     8194   222200 SH       other                                  222200
Key Technology Inc.            COM              493143101     5071   209100 SH       other                                  209100
Kronos Inc.                    COM              501052104      266     7500 SH       sole                   7500            119500
Kronos Inc.                    COM              501052104     4242   119500 SH       other                                        
LXE Inc.                       COM              502465107       53     5000 SH       sole                   5000            273205
LXE Inc.                       COM              502465107     2903   273205 SH       other                                        
Lattice Semiconductor          COM              518415104    10878   450885 SH       other                                  450885
Level One Communications Inc.  COM              527295109      198    10000 SH       sole                  10000           2247882
Level One Communications Inc.  COM              527295109    44396  2247882 SH       other                                        
MCI Communications Corp.       COM              552673105     1105    43115 SH       other                                   43115
MFS Multimarket Income Trust SBCOM              552737108       70    10000 SH       other                                   10000
MGI Pharma Inc.                COM              552880106     7273  1212158 SH       other                                 1212158
MGIC Investment Corp. (Wisc)   COM              552848103      522     9300 SH       other                                    9300
Madge Networks NV              COM              5424G106     17034  1174743 SH       other                                 1174743
Manugistics Group Inc.         COM              565011103     4830   284100 SH       other                                  284100
Mapinfo Corp.                  COM              565105103      105    10000 SH       sole                  10000            264400
Mapinfo Corp.                  COM              565105103     2776   264400 SH       other                                        
Medtronic Inc.                 COM              585055106      324     5784 SH       other                                    5784
Meta-Software Inc.             COM              591003108      662    38400 SH       other                                   38400
Micro Component Tech Inc.      COM              59479Q100     3123   861500 SH       other                                  861500
Micro Linear Corp.             COM              594850109      307    40935 SH       other                                   40935
Microtest Inc                  COM              594941106       79    10000 SH       sole                  10000            277400
Microtest Inc                  COM              594941106     2185   277400 SH       other                                        
Motorola Inc.                  COM              620076109    14083   224424 SH       other                                  224424
National Instruments           COM              636518102     4742   210750 SH       other                                  210750
Nellcor Inc.                   COM              640275103     8483   174900 SH       other                                  174900
Netrix Corp.                   COM              641148101      740    80000 SH       sole                  80000           1344150
Netrix Corp.                   COM              641148101    12433  1344150 SH       other                                        
Network Equipment Technologies COM              641208103     1488    70000 SH       sole                  70000           3599588
Network Equipment Technologies COM              641208103    76491  3599588 SH       other                                        
Norand Corp.                   COM              655421105     1000    50000 SH       sole                  50000           2315707
Norand Corp.                   COM              655421105    46314  2315707 SH       other                                        
Norstan Inc.                   COM              656535101     5152   138300 SH       other                                  138300
Northern Telecom Ltd.          COM              665815106     4973    91451 SH       other                                   91451
Norwest Corp.                  COM              66938010       639    18324 SH       other                                   18324
Octel Communications           COM              675724108    50556  2559790 SH       other                                 2559790
On Technology Corp.            COM              68219P108     1746   170300 SH       other                                  170300
Perceptron Inc.                COM              71361F100     9767   267600 SH       other                                  267600
Phamis Inc.                    COM              717101109     9673   655800 SH       other                                  655800
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.      COM              719153108      670    40000 SH       sole                  40000           2663500
Phoenix Technologies Ltd.      COM              719153108    44614  2663500 SH       other                                        
Photon Dynamics Inc.           COM              719364101     2950   310500 SH       other                                  310500
Picturetel Corp.               COM              720035302      394    10000 SH       sole                  10000           3855626
Picturetel Corp.               COM              720035302   151815  3855626 SH       other                                        
Printronix Inc.                COM              742578107     9848   630300 SH       other                                  630300
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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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
                                                                                                                                  
Progress Software Corp.        COM              743312100     4906   299600 SH       other                                  299600
Project Software & Dev         COM              74339P101     6330   135050 SH       other                                  135050
Protocol Systems Inc.          COM              74371R106      460    20000 SH       sole                  20000            827700
Protocol Systems Inc.          COM              74371R106    19037   827700 SH       other                                        
Proxim Inc.                    COM              744284100      201     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1079150
Proxim Inc.                    COM              744284100    43436  1079150 SH       other                                        
Quickturn Design Systems       COM              74838E102     2878   198500 SH       other                                  198500
RF Monolithics Inc.            COM              74955F106      170    20000 SH       sole                  20000            706421
RF Monolithics Inc.            COM              74955F106     6005   706421 SH       other                                        
SDL Inc.                       COM              784076101     4630   166850 SH       other                                  166850
SPSS Inc.                      COM              78462K102    11315   452600 SH       other                                  452600
Sierra Semiconductor           COM              826485104     2843   244540 SH       other                                  244540
Smartflex System Inc.          COM              83169K108     3873   258200 SH       other                                  258200
Softdesk Inc.                  COM              834020109     1961   206400 SH       other                                  206400
Software 2000 Inc.             COM              834047102    18788  1165170 SH       other                                 1165170
Spectrian Corp.                COM              847608106    15116  1060750 SH       other                                 1060750
Sprint Corp.                   COM              85206110       222     5275 SH       other                                    5275
Stac Inc.                      COM              852323104      113    10000 SH       sole                  10000           3205130
Stac Inc.                      COM              852323104    36058  3205130 SH       other                                        
Stanford Telecommunications    COM              854402104   116715  2074939 SH       other                                 2074939
Steris Corp.                   COM              859152100     2666    83300 SH       other                                   83300
Storage Tech Corp.             COM              862111200     3335    84962 SH       other                                   84962
Stratacom Inc.                 COM              862683109    95873  1704411 SH       other                                 1704411
Summa Four Inc.                COM              865628101      278    20000 SH       sole                  20000           1187670
Summa Four Inc.                COM              865628101    16479  1187670 SH       other                                        
Symbol Technologies Inc        COM              871508107     6124   137616 SH       other                                  137616
Synopsys Inc.                  COM              871607107     2294    57700 SH       other                                   57700
System Software Assoc.         COM              871839106     1882   110700 SH       other                                  110700
Techne Corp.                   COM              878377100      146     5000 SH       sole                   5000           1614128
Techne Corp.                   COM              878377100    47213  1614128 SH       other                                        
Technology Eighty (80) Inc.    COM              87868P102       90    32601 SH       other                                   32601
Tekelec                        COM              879101103    14317  1090816 SH       other                                 1090816
Telco Systems Inc.             COM              878904101     3400   200000 SH       sole                 200000           4689019
Telco Systems Inc.             COM              878904101    79713  4689019 SH       other                                        
Tellabs Inc.                   COM              879664100   183377  2742082 SH       other                                 2742082
Teradyne Inc.                  COM              880770102     3426   198600 SH       other                                  198600
Truevision Inc.                COM              897872107       75    10000 SH       sole                  10000            409700
Truevision Inc.                COM              897872107     3073   409700 SH       other                                        
Tylan General Inc.             COM              902169101      199    15000 SH       sole                  15000            756900
Tylan General Inc.             COM              902169101    10029   756900 SH       other                                        
U.S. Robotics Corp.            COM              90338F100    47759   558584 SH       other                                  558584
Uniphase Corp                  COM              909149106     1065    30000 SH       sole                  30000           1133914
Uniphase Corp                  COM              909149106    40254  1133914 SH       other                                        
United Healthcare Corp.        COM              910581107     3339    66120 SH       other                                   66120
Unitrode Corp.                 COM              913283107     1943   100300 SH       other                                  100300
V Mark Software Inc.           COM              928561109      183    20000 SH       sole                  20000            219200
V Mark Software Inc.           COM              928561109     2000   219200 SH       other                                        
VLSI Technology Inc.           COM              918270109     4081   294150 SH       other                                  294150
Value Health Inc.              COM              920393105     9285   393009 SH       other                                  393009
Verifone Inc.                  COM              923429104      423    10000 SH       sole                  10000           2933792
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
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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
                                                                                                                                  
Verifone Inc.                  COM              923429104   123953  2933792 SH       other                                        
Vitesse Semiconductor          COM              928497106    17328   722000 SH       other                                  722000
Wang Labs Inc.                 COM              93369N109    14974   793300 SH       other                                  793300
Watkins-Johnson Co.            COM              942486101      973    35538 SH       other                                   35538
Western Digital Corp.          COM              958102105     1045    40000 SH       sole                  40000           2598552
Western Digital Corp.          COM              958102105    67887  2598552 SH       other                                        
Williams Companies             COM              969457100     2354    47550 SH       other                                   47550
Xircom                         COM              983922105      590    40000 SH       sole                  40000           2715149
Xircom                         COM              983922105    40048  2715149 SH       other                                        
Zilog Inc.                     COM              989524103     1721    71700 SH       other                                   71700
Zoll Medical Corp.             COM              989922109      320    20000 SH       sole                  20000            513400
Zoll Medical Corp.             COM              989922109     8214   513400 SH       other                                        
Zygo Corp.                     COM              989855101    15641   357500 SH       other                                  357500
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants  WARRANT          172167116      900   400000 SH       sole                 400000               150
Cincinnati Microwave Warrants  WARRANT          172167116        0      150 SH       other                                        
REPORT SUMMARY                215 DATA RECORDS             3037059            0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED    
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