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

                              SCHEDULE 13D

               Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                           (Amendment No. 3)


                    Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.
                            (Name of Issuer)

                              Common Stock
                    (Title of Class of Securities)
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                                456061100
                              (CUSIP Number)

                        Carolyn S. Reiser, Esq.
                      Shartsis Friese & Ginsburg
                    One Maritime Plaza, 18th Floor
                         San Francisco, CA 94111
                              (415) 421-6500
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
                              and Communications)

                              July 6, 1998
          (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G 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 the 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 five percent or less of
such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-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).



                                                            SEC 1746 (12-91)
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                                    Page 2 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     West Highland Capital, Inc.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) / X /
                                                            (b) /  /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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     NUMBER OF           7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  626,400
     REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              626,400
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     626,400
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     8.0
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     CO and IA
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                                    Page 3 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Estero Partners, LLC
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) / X /
                                                            (b) /  /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  507,567
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              507,567
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     507,567
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     6.5
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     OO
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                                    Page 4 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Lang H. Gerhard
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) / X /
                                                            (b) /  /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     AF
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  626,400
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              626,400
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     626,400
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     8.0
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                                    Page 5 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     West Highland Partners, L.P.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) / X /
                                                            (b) /  /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  438,399
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              438,399
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     438,399
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     5.6
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                                    Page 6 of 10 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     SS OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Buttonwood Partners, L.P.
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      (a) / X /
                                                            (b) /  /
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*

     WC
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5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
     ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E)                                               / /
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6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     California
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      NUMBER OF          7    SOLE VOTING POWER
       SHARES                 -0-
    BENEFICIALLY         --------------------------------------------------
      OWNED BY           8    SHARED VOTING POWER
        EACH                  69,168
      REPORTING          --------------------------------------------------
       PERSON            9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        WITH                  -0-
                         --------------------------------------------------
                         10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                              69,168
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11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     69,168
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12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                      / /
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13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
     0.9
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14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
     PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
(INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.
<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                               Page 7 of 10 Pages

ITEM 1.   SECURITY AND ISSUER.

This amended statement relates to shares of Common Stock (the "Stock") of
Industrial Distribution Group ("IDG").  The principal executive office of IDG
is located at 2500 Royal Place, Tucker, Georgia 30084.

ITEM 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

The persons filing this statement and the persons enumerated in Instruction
C of Schedule 13D and, where applicable, their respective places of
organization, general partners, directors, executive officers and controlling
persons, and the information regarding them, is as follows:

(a)  Lang H. Gerhard ("Gerhard"); West Highland Capital, Inc., a California
     corporation ("WHC"); Estero Partners, LLC, a California limited
     liability company ("LLC"); West Highland Partners, L.P., a California
     limited partnership ("WHP"); Buttonwood Partners, L.P., a California
     limited partnership ("BP").

(b)  The business address of Gerhard, WHC, LLC, WHP and BP is 300 Drake's
     Landing Road, Suite 290, Greenbrae, California 94904.

(c)  Gerhard is the sole director and occupies all the executive offices of
     WHC, which is an investment adviser.  Gerhard is the sole manager of
     LLC.  WHC, LLC and Gerhard are the general partners of WHP and BP, which
     are investment limited partnerships.

(d)  During the last five years, none of such persons has been convicted in
     a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
     misdemeanors).

(e)  During the last five years, none of such persons was a party to a civil
     proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
     jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is 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.

(f)  Gerhard is a citizen of the United States of America.

ITEM 3.   SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

The source and amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock were as follows:

Purchaser      Source of Funds               Amount

WHC            Funds Under Management(1)    $11,440,393.03
WHP            Working Capital               $7,995,239.92
BP             Working Capital               $1,260,788.94

(1)  Includes funds invested by WHP and BP in Stock.
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                               Page 8 of 10 Pages

ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

The sole purpose of the acquisitions of the Stock reported herein was and is
for investment.

ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

The beneficial ownership of the Stock of the persons named in Item 2 of this
statement is as follows at the date hereof:

          Aggregate
          Beneficially 
          Owned               Voting Power        Dispositive Power
Name      Number    Percent   Sole      Shared    Sole      Shared

WHC         626,400  8.0      -0-       626,400   -0-         626,400
Gerhard     626,400  8.0      -0-       626,400   -0-         626,400
LLC         507,567  6.5      -0-       507,567   -0-         507,567
WHP         438,399  5.6      -0-       438,399   -0-         438,399
BP           69,168  0.9      -0-        69,168   -0-          69,168

The persons filing this statement effected the following transactions in the
Stock on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions
by the persons filing this statement in the Stock since January 20, 1998:

     Purchase                 Number         Price
Name  or Sale  Date           of Shares      Per Share

WHP       P    6-29-98         7,100         15.025
BP        P    6-29-98         1,200         15.025
WHC       P    6-29-98         1,700         15.025
WHP       P    6-30-98         2,485         15.3929
BP        P    6-30-98           420         15.3929
WHC       P    6-30-98           595         15.3929
WHP       P    7-1-98          8,165         15.7239
BP        P    7-1-98          1,380         15.7239
WHC       P    7-1-98          1,955         15.7239
WHP       P    7-2-98         12,780         16.000
BP        P    7-2-98          2,160         16.000
WHC       P    7-2-98          3,060         16.000
WHP       P    7-6-98         59,214         16.000
BP        P    7-6-98         10,008         16.000
WHC       P    7-6-98         14,178         16.000
WHP       P    7-8-98          2,400         16.000
BP        S    7-8-98         16,000         16.000
WHC       P    7-8-98         13,600         16.000

All transactions were executed through the New York Stock Exchange.<PAGE>
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 456061100                               Page 9 of 10 Pages

ITEM. 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
          RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

Gerhard, WHC and LLC are the general partners of WHP and BP pursuant to
limited partnership agreements providing to Gerhard, WHC and LLC the
authority, among other things, to invest the funds of WHP and BP in Stock, to
vote and dispose of stock and to file this statement on behalf of WHP and BP. 
Pursuant to such limited partnership agreements, the general partners of WHP
and BP are entitled to allocations based on assets under management and
realized and unrealized gains, if certain conditions are met.  Pursuant to
investment management agreements, WHC is authorized, among other things, to
invest funds of its various investment advisory clients, and to vote and
dispose of those securities.  Such investment management agreements may be
terminated by either party on notice as provided in such agreements and
provide for fees payable to WHC based on assets under management and realized
and unrealized gains.

ITEM 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

A.   Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G
     (including power of attorney).

SIGNATURES

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

DATED:    July 10, 1998.

LANG H. GERHARD                         WEST HIGHLAND PARTNERS,
                                        L.P.
By:  West Highland Capital, Inc.        By:  West Highland
     Attorney-in-Fact                        Capital, Inc.
                                             Attorney-in-Fact
     By: /s/ Bonnie George                   By:/s/Bonnie George 
          Bonnie George                           Bonnie George,
          Chief Operating Officer                 Chief Operating
                                                  Officer
WEST HIGHLAND CAPITAL, INC.             BUTTONWOOD PARTNERS
By:    /s/ Bonnie George                By:  West Highland
     Bonnie George                           Capital, Inc.
     Chief Operating Officer                 Attorney-in-Fact
     
ESTERO PARTNER, LLC                          By:/s/Bonnie George
By:  West Highland Capital, Inc.                  Bonnie George
     Attorney-in-Fact                             Chief Operating
     By:  /s/ Bonnie George                       Officer
          Bonnie George
          Chief Operating Officer
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SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No. 80004C101                          

                                                            EXHIBIT A

               AGREEMENT REGARDING JOINT FILING
               OF STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D OR 13G

The undersigned agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") any and all statements on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G
(and any amendments or supplements thereto) required under section 13(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with purchases
by the undersigned of securities of Intermedia Communications, Inc. and any
other issuer, until such time as the undersigned file with the SEC a
statement terminating this Agreement Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on
Schedule 13D or 13G.  For that purpose, the undersigned hereby constitute and
appoint West Highland Capital, Inc., a California corporation, as their true
and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority for and
on behalf of the undersigned to prepare or cause to be prepared, sign, file
with the SEC and furnish to any other person all certificates, instruments,
agreements and documents necessary to comply with section 13(d) and
section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in
connection with said purchases, and to do and perform every act necessary and
proper to be done incident to the exercise of the foregoing power, as fully
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, until such time
as the undersigned file with the SEC a statement terminating this Agreement
Regarding Joint Filing of Statement on Schedule 13D or 13G.

DATED:    May 15, 1998.


  /s/ Lang H. Gerhard              WEST HIGHLAND PARTNERS, L.P.
Lang H. Gerhard                         
                                        By:  /s/ Lang H. Gerhard 
                                             Lang H. Gerhard,
WEST HIGHLAND CAPITAL, INC.                  General Partner

By:    /s/ Bonnie George         
     Bonnie George, Chief               BUTTONWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.
     Operating Officer             
                                        By:  /s/ Lang H. Gerhard   
ESTERO PARTNERS, LLC                         Lang H. Gerhard,
                                             General Partner
By:    /s/ Lang H. Gerhard           
     Lang H. Gerhard, 
     Manager


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