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                                 EXHIBIT 10.30

            Amendment No. 7 to Letter Agreement Dated August 15, 1994

This Amendment No. 7 ("Amendment No. 6") to the Letter Agreement dated August
15, 1994 (the "Letter Agreement") amended as of October 17, 1994 ("Amendment No.
1"), as of August 16, 1996 ("Amendment No. 2"), as of August 31, 1997
("Amendment No. 3"), and as of August 31, 1998 ("Amendment No. 4"), as of August
31, 1999 ("Amendment No. 5"), and as of August 31, 2000 ("Amendment No. 6"), is
made as of the 31st day of August, 2001 by and between Orchard Capital
Corporation, a California corporation, 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Los
Angeles, California 90028 ("Consultant") and MAI Systems Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, 9600 Jeronimo Road, Irvine, California 92718 ("MAI") with reference
to the following facts:

A.      On or about August 15, 1994, the parties entered into the Letter
        Agreement pursuant to which Consultant was to provide the services of
        its employee, Richard S. Ressler, to MAI, on various terms and
        conditions in exchange for certain consideration to be paid by MAI to
        Consultant.

B.      On or about October 17, 1994, pursuant to Amendment No. 1, certain terms
        of the Agreement were amended.

C.      On or about August 16, 1996, the term of the Agreement expired but the
        Consultant continued to perform services for MAI and, pursuant to
        Amendment No. 2, the parties extended the term of the consultancy up
        through and including August 31, 1997 and amended certain terms of the
        Agreement to be effective during the term extension.

D.      On or about August 31, 1997, the term of the Agreement (as extended by
        Amendment No. 2) expired but the Consultant continued to perform
        services for MAI and, pursuant to Amendment No. 3, the parties extended
        the term of the consultancy up through and including August 31, 1998 and
        amended certain terms of the Agreement to be effective during the term
        extension.

E.      On or about August 31, 1998, the term of the Agreement (as extended by
        Amendment No. 3) expired but the Consultant continued to perform
        services for MAI and, pursuant to Amendment No. 4, the parties extended
        the term of the consultancy up through and including August 31, 1999 and
        amended certain terms of the Agreement to be effective during the term
        extension.

F.      On or about August 31, 1999, the term of the Agreement (as extended by
        Amendment No. 4) expired but the Consultant continued to perform
        services for MAI and, pursuant to Amendment No. 5, the parties extended
        the term of the consultancy up through and including August 31, 2000 and
        amended certain terms of the Agreement to be effective during the term
        extension.



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G.      On or about August 31, 2000, the term of the Agreement (as extended by
        Amendment No. 5) expired but the Consultant continued to perform
        services for MAI and, pursuant to Amendment No. 6, the parties extended
        the term of the consultancy up through and including August 31, 2000 and
        amended certain terms of the Agreement to be effective during the term
        extension.

H.      The extended term of the Agreement in Amendment No. 6 is scheduled to
        expire and the parties seek to extend the term of the consultancy and to
        amend certain terms of the Agreement to be effective during the term
        extension.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived hereunder,
the parties agree as follows:

1)      Extension of Term. The term of the consultancy shall be extended up
        through and including August 31, 2002 (the "Extension Term"). From and
        after August 31, 2002, the term of the consultancy shall be
        automatically extended for additional one-year periods (each, a "Renewal
        Term") commencing on September 1 of each year beginning in 2002 and
        expiring on August 31 of the following year, unless either party shall
        terminate the consultancy by delivering written notice to the other
        party no less than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the
        then-pending Renewal Term (in which event the consultancy shall
        terminate at the expiration of the then-current Extension Term or
        Renewal Term).

2.)     Fixed Compensation. During the Extension Term and any Renewal Term,
        Consultant shall be compensated at the monthly rate of Twenty-four
        Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($24,000).

3.)     Equity Compensation. MAI shall consider the appropriate equity
        compensation for Consultant for services rendered during the term
        extension. The parties acknowledge that equity compensation may take the
        form of warrants to purchase shares of MAI's Common Stock, participation
        in one of its stock option plans, or otherwise. Nothing herein shall be
        construed to commit MAI to pay any equity compensation to Consultant for
        services during the period of extension.

4.)     Confirmation of Other Terms and Conditions. In all other respects the
        parties reaffirm and acknowledge all of the terms and conditions set
        forth in the Letter Agreement and Amendment Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

In witness whereof, the parties have executed this Amendment No. 7 as of August
31, 2001.


Orchard Capital Corporation                   MAI Systems Corporation


By:  _______________________________          By: _____________________________
        Richard S. Ressler                           W. Brian Kretzmer
        President                                    Chief Executive Officer




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