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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q/A

     [X]  QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE  SECURITIES
             EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended December 29, 1997

                                       OR

     [ ]  TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE  SECURITIES
             EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         Commission file number: 0-27016

                              ROSS Technology, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

            Delaware                                             74-2507960
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                             Identification No.)

                        5316 Highway 290 West, Suite 500
                            Austin, Texas 78735-8930
                                 (512) 436-2000
          (Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  preceding 12 months (or for such  shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                            [X] Yes   [ ] No


Number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of common stock
$.001 par value, as of January 1, 1998: 23,474,846 shares.




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ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a)  Exhibits

          Exhibit No.         Description
          -----------         -----------

          10.1                Agreement between Fujitsu Limited and the Company 
                              dated as of December 26, 1997, relating to the 
                              Viper Development Agreement+*

          10.2                Separation Agreement between Roger D. Ross and 
                              the Company dated as of December 5, 1997+**

          10.3                Master Promissory Note, dated October 29, 1997, 
                              by and between the Company and The Dai-Ichi 
                              Kangyo Bank, Limited, New York Branch

          27                  Financial Data Schedule**

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          +  Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted and filed 
             separately under an application for confidential treatment

          *  This Exhibit is being refiled in response to comments received in 
             connection with an application for confidential treatment

          ** Previously filed

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          A Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1997 was filed by 
the Company reporting consummation of a Recapitalization Transaction (as 
therein defined) with Fujitsu as well as certain other agreements between the 
Company and Fujitsu.


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                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                      ROSS TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
                                      a Delaware corporation


Date:  November 20, 1998              /s/ F. S. (KIT) WEBSTER III
                                      ----------------------------------------
                                      F. S. (Kit) Webster III
                                      Chief Financial Officer




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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


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EXHIBIT 
NUMBER              DESCRIPTION
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  10.1              Agreement between Fujitsu Limited and the Company dated as 
                    of December 26, 1997, relating to the Viper Development 
                    Agreement +*
                                        
  10.2              Separation Agreement between Roger D. Ross and the Company 
                    dated as of December 5, 1997 +**

  10.3              Master Promissory Note, dated October 29, 1997, by and 
                    between the Company and The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited, 
                    New York Branch **
                    
  27                Financial Data Schedule 
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                    + Certain portions of this Exhibit have been omitted and 
                    filed separately under an application for confidential 
                    treatment

                    * This Exhibit is being refiled in response to comments 
                    received in connection with an application for confidential 
                    treatment.


                    ** Previously filed