Form 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

             |X|     Quarterly  Report  Pursuant to Section 13 or
                     15(d)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
                     1934.   For  the   quarterly   period  ended
                     September 30, 1999

             |_|     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
                     For the transition period from _______ to _______

                         Commission File Number 0-28368

                      ATEL Cash Distribution Fund VI, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California                                                           94-3207229
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

           235      Pine Street,  6th Floor,  San  Francisco,  California  94104
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 989-8800



Indicate  by a 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.

                                     Yes |X|
                                     No  |_|

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                      None

                          Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.


                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                    SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND DECEMBER 31, 1998
                                   (Unaudited)


                                     ASSETS

                                                  1999              1998
                                                  ----              ----
Cash and cash equivalents                        $ 1,018,402         $ 744,132

Accounts receivable                                7,729,032         9,786,041

Investments in leases                            110,335,642       129,566,007
                                            ----------------- -----------------
Total assets                                    $119,083,076      $140,096,180
                                            ================= =================


                       LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL


Non-recourse debt                               $ 48,645,505      $ 65,164,309

Line of credit                                     7,350,000         5,100,000

Accounts payable:
   General Partner                                 1,121,294           171,050
   Equipment purchases                               139,224           255,252
   Other                                             731,213           604,768

Accrued interest payable                           1,075,507         2,275,444

Unearned operating lease income                      319,785           202,920
                                            ----------------- -----------------
Total liabilities                                 59,382,528        73,773,743
Partners' capital:
   General Partner                                  (488,259)         (409,182)
   Limited Partners                               60,188,807        66,731,619
                                            ----------------- -----------------
Total partners' capital                           59,700,548        66,322,437
                                            ----------------- -----------------
Total liabilities and partners' capital         $119,083,076      $140,096,180
                                            ================= =================




                             See accompanying notes.

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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                       NINE AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Nine Months Ended                   Three Months Ended
                                                                  September 30,                        September 30,
                                                                  -------------                        -------------
                                                              1999              1998               1999              1998
                                                              ----              ----               ----              ----
Revenues:
Leasing activities:
<S>                                                          <C>               <C>                <C>               <C>
   Operating leases                                          $26,218,702       $ 26,712,867       $ 8,163,781       $ 8,469,248
   Direct financing leases                                        82,736            108,287            26,130            39,786
   Gain on sales of assets                                       222,217            851,569            64,778            56,380
Interest                                                           5,879             20,507             2,432             3,527
Other                                                             17,367             13,571             4,848             3,850
                                                        ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
                                                              26,546,901         27,706,801         8,261,969         8,572,791
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization                                 17,327,722         19,971,865         5,471,107         6,459,827
Interest expense                                               3,710,959          4,932,006         1,193,081         1,479,946
Equipment and incentive management fees to
   General Partner                                               886,812          1,038,051           310,796           406,681
Other                                                            521,470            554,496           171,184           187,830
Administrative cost reimbursements to General
   Partner                                                       278,463            308,672           128,155           123,143
Professional fees                                                 53,660             55,276            14,999            33,524
Provision for losses                                             500,000             97,528           500,000                 -
                                                        ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
                                                              23,279,086         26,957,894         7,789,322         8,690,951
                                                        ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
Net income (loss)                                            $ 3,267,815          $ 748,907         $ 472,647        $ (118,160)
                                                        ==================================== ===================================


Net income (loss):
   General Partner                                              $ 32,678            $ 7,489           $ 4,726          $ (1,182)
   Limited Partners                                            3,235,137            741,418           467,921          (116,978)
                                                        ------------------------------------ -----------------------------------
                                                             $ 3,267,815          $ 748,907         $ 472,647        $ (118,160)
                                                        ================= ================== ================= =================


Net income (loss) per Limited Partnership Unit                    $ 0.26             $ 0.06            $ 0.04           $ (0.01)

Weighted average number of Units outstanding                  12,500,050         12,500,050        12,500,050        12,500,050
</TABLE>



                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                    STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL

                             NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Limited Partners       General
                                Units             Amount            Partner            Total

<S>                              <C>              <C>                 <C>             <C>
Balance December 31, 1998        12,500,050       $ 66,731,619        $ (409,182)     $ 66,322,437
Distributions to partners                           (9,777,949)         (111,755)       (9,889,704)
Net income                                           3,235,137            32,678         3,267,815
                           ------------------------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Balance September 30, 1999       12,500,050       $ 60,188,807        $ (488,259)     $ 59,700,548
                           ================= ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>


                             See accompanying notes.



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                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                       NINE AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Nine Months Ended                   Three Months Ended
                                                                   September 30,                        September 30,
                                                                   -------------                        -------------
                                                              1999              1998               1999              1998
                                                              ----              ----               ----              ----
Operating activities:
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>               <C>              <C>
Net income (loss)                                            $ 3,267,815          $ 748,907         $ 472,647        $ (118,160)
Adjustment to reconcile net income to cash
   provided by operating activities:
   Depreciation and amortization                              17,327,722         19,971,865         5,471,107         6,459,827
   Gain on sales of assets                                      (222,217)          (851,569)          (64,778)          (56,380)
   Provision for losses                                          500,000             97,528           500,000                 -
   Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                                     (2,742,991)        (1,701,454)       (5,671,357)         (692,453)
      Accounts payable, General Partner                          950,244            (66,160)           93,724           187,466
      Accounts payable, other                                    126,445            129,978            38,855        (1,021,374)
      Accrued interest payable                                   904,099          1,178,144         2,370,820           151,057
      Unearned lease income                                      116,865            165,921            46,452           (76,586)
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Net cash provided by operations                               20,227,982         19,673,160         3,257,470         4,833,397
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------

Investing activities:
Purchases of equipment on operating leases                      (116,028)                 -             8,372                 -
Reduction in net investment in direct financing
   leases                                                        186,910            320,815            83,043            62,545
Proceeds from sales of assets                                  1,437,950          2,649,734           566,759           341,268
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Net cash provided by investing activities                      1,508,832          2,970,549           658,174           403,813
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------

</TABLE>

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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (CONTINUED)

                       NINE AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 Nine Months Ended                   Three Months Ended
                                                                   September 30,                        September 30,
                                                                   -------------                        -------------
                                                              1999              1998               1999              1998
                                                              ----              ----               ----              ----
Financing activities:
<S>                                                          <C>                <C>                <C>               <C>
Repayments of non-recourse debt                              (13,822,840)       (13,193,919)       (1,062,588)       (3,849,401)
Distributions to Partners                                     (9,889,704)        (9,505,483)       (3,282,639)       (3,223,726)
Borrowings under line of credit                                2,250,000          1,200,000         1,000,000         1,200,000
Repayments of borrowings under line of credit                          -         (5,850,000)                -                 -
Proceeds of non-recourse debt                                          -          4,199,995                 -                 -
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Net cash used in financing activities                        (21,462,544)       (23,149,407)       (3,345,227)       (5,873,127)
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
   equivalents                                                   274,270           (505,698)          570,417          (635,917)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
   period                                                        744,132            739,701           447,985           869,920
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                   $ 1,018,402          $ 234,003       $ 1,018,402         $ 234,003
                                                        ================= ================== ================= =================


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest                     $ 4,910,896        $ 7,618,305       $ 3,030,333       $ 1,328,889
                                                        ================= ================== ================= =================

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Offset of accounts receivable and debt service per
   lease and debt agreement:
Accrued interest payable                                    $ (2,104,036)       $(3,864,443)              $ 0               $ 0
Non-recourse debt                                             (2,695,964)          (935,557)                -                 -
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
Accounts receivable                                         $ (4,800,000)       $(4,800,000)              $ 0               $ 0
                                                        ================= ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>





                             See accompanying notes.

<PAGE>

                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


1.  Summary of significant accounting policies:

Interim financial statements:

The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in
the opinion of the general partners,  necessary to a fair statement of financial
position and results of operations for the interim periods  presented.  All such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  These unaudited interim financial
statements  should be read in  conjunction  with the most recent  report on Form
10K.


2. Organization and partnership matters:

ATEL Cash  Distribution  Fund VI, L.P. (the Fund),  was formed under the laws of
the State of California on June 29, 1994, for the purpose of acquiring equipment
to engage in equipment leasing and sales activities. Contributions in the amount
of $600 were received as of July 21, 1994, $100 of which represented the General
Partner's (ATEL Financial Corporation's)  continuing interest, and $500 of which
represented the Initial Limited Partners' capital investment.

Upon the sale of the  minimum  amount of Units of Limited  Partnership  interest
(Units) of  $1,200,000  and the  receipt of the  proceeds  thereof on January 3,
1995, the Partnership commenced  operations.  The Fund or the General Partner on
behalf  of the Fund,  will  incur  costs in  connection  with the  organization,
registration  and issuance of the Units.  The amount of such costs to be born by
the  Fund  is  limited  by  certain  provisions  in  the  Agreement  of  Limited
Partnership.

The Partnership  does not make a provision for income taxes since all income and
losses will be allocated to the Partners for inclusion in their  individual  tax
returns.


3. Investment in leases:

The Partnership's investment in leases consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            Depreciation
                                                            Balance          Expense or          Reclass-          Balance
                                                          December 31,      Amortization       ifications &     September 30,
                                                              1998            of Leases        Dispositions          1999
                                                              ----            ---------        ------------          ----
<S>                                                         <C>                <C>                <C>              <C>
Net investment in operating leases                          $126,447,049       ($16,780,438)      ($1,523,841)     $108,142,770
Net investment in direct financing leases                      1,222,716           (186,910)           (6,743)        1,029,063
Equipment held for sale or lease                                  99,038                  -           314,851           413,889
Residual interests                                               379,551                  -                 -           379,551
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated
   amortization of $2,094,732 in 1998 and
   $2,568,966 in 1999                                          2,202,739           (547,284)                -         1,655,455
Reserve for losses                                              (785,086)          (500,000)                -        (1,285,086)
                                                        ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
                                                            $129,566,007       $(18,014,632)      $(1,215,733)     $110,335,642
                                                        ================= ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


3.  Investment in leases (continued):

Property on operating leases consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         Balance                                                                   Balance
                                      December 31,      Acquisitions, Dispositions & Reclassifications          September 30,
                                          1998            1st Quarter        2nd Quarter       3rd Quarter           1999
                                          ----            -----------        -----------       -----------           ----
<S>                                      <C>                   <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>
Transportation                           $ 99,965,294          $ (46,242)        $ (181,510)       $ (196,339)     $ 99,541,203
Construction                               32,178,737                  -                  -          (492,220)       31,686,517
Manufacturing                              30,086,474                  -           (302,940)         (145,693)       29,637,841
Materials handling                         18,442,909           (516,356)        (1,009,500)         (816,986)       16,100,067
Office automation                          10,485,156         (1,206,953)        $ (282,900)       (1,200,794)        7,794,509
Miscellaneous                               3,453,751                  -                  -                 -         3,453,751
Communications                                658,185                  -                  -                 -           658,185
Medical                                       343,409                  -                  -                 -           343,409
Food processing                               317,520                  -                  -                 -           317,520
                                    ------------------  ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
                                          195,931,435         (1,769,551)        (1,776,850)       (2,852,032)      189,533,002
Less accumulated depreciation             (69,484,386)        (4,429,697)        (4,461,886)       (3,014,263)      (81,390,232)
                                    ------------------  ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
                                        $ 126,447,049       $ (6,199,248)       $(6,238,736)      $(5,866,295)     $108,142,770
                                    ==================  ================= ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>

All of the property on leases was acquired in 1995, 1996 and 1997.

At September 30, 1999,  the aggregate  amounts of future  minimum lease payments
are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Direct
                                          Operating         Financing
                                           Leases             Leases            Total
<S>                                         <C>                  <C>            <C>
Three months ending December 31, 1999       $ 6,177,897          $ 76,747       $ 6,254,644
        Year ending December 31, 2000        20,285,928           260,274        20,546,202
                                 2001        10,777,239           158,238        10,935,477
                                 2002         4,847,069           112,480         4,959,549
                                 2003         3,050,287            98,760         3,149,047
                           Thereafter        12,975,397           395,040        13,370,437
                                      ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
                                           $ 58,113,817       $ 1,101,539      $ 59,215,356
                                      ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>






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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


4. Non-recourse debt:

Notes payable to financial  institutions are due in varying  monthly,  quarterly
and semi-annual installments of principal and interest. The notes are secured by
assignments  of lease  payments and pledges of the assets  which were  purchased
with the proceeds of the particular notes. Interest rates on the notes vary from
6.37% to 15.54%.

Future minimum principal  payments of non-recourse debt as of September 30, 1999
are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Principal          Interest           Total
<S>                                        <C>               <C>               <C>
Three months ending December 31, 1999       $ 2,117,026         $ 526,088       $ 2,643,114
        Year ending December 31, 2000        15,889,562         3,714,499        19,604,061
                                 2001         8,834,242         2,531,010        11,365,252
                                 2002         5,755,960         1,831,550         7,587,510
                                 2003         5,488,995         1,241,942         6,730,937
                           Thereafter        10,559,720         4,302,772        14,862,492
                                      ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
                                           $ 48,645,505      $ 14,147,861      $ 62,793,366
                                      ================== ================= =================
</TABLE>


5. Related party transactions:

The terms of the Limited Partnership  Agreement provide that the General Partner
and/or   Affiliates   are  entitled  to  receive   certain  fees  for  equipment
acquisition, management and resale and for management of the Partnership.

The  General   Partner   and/or   Affiliates   earned  fees,   commissions   and
reimbursements, pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  1999           1998
                                                                                  ----           ----
<S>                                                                                <C>          <C>
Incentive  management  fees  (computed  as 3.25% of  distributions  of cash from
operations,  as defined in the  Limited  Partnership  Agreement)  and  equipment
management  fees (computed as 3.5% of gross revenues from operating  leases,  as
defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement plus 2% of gross revenues from
full payout leases, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement).              $ 886,812    $ 1,038,051

Administrative cost reimbursements to General Partner                                278,463        308,672
                                                                                ------------- --------------
                                                                                 $ 1,165,275    $ 1,346,723
                                                                                ============= ==============
</TABLE>


The Limited Partnership Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred
by the General Partner in providing  administrative services to the Partnership.
Administrative  services  provided  include  Partnership  accounting,   investor
relations,  legal  counsel and lease and  equipment  documentation.  The General
Partner  is not  reimbursed  for  services  where it is  entitled  to  receive a
separate  fee as  compensation  for  such  services,  such  as  acquisition  and
management of equipment.  Reimbursable costs incurred by the General Partner are
allocated  to the  Partnership  based upon  actual time  incurred  by  employees
working on Partnership  business and an allocation of rent and other costs based
on utilization studies.

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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


5.  Related party transactions (continued):

Substantially  all  employees  of the General  Partner  record time  incurred in
performing administrative services on behalf of all of the Partnerships serviced
by the General  Partner.  The General Partner believes that the costs reimbursed
are the lower of actual  costs  incurred  on  behalf of the  Partnership  or the
amount  the  Partnership  would  be  required  to pay  independent  parties  for
comparable  administrative  services  in the same  geographic  location  and are
reimbursable in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement.


6. Partner's capital:

As of  September  30,  1999,  12,500,050  Units  ($125,000,500)  were issued and
outstanding.  The Fund is authorized to issue up to 12,500,050 Units,  including
the 50 Units issued to the initial limited partners.

The Partnership Net Profits, Net Losses, and Tax Credits are to be allocated 99%
to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partner.

Available Cash from Operations and Cash from Sales and  Refinancing,  as defined
in the Limited Partnership Agreement, shall be distributed as follows:

     First,  95.75% of  Distributions  of Cash from  Operations  to the  Limited
     Partners,  1% of  Distributions  of Cash  from  Operations  to the  General
     Partner  and 3.25% to an  affiliate  of the  General  Partner as  Incentive
     Management  Compensation,  99% of  Distributions  of  Cash  from  Sales  or
     Refinancing  to  the  Limited  Partners  and  1%  of  Cash  from  Sales  or
     Refinancing to the General Partner.

     Second, the balance to the Limited Partners until the Limited Partners have
     received  Aggregate  Distributions  in an  amount  equal to their  Original
     Invested Capital, as defined,  plus a 10% per annum cumulative  (compounded
     daily) return on their Adjusted Invested Capital.

     Third,  an  affiliate  of the General  Partner  will  receive as  Incentive
     Management Compensation, 3.25% of remaining Cash from Sales or Refinancing.

     Fourth, the balance to the Limited Partners.


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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


7. Line of credit:

The  Partnership  participates  with the  General  Partner  and  certain  of its
Affiliates in a $95,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a group of financial
institutions  which  expires on January  28,  2000.  The  agreement  includes an
acquisition  facility and a warehouse  facility which are used to provide bridge
financing  for  assets  on  leases.  Draws on the  acquisition  facility  by any
individual  borrower  are  secured  only by that  borrower's  assets,  including
equipment and related leases.  Borrowings on the warehouse facility are recourse
jointly to certain of the Affiliates, the Partnership and the General Partner.

At September 30, 1999, the  Partnership  had $7,350,000 of borrowings  under the
line of credit.

The credit agreement  includes certain  financial  covenants  applicable to each
borrower.  The  Partnership was in compliance with its covenants as of September
30, 1999.



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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

Capital Resources and Liquidity

In 1999,  the  Partnership's  primary  activity was equipment  leasing and sales
activities.

The  Partnership's  primary source of liquidity  during the first nine months of
1999 was lease rents.  The liquidity of the Partnership will vary in the future,
increasing to the extent cash flows from leases exceed expenses,  and decreasing
as lease assets are acquired,  as distributions are made to the limited partners
and to the extent expenses exceed cash flows from leases.

As another source of liquidity, the Partnership has contractual obligations with
a diversified  group of lessees which consist  primarily of fixed lease terms at
fixed rental amounts.  As the initial lease terms expire,  the Partnership  will
re-lease or sell the  equipment.  The future  liquidity  beyond the  contractual
minimum  rentals will depend on the General  Partner's  success in re-leasing or
selling the equipment as it comes off lease.

The  Partnership  participates  with the  General  Partner  and  certain  of its
affiliates  in  a  $95,000,000   revolving  line  of  credit  with  a  financial
institution. The line of credit expires on January 28, 2000.

The Partnership  anticipates reinvesting a portion of lease payments from assets
owned in new leasing  transactions.  Such reinvestment will occur only after the
payment  of  all  obligations,   including  debt  service  (both  principal  and
interest), the payment of management and acquisition fees to the General Partner
and providing for cash distributions to the Limited Partners.

The Partnership currently has available adequate reserves to meet contingencies,
but in the event those  reserves were found to be  inadequate,  the  Partnership
would  likely be in a position to borrow  against its current  portfolio to meet
such  requirements.  The General  Partner  envisions  no such  requirements  for
operating purposes.

As of September  30, 1999,  the  Partnership  had borrowed  $100,521,405  with a
remaining  unpaid  balance of  $48,645,505.  The General  Partner  expects  that
aggregate  borrowings  in the future will not exceed 50% of aggregate  equipment
cost. In any event, the Agreement of Limited  Partnership limits such borrowings
to 50% of the total cost of equipment, in aggregate.

No  commitments  of capital  have been or are expected to be made other than for
the acquisition of additional  equipment.  There were no such  commitments as of
September 30, 1999.

If  inflation  in the general  economy  becomes  significant,  it may affect the
Partnership  inasmuch as the residual  (resale) values and rates on re-leases of
the  Partnership's  leased  assets may  increase as the costs of similar  assets
increase.  However,  the  Partnership's  revenues from existing leases would not
increase,  as such rates are generally fixed for the terms of the leases without
adjustment for inflation.

If interest rates increase  significantly,  the lease rates that the Partnership
can obtain on future  leases will be expected to increase as the cost of capital
is a significant  factor in the pricing of lease  financing.  Leases  already in
place, for the most part, would not be affected by changes in interest rates.

1999 vs. 1998:

In 1999 and 1998, lease rents were the Partnership's  primary source of cash. In
both years,  cash from operating  activities was almost  entirely from operating
lease rents.


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Proceeds from the sales of assets and direct financing lease rents were the only
investing  sources of cash.  Proceeds  from sales of such  assets  decreased  by
$1,211,784 compared to 1998. The only investing use of cash in 1999 was payments
on the purchase of assets on operating leases.

Financing  sources of cash  consisted of  borrowings on the line of credit (1999
and 1998) and proceeds of non-recourse debt (1998).


Results of operations

For the nine month periods,  operations  resulted in net income of $3,767,815 in
1999 and $748,907 in 1998. For the three month periods,  operations  resulted in
net  income  of  $972,642  in 1999  and a net  loss of  $118,160  in  1998.  The
Partnership's primary source of revenues is from operating leases.

Operating  lease revenues  decreased  slightly for both the nine and three month
periods compared to 1998.

Depreciation  expense has  declined by  $2,644,143  (nine  months) and  $988,720
(three  months)  compared to 1998.  The decreases were the result of asset sales
over the last year.

Non-recourse  debt  balances  have been  reduced in 1999  compared  to 1998 as a
result of scheduled  debt  payments.  This has led to the  reduction of interest
expense of  $1,221,047  in 1999  compared to 1998 for the nine month  period and
$286,865 for the three month period.




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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

         Inapplicable.

Item 2. Changes In Securities.

         Inapplicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

         Inapplicable.

Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders.

         Inapplicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

         Inapplicable.

Item 6. Exhibits And Reports On Form 8-K.

                     (a) Documents filed as a part of this report

                     1.  Financial Statements

                         Included in Part I of this report:

                         Balance  Sheets,  September  30, 1999 and  December 31,
                         1998.

                         Statement of changes in partners'  capital for the nine
                         month period ended September 30, 1999.

                         Statements of  operations  for the nine and three month
                         periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.

                         Statements  of cash flows for the nine and three  month
                         periods ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.

                         Notes to the Financial Statements

                     2.  Financial Statement Schedules

                         All other  schedules for which provision is made in the
                         applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and
                         Exchange  Commission are not required under the related
                         instructions  or are  inapplicable,  and therefore have
                         been omitted.

                     (b) Report on Form 8-K

                         None

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                                   SIGNATURES


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

Date:
November 12, 1999

                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.
        (Registrant)



      By: ATEL Financial Corporation
          General Partner of Registrant




                        By:    /s/ A. J. BATT
                              --------------------------------------------
                              A. J. Batt
                              President and Chief Executive Officer of
                              General Partner




                        By:     /s/ DEAN L. CASH
                              --------------------------------------------
                              Dean L. Cash
                              Executive Vice President of General Partner





      By:   /s/ PARITOSH K. CHOKSI
          --------------------------------------------
          Paritosh K. Choksi
          Principal financial officer of registrant





      By:   /s/ DONALD E. CARPENTER
          --------------------------------------------
          Donald E. Carpenter
          Principal accounting officer of registrant