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 June 30, 2000

                 |_|      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



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                          Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.











































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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                       JUNE 30, 2000 AND DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


                                     ASSETS

                                                 2000               1999
                                                 ----               ----
Cash and cash equivalents                        $ 5,298,630         $ 390,463

Accounts receivable                                5,197,048        10,368,154

Investments in leases                             76,012,297        99,946,381
                                           ------------------ -----------------
Total assets                                    $ 86,507,975      $110,704,998
                                           ================== =================


                       LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL


Non-recourse debt                                $35,496,235       $46,490,585

Line of credit                                             -         8,350,000

Accounts payable:
   General Partner                                   293,070         1,076,757
   Other                                             529,385           593,862
   Equipment purchases                                 5,452             5,452

Accrued interest payable                             426,732         1,551,104

Unearned operating lease income                      192,807           429,486
                                           ------------------ -----------------
Total liabilities                                 36,943,681        58,497,246
Partners' capital:
     General Partner                                (528,755)         (567,944)
     Limited Partners                             50,093,049        52,775,696
                                           ------------------ -----------------
Total partners' capital                           49,564,294        52,207,752
                                           ------------------ -----------------
Total liabilities and partners' capital         $ 86,507,975      $110,704,998
                                           ================== =================

                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                        SIX AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             JUNE 30, 2000 AND 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     Six Months                          Three Months
                                                   Ended June 30,                       Ended June 30,
                                                   --------------                       --------------
                                               2000              1999               2000               1999
                                               ----              ----               ----               ----
Revenues:
Leasing activities:
<S>                                          <C>                <C>                 <C>               <C>
   Operating lease revenues                  $ 11,629,783       $ 18,054,921        $ 5,684,421       $ 8,546,289
   Direct financing leases                         50,008             56,606             24,253            28,386
   Gain on sales of assets                      4,103,425            157,439           (151,483)           86,474
Interest income                                    69,109              3,447             65,631             1,709
Other                                               4,295             12,519              3,793             6,461
                                         ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                               15,856,620         18,284,932          5,626,615         8,669,319
Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization                   9,070,151         11,856,615          4,022,590         5,798,360
Interest                                        1,730,157          2,517,878            625,801         1,291,530
Equipment and incentive management fees           490,528            576,016            285,252           190,821
Other                                             363,011            350,286            152,841           135,259
Administrative cost reimbursements                214,927            150,308            127,522           106,629
Professional fees                                  68,930             38,661             50,229            27,629
                                         ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                               11,937,704         15,489,764          5,264,235         7,550,228
                                         ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
Net income                                    $ 3,918,916        $ 2,795,168          $ 362,380       $ 1,119,091
                                         ================= ================== ================== =================
Net income:
     General partner                             $ 39,189           $ 27,952            $ 3,624          $ 11,191
     Limited partners                           3,879,727          2,767,216            358,756         1,107,900
                                         ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                              $ 3,918,916        $ 2,795,168          $ 362,380       $ 1,119,091
                                         ================= ================== ================== =================
Weighted average number of units
   outstanding                                 12,500,050         12,500,050         12,500,050        12,500,050

Net income per limited partnership unit             $0.31              $0.22              $0.03             $0.09
</TABLE>



                             See accompanying notes.


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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                    STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL

                             SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


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

<S>                             <C>              <C>                  <C>              <C>
Balance December 31, 1999       12,500,050       $ 52,775,696         $ (567,944)      $52,207,752
Distributions to partners                          (6,562,374)                 -        (6,562,374)
Net income                                          3,879,727             39,189         3,918,916
                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
Balance June 30, 2000           12,500,050       $ 50,093,049         $ (528,755)      $49,564,294
                          ================= ================== ================== =================
</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes.

                             STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                        SIX AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             JUNE 30, 2000 AND 1999
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Six Months                          Three Months
                                                                    Ended June 30,                       Ended June 30,
                                                                    --------------                       --------------
                                                                2000              1999               2000               1999
                                                                ----              ----               ----               ----
Operating activities:
<S>                                                            <C>                <C>                  <C>             <C>
Net income                                                     $ 3,918,916        $ 2,795,168          $ 362,380       $ 1,119,091
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
   cash provided by operations
   Depreciation and amortization                                 9,070,151         11,856,615          4,022,590         5,798,360
   Gain on sales of assets                                      (4,103,425)          (157,439)           151,483           (86,474)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Accounts receivable                                        5,171,106          2,928,366          2,789,284         2,548,924
      Accounts payable, general partner                           (783,687)           856,520            171,579           859,450
      Accounts payable, other                                      (64,477)            87,590            (86,010)       (1,155,697)
      Accrued interest expense                                  (1,124,372)        (1,466,721)        (1,451,971)       (1,516,338)
      Unearned lease income                                       (236,679)            70,413         (1,267,429)         (803,863)
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------

Net cash provided by operating activities                       11,847,533         16,970,512          4,691,906         6,763,453
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------

Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of assets                                   18,853,784            871,191            734,807           414,402
Reduction in net investment in direct
   financing leases                                                113,574            103,867             57,122            55,639
Purchase of equipment on operating leases                                -           (124,400)                 -             5,452
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------

Net cash provided by investing activities                       18,967,358            850,658            791,929           475,493
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
</TABLE>



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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Continued)

                        SIX AND THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
                             JUNE 30, 2000 AND 1999
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      Six Months                          Three Months
                                                                    Ended June 30,                       Ended June 30,
                                                                    --------------                       --------------
                                                                2000              1999               2000               1999
                                                                ----              ----               ----               ----
Financing activities:
<S>                                                            <C>                <C>                  <C>             <C>
Repayment of long-term non-recourse debt                       (10,994,350)       (12,760,252)        (3,998,370)       (4,972,863)
Distributions to partners                                       (6,562,374)        (6,607,065)        (3,281,047)       (3,282,381)
Repayment of line of credit                                     (8,350,000)                 -                  -                 -
Borrowings on line of credit                                             -          1,250,000                  -         1,250,000
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------

Net cash provided by financing activities                      (25,906,724)       (18,117,317)        (7,279,417)       (7,005,244)
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and
   cash equivalents                                              4,908,167           (296,147)        (1,795,582)          233,702
Cash at beginning of period                                        390,463            744,132          7,094,212           214,283
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
Cash at end of period                                          $ 5,298,630          $ 447,985        $ 5,298,630         $ 447,985
                                                          ================= ================== ================== =================

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
   information:
Cash paid during the period for interest                       $ 1,080,184        $ 1,880,563          $ 303,427         $ 703,832
                                                          ================= ================== ================== =================

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions:
Offset of accounts receivable and debt service
   per lease and debt agreement:
Accrued interest payable                                       $(1,774,345)       $(2,104,036)               $ 0               $ 0
Non-recourse debt                                               (3,025,655)        (2,695,964)                 -                 -
                                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
Accounts receivable                                            $(4,800,000)       $(4,800,000)               $ 0               $ 0
                                                          ================= ================== ================== =================
</TABLE>

                             See accompanying notes.





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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (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.

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
                                                               Expense or          Reclass-
                                            December 31,      Amortization       ifications &         June 30,
                                                1999            of Leases        Dispositions           2000
                                                ----            ---------      - -------------          ----
<S>                                           <C>                 <C>               <C>                <C>
Net investment in operating leases            $102,305,273        $(8,795,965)      $(18,163,064)      $75,346,244
Net investment in direct financing leases        1,019,587           (113,574)             4,565           910,578
Assets held for sale or lease                      645,593                  -          3,408,140         4,053,733
Residual interests                                 379,551                  -                  -           379,551
Reserve for losses                              (5,898,376)                 -                  -        (5,898,376)
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated
   amortization                                  1,494,753           (274,186)                 -         1,220,567
                                          ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                              $ 99,946,381        $(9,183,725)      $(14,750,359)      $76,012,297
                                          ================= ================== ================== =================
</TABLE>







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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


3.  Investment in leases (continued):

Property on operating leases consists of the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Reclassifications &              Balance
                                December 31,                Dispositions                  June 30,
                                    1999           1st Quarter        2nd Quarter           2000
                                    ----           -----------        -----------           ----
<S>                               <C>                <C>                 <C>               <C>
Transportation                    $109,727,891       $(18,286,459)       $ 5,238,438       $96,679,870
Materials handling                  19,507,740            (77,768)        (2,717,599)       16,712,373
Construction                        17,753,581         (1,250,021)          (756,654)       15,746,906
Manufacturing                       29,440,009        (18,320,603)                 -        11,119,406
Office automation                    6,578,010           (741,224)        (2,645,923)        3,190,863
Other                                2,964,538           (347,462)        (1,345,729)        1,271,347
                              ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                   185,971,769        (39,023,537)        (2,227,467)      144,720,765
Less accumulated depreciation      (83,666,496)        16,261,566         (1,969,591)      (69,374,521)
                              ----------------- ------------------ ------------------ -----------------
                                  $102,305,273       $(22,761,971)       $(4,197,058)      $75,346,244
                              ================= ================== ================== =================
</TABLE>

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

At June 30, 2000, the aggregate  amounts of future minimum lease payments are as
follows:

                                          Direct
      Year ending     Operating          Financing
     December 31,       Leases            Leases              Total
     ------------       ------            ------              -----
             2000       $ 9,480,073          $ 103,654        $ 9,583,727
             2001        12,232,020            231,853         12,463,873
             2002         5,375,611            158,720          5,534,331
             2003         3,299,765             98,760          3,398,525
             2004         2,808,012             98,760          2,906,772
       Thereafter        14,867,061            296,280         15,163,341
                   ----------------- ------------------ ------------------
                       $ 48,062,542          $ 988,027       $ 49,050,569
                   ================= ================== ==================








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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


4.  Non-recourse debt:

Notes  payable  to  financial  institutions  are  due  in  varying  monthly  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
6.33% to 12.22%.

Future minimum principal payments of non-recourse debt are as follows:

           Year ending
          December 31,     Principal          Interest             Total
          ------------     ---------          --------             -----
                  2000       $ 4,918,455          $ 895,736        $ 5,814,191
                  2001         8,823,031          2,526,688         11,349,719
                  2002         5,745,613          1,828,731          7,574,344
                  2003         5,487,689          1,239,498          6,727,187
                  2004           822,894            635,737          1,458,631
            Thereafter         9,698,553          3,649,283         13,347,836
                        ----------------- ------------------ ------------------
                            $ 35,496,235       $ 10,775,673       $ 46,271,908
                        ================= ================== ==================


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  during the six
month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999 as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       2000               1999
                                                                                       ----               ----
<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).                         $ 490,528         $ 576,016

Reimbursement of administrative costs                                                      214,927           150,308
                                                                                 ------------------ -----------------
                                                                                         $ 705,455         $ 726,324
                                                                                 ================== =================
</TABLE>






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                      ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND VI, L.P.

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                  JUNE 30, 2000
                                   (Unaudited)


6. Partner's capital:

As  of  June  30,  1997,   12,500,050  Units   ($125,000,500)  were  issued  and
outstanding.  The Fund's registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission became effective  November 23, 1994 and its offering was concluded on
November 23,  1996.  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% (95.75% after June 30, 1995) of Distributions of Cash from Operations
to the Limited  Partners,  1% of  Distributions  of Cash from  Operations to the
General  Partner and 4% (3.25%  after June 30,  1995) ( 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 8% per annum cumulative (compounded daily) return on
their Adjusted Invested Capital.

Third, an affiliate of the General Partner will receive as Incentive  Management
Compensation,  4% (3.25% after June 30,  1995) of  remaining  Cash from Sales or
Refinancing.

Fourth, the balance to the Limited Partners.


7.  Line of credit:

The  Partnership  participates  with the  General  Partner  and  certain  of its
Affiliates in a $77,500,000 revolving credit agreement with a group of financial
institutions  which  expires  on  July  28,  2001.  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 June 30, 2000, the Partnership had no borrowings under the line of credit.

The credit agreement  includes certain  financial  covenants  applicable to each
borrower.  The  Partnership was  incompliance  with its covenants as of June 30,
2000.




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

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During the first half of 2000, the  Partnership's  primary activity was engaging
in equipment leasing activities.

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 for 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 $77,500,000  revolving  line of credit with a group of financial
institutions. The line of credit expires on July 28, 2001.

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 June 30, 2000, the Partnership had borrowed  $100,521,405 with a remaining
unpaid  balance of  $35,496,235.  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
June 30, 2000.

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.




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Cash Flows, 2000 vs. 1999:

Six months:

In 2000 and 1999,  the  Partnership's  primary  source  of cash was  rents  from
operating  leases.  Cash  provided by operations  decreased by $5,122,979  (from
$17,101,364 in 1999 to $11,847,533 in 2000).

The only  significant  source  of cash  from  investing  activities  in 2000 was
proceeds from sales of lease assets.  Asset sales were particularly  significant
in the first  quarter of 2000.  Most of the sales  proceeds were used to pay off
the line of credit and to pay down the  Partnership's  non-recourse  debt.  Cash
flows from direct financing leases were not significant in either period.

In 2000, there were no sources of cash flows from financing activities. In 1999,
the only source of cash from financing  activities was borrowings on the line of
credit.  Payments of  non-recourse  debt have decreased as a result of scheduled
debt payments.

Three months:

Operating lease rents were the primary source of cash from operating  activities
in 2000 and 1999.

As noted above for the six month  period,  proceeds  from asset sales and direct
financing lease rents were the only sources of cash from investing activities in
2000 and 1999 and were not as significant as cash flows from operations.

There were no sources of cash from financing  activities in 2000.  Debt payments
have decreased for the same reasons noted above for the six month periods.


Results of operations

In 2000,  operations  resulted  in net income of  $3,918,916  (six  months)  and
$362,380  (three  months).  In  1999,  operations  resulted  in  net  income  of
$2,795,168 (six months) and $1,119,091 (three months). The Partnership's primary
source of revenues is from operating leases.  This is expected to remain true in
future periods. Gains and losses on sales of lease assets are not expected to be
consistent  from one  period to  another.  Depreciation  expense  is the  single
largest  expense  of the  Partnership  and is  expected  to  remain so in future
periods.  Operating lease rents decreased compared to 1999 due to sales of lease
assets  over the last year.  As  Interest  expense is related to the  borrowings
under the line of credit  and  non-recourse  debt and has  decreased  because of
decreased debt balances compared to 1999.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

On December  31,  1997,  Quaker Coal  Company  requested a  moratorium  on lease
payments from January  through  March 1998. No lease  payments were made through
June of 1998. As a result,  the General  Partner  declared the lease in default.
Subsequently,  the lessee made the outstanding  payments,  however,  the General
Partner  refused to waive the default and insisted on additional  damages in the
range of  $1,428,000  to  $1,743,000.  The General  Partner  sued the lessee for
damages and is currently  awaiting  judgment from the court. The General Partner
believes  that an  adverse  ruling  would  not  have a  material  impact  on the
operations  of the  Partnership.  The  amounts  of these  damages  have not been
included in the financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.



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In January 2000,  Applied  Magnetics  Corporation,  a lessee of the Partnership,
filed for  protection  from creditors  under Chapter 11 of the U. S.  Bankruptcy
Act. The Partnership has assets with a total net book value of $5,113,290 leased
to Applied Magnetics  Corporation.  On January 31, 2000, the General Partner was
appointed to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors. Procedures are under
way for the liquidation of the Partnership's leased equipment. Recoveries by the
Partnership, resulting from this default, are fairly certain in the range of 10%
to 20% due to the liquidation of the Partnership's  equipment.  Recoveries above
this  amount  are  more  uncertain;  however,  the  Partnership  anticipates  an
additional 6% to 15% to be recoverable through the liquidation or reorganization
of the  lessee's  business.  Any  recoveries  above  these  amounts  are  highly
uncertain and  speculative.  As of June 30, 2000,  liquidation of the assets was
under way.

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, June
                         30, 2000 and December 31, 1999.
                        Statements of operations for the six and three month
                         periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.
                        Statement of changes in partners' capital for the six
                         month period ended  June 30, 2000.
                        Statements of cash flows for the six and three month
                         periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.
                        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:
August 11, 2000

                      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