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                                                                     Exhibit 4.2
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                                   RESTATED
                         CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                      OF
                            CYBERIAN OUTPOST, INC.
                                        
                        Adopted in accordance with the
                           provisions of Section 245
            of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
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  Cyberian Outpost, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies as follows:

  1.  The name of the corporation is Cyberian Outpost, Inc. The date of the
filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware was June 9, 1998.

  2.  This Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and
does not further amend the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of
said corporation and was duly adopted pursuant to resolutions adopted by the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of the corporation in accordance with the
provisions of Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the "Delaware General Corporation Law").

  3.  The text of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby restated without
further amendments or changes to read in its entirety as follows:


     FIRST:  The name of the corporation is Cyberian Outpost, Inc. (the
"Corporation").

     SECOND:  The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle;
and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware
is The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc.

     THIRD:  The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity or carry on any business for which corporations may be organized under
the Delaware General Corporation Law or any successor statue.

  FOURTH:

  A.  Designation and Number of Shares.
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  The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall
have the authority to issue is 60,000,000 shares, consisting of 50,000,000
shares of common stock, par value
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$.01 per share (the "Common Stock") and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock").

  A statement of the designations of the different classes of stock of the
Corporation and of the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof, and of the authority conferred upon the
Board of Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions any of the foregoing in
connection with the creation of one or more series of Preferred Stock and the
limitation of variations between or among such series, is set forth below in
this Article FOURTH.

  B.  Preferred Stock
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  1.  Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series at such time
or times and for such consideration as the Board of Directors may determine.

  2.  Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors to fix
from time to time, by resolution or resolutions providing for the establishment
and/or issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the designation of such series
and the powers, preferences and rights of the shares of such series, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, to the fullest extent such
authority may be conferred upon the Board of Directors under the Delaware
General Corporation Law, including, without limitation, the authority to fix the
following:

     (a) The distinctive designation and number of shares comprising such
     series, which number may (except where otherwise provided by the Board of
     Directors in creating such series) be increased or decreased (but not below
     the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the
     Board of Directors;

     (b) The rate of dividends, if any, on the shares of that series, whether
     dividends shall be (i) non-cumulative, (ii) cumulative to the extent earned
     or (iii) cumulative (and, if cumulative, from which date or dates), whether
     dividends shall be payable in cash, property or rights, or in shares of the
     Corporation's capital stock, and the relative rights of priority, if any,
     of payment of dividends on shares of that series over shares of any other
     series or class;

     (c) Whether the shares of that series shall be redeemable and, if so, the
     terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon
     or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable
     in case of redemption (which amount may vary under different conditions and
     at different redemption dates) or the property or rights, including
     securities of any other corporation, payable in case of redemption;

     (d) Whether the series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or
     purchase of shares of that series and, if so, the terms and amounts payable
     into such sinking fund;

     (e) The rights to which the holders of the shares of that series shall be
     entitled in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
     dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of
     priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series in any such event;

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     (f) Whether the shares of that series shall be convertible into or
     exchangeable for shares of stock of any other class or any other series
     and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange,
     including the rate or rates of conversion or exchange, the date or dates
     upon or after which they shall be convertible or exchangeable, the period
     or periods during which they shall be convertible or exchangeable, the
     event or events upon or after which they shall be convertible or
     exchangeable or at whose option they shall be convertible or exchangeable,
     and the method (if any) of adjusting the rates of conversion or exchange in
     the event of a stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or
     similar event;

     (g) Whether the issuance of any additional shares of such series, or of any
     shares of any other series, shall be subject to restrictions as to
     issuance, or as to the powers, preferences or rights of any such additional
     shares of such series or shares of such other series;

     (h) Whether or not the shares of that series shall have voting rights, the
     extent of  such voting rights on specified matters or on all matters, the
     number of votes to which the holder of a share of such series shall be
     entitled in respect of such share, whether such series shall vote generally
     with the Common Stock on all matters or (either generally or upon the
     occurrence of specified circumstances) shall vote separately as a class or
     with other series of Preferred Stock; and

     (i) Any other preferences, privileges and powers and relative,
     participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications,
     limitations or restrictions of such series, as the Board of Directors may
     deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this
     Restated Certificate of Incorporation and to the full extent now or
     hereafter permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

  C.  Common Stock.
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  The relative powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and
restrictions of the shares of the Common Stock are as follows:

  1.  Dividends.  Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of the Preferred
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Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when
and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation
which are by law available therefor, dividends payable either in cash, in
property, or in shares of Common Stock.

  2.  Liquidation.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up
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of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision
for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and the
amounts to which the holders of any Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the
holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably in the remaining
assets of the Corporation.

  3.  Voting.  The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each
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share held.  There shall be no cumulative voting.

  FIFTH:  The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

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  SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the
business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further
definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of
its directors and stockholders:

  A.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under
the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority
expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation as in effect from time to time,
the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such
acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.

  B.  The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot
unless the By-Laws so provide.

  C.  Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the
Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation and not by written consent.

  D.  Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called by the Board of
Directors.

  SEVENTH:  A.  Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of
Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under specified
circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time
exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors.

  B.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be divided into three
classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term of
office of the first class to expire at the 1999 annual meeting of stockholders
or any special meeting in lieu thereof, the term of office of the second class
to expire at the 2000 annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in
lieu thereof, and the term of office of the third class to expire at the 2001
annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof.  At each
annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting in lieu thereof following such
initial classification, directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms
expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third succeeding
annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting in lieu thereof after their
election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

  C.  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then
outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the
authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from
office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors
then in office even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors,
(i) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director
of the class of which he is a member until the expiration of his current term or
his prior death, retirement, removal or resignation and (ii) the newly created
or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall if
reasonably possible be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the three
classes of directors so as to ensure that no one class has more than one
director more than any other class.  To the extent reasonably possible,
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foregoing rule, any newly created directorships shall be added to those classes
whose terms of office are to expire at the latest dates following such
allocation and newly eliminated directorships shall be subtracted from those
classes whose terms of office are to expire at the earliest dates following such
allocation, unless otherwise provided for from time to time by resolution
adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a
quorum.

  D.  Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors
and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the By-
Laws of the Corporation.

  E.  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then
outstanding, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from
office at any time only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled to vote at an
election of the directors.  A director may be removed for cause only after a
reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard by the stockholders.

  EIGHTH:  The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or
repeal By-Laws of the Corporation.  Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the By-
Laws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval of
a majority of the Board of Directors.  The stockholders shall also have power to
adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation; provided, that in
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addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the
Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy percent (70%) of the
voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting
together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt,
amend or repeal any provision of the By-Laws of the Corporation.

  NINTH:  A.  To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, the
Corporation shall indemnify, and advance expenses to, its directors and officers
and to any person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, if such person was or is
made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved
(including, without limitation, as a witness) in any action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee,
employee or agent of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit
plan; provided, that except with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to
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indemnification or as is otherwise required by law, the By-Laws of the
Corporation may provide that the Corporation shall not be required to indemnify,
and advance expenses to, any director, officer or other person in connection
with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such director, officer or other
person, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of
Directors and shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an
undertaking, by or on behalf of such person, to repay all amounts so advanced if
it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is
no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified
for such expenses under this Article NINTH or otherwise.  The Corporation, by
action of its Board of Directors, may provide indemnification or advance
expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation or other persons only 

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on such terms and conditions and to the extent determined by the Board of
Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

  B.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted
pursuant to, this Article NINTH shall not be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which a person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may
be entitled under any By-Law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and
as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

  C.  The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, or of a
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity,
or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the Corporation
would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this
Article NINTH.

  D.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted
pursuant to, this Article NINTH shall, unless otherwise specified when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such person.  The indemnification and rights to
advancement of expenses that may have been provided to an employee or agent of
the Corporation by action of the Board of Directors, pursuant to the last
sentence of paragraph 1 of this Article NINTH, shall, unless otherwise specified
when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be an
employee or agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such person, after the time such person
has ceased to be an employee or agent of the Corporation, only on such terms and
conditions and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors in its sole
discretion.  No repeal or amendment of this Article NINTH shall adversely affect
any rights of any person pursuant to this Article NINTH which existed at the
time of such repeal or amendment with respect to acts or omissions occurring
prior to such repeal or amendment.

  TENTH:  No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for any monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty as a
director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability; provided
that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director, to
the extent that such liability is imposed by applicable law, (i) for any breach
of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii)
for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 or successor provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any transaction from which
the director derived an improper personal benefit.  This provision shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director for any act or omission if such
elimination or limitation is prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
No amendment to or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have any effect on
the liability or alleged liability of any director for or with respect to any
acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to authorize corporate action
further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

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  ELEVENTH:  The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision
contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner prescribed
by the Delaware General Corporation Law and all rights conferred upon
stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided that in addition
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to the vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation
required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
affirmative vote of the holders of shares of voting stock of the Corporation
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the voting power of all of the
then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall
be required to (i) reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or the
number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock set forth in Article FOURTH or
(ii) amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Articles
SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, TENTH, and this Article ELEVENTH of this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.

  TWELFTH:  Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under
the provisions of Section 291 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed
for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or
of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case
may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs.  If a majority
in number representing three-fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of
creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to
any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such compromise or
arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization
shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made,
be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the
stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be,
and also on this Corporation.

 
  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed
by its President and Chief Executive Officer this 7th day of August, 1998.

                                    CYBERIAN OUTPOST, INC.



                                    By: /s/ Darryl Peck
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                                       Darryl Peck
                                       Its President and Chief Executive Officer

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