Exhibit 10(m)

                               September 30, 1999

Boundless  Technologies, Inc.
711 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10022

      Re:   General Automation LLC

Gentlemen:

      This letter sets forth the agreement which has been reached concerning the
satisfaction by General Automation, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GA"), of all
of its existing obligations to Boundless Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation formerly known as SunRiver Data Systems ("Boundless"), and the
acquisition by GA of Boundless' entire interest in General Automation LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("GAL"). That agreement is as follows:

1.  Payment by GA. Concurrently with the execution of this letter agreement, GA
    has paid to Boundless the amount of $1,500,000, by wire transfer to an
    account designated by Boundless (the "Cash Payment").

2.  Issuance of Promissory Notes. Concurrently with the issuance of this letter
    agreement, GA has executed and delivered to Boundless two Promissory Notes,
    one in the original principal amount of $250,000 in the form of Exhibit A
    attached to this letter agreement (the "First Note"), and one in the
    original principal amount of $500,000 in the form of Exhibit B attached to
    this letter agreement (the "Second Note"). The First Note and the Second
    Note are at times referred to collectively in this letter agreement as the
    "Notes").

3.  Issuance of Stock. As soon as is reasonably practicable after the date of
    this letter agreement, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the
    date of this letter agreement, GA will cause its transfer agent to issue and
    deliver to Boundless a stock certificate, standing in the name of Boundless,
    representing 1,133,333 shares of GA's common stock (the "Shares").

4.  Registration Rights Agreement. Concurrently with the execution and delivery
    of this letter agreement, GA and Boundless have executed and delivered a
    Registration Rights Agreement pertaining to the Shares in the form of
    Exhibit C attached to this letter agreement.

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5.  Satisfaction of GA's Obligations Under the Second Note. The Second Note
    provides that it is due and payable in full upon the earliest to occur of
    the date which is one hundred twenty (120) days following the date on which
    the Second Note is issued to Boundless (the "Maturity Date"); or the third
    business day following the closing of a loan to GA pursuant to that certain
    Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") of even date herewith between GA and
    Pacific Mezzanine Fund LLP ("PMF"), which loan yields gross proceeds to GA
    of not less than One Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,050,000), excluding
    the initial $3,150,000 loaned by PMF to GA pursuant to the Loan Agreement;
    or the third business day following the closing of any other debt or equity
    financing (other than the refinancing of GA's real property in Irvine,
    California) which yields gross proceeds to GA of not less than One Million
    Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,050,000); or the third business day following the
    closing of any refinancing of GA's real property in Irvine, California,
    which yields net proceeds to GA of not less than One Million Dollars
    ($1,000,000). (For purposes of this letter agreement, each of the financings
    described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above is referred to as a
    "Qualifying Financing"). (A copy of the Loan Agreement is attached to this
    letter agreement as Exhibit D.) The Second Note also provides, however, that
    in the event that a Qualifying Financing has not been consummated on or
    before the Maturity Date, GA may, in its sole discretion, elect to satisfy
    GA's entire obligation under the Second Note by executing and delivering to
    the holder of the Second Note (the "Holder") a Secured Convertible
    Promissory Note with an original principal amount equal to the sum of the
    then outstanding principal balance of the Second Note and all accrued but
    unpaid interest then owed on the Second Note. If GA elects to satisfy its
    obligations under the Second Note in the manner referred to in the
    immediately preceding sentence, it shall send written notification of that
    election to the Holder (the "Notice"), and it is the intent of GA and
    Boundless that the Holder of the Second Note shall be issued a Secured Note
    (as defined below) and a Warrant (as defined below) and become a "Lender"
    under the Loan Agreement with all of the rights and privileges of a Lender
    contemplated in the Loan Agreement, upon substantially the same terms as are
    applicable to PMF. Accordingly, within ten (10) business days following the
    Holder's receipt of the Notice:

     (a)  GA shall execute and deliver to the Holder, against Holder's execution
          and delivery to GA of the documents and instruments referred to in
          Section 5(b) below, the following:

          (i)  A Secured Convertible Promissory Note in substantially the form
               of Exhibit E attached to this letter agreement (the "Secured
               Note"), in an original principal amount equal to the sum of the
               then outstanding principal balance of the Second Note and all
               accrued but unpaid interest then owed on the Second Note (the
               conversion

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               rate of which Secured Note shall be $0.73 per share, subject to
               adjustment as provided in the Loan Agreement); and

          (ii) A Warrant in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached to this
               letter agreement, covering a number of shares (rounded to the
               nearest whole share) calculated by dividing the original
               principal amount of the Secured Note by $8.00 (the exercise price
               of which Warrant will be $0.45 per share, subject to adjustment
               as provided in the Warrant); and

          (iii) Such documents as may reasonably be requested by the Holder for
               the purpose of making the Holder a party to the Loan Agreement as
               a "Lender" thereunder, with all of the rights and privileges of a
               Lender contemplated in the Loan Agreement, upon substantially the
               same terms as are applicable to PMF (provided, however, that (A)
               in no event shall Boundless become obligated thereby to make any
               loan or advance to GA, other than the loan evidenced by the
               Secured Note in the original principal amount specified in
               Section 5(a)(i) above, and (B) notwithstanding Section 3.01(j) of
               the Loan Agreement, no opinion of GA's counsel will be delivered
               to Boundless in connection with the transactions contemplated by
               this Section 5); and

          (iv) Such documents as may reasonably be requested by the Holder for
               the purpose of making the Holder a party to, and a "Secured
               Party" under, that certain Security Agreement of even date
               herewith entered into by PMF and GA, a copy of which is attached
               to this letter agreement as Exhibit G; and

          (v)  Such documents as may reasonably be requested by the Holder for
               the purpose of making the Holder a party to, and an "Investor"
               under, that certain Investors' Rights Agreement of even date
               herewith entered into by PMF and GA, a copy of which is attached
               to this letter agreement as Exhibit H; and

          (vi) Such other documents and instruments (including but not limited
               to amendments to the documents referred to in this Section 5(a))
               as

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               may reasonably be requested by the Holder for the purpose of
               effectuating the purposes and intent of this Section 5.

     (b)  The Holder shall deliver to GA for cancellation the original of the
          Second Note, and shall also execute and deliver to GA, against GA's
          execution and delivery to the Holder of the documents and instruments
          referred to in Section 5(a) above, the following:

          (i)  A Subordination Agreement in favor of each of the Company's
               Senior Lenders (as defined in the Loan Agreement), in
               substantially the form of Exhibit I attached to this letter
               agreement; and

          (ii) An Intercreditor Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit J
               attached to this letter agreement; and

          (iii) Such other documents and instruments (including but not limited
               to amendments to the documents referred to in this Section 5(b)
               and Section 5(a) above) as may reasonably be requested by GA for
               the purpose of effectuating the purposes and intent of this
               Section 5.

     (c)  GA represents and warrants to Boundless that the documents attached to
          this letter agreement as Exhibits D through I are in substantially the
          form which have been executed and delivered by GA and PMF in
          connection with the consummation of the initial funding under the Loan
          Agreement.

6.  Investment Representations of Boundless. Boundless understands that the
    Shares will be issued to Boundless without registration under the Securities
    Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and without qualification or
    registration under the applicable securities laws of any state (the "State
    Laws") in reliance on exemptions from such registration and qualification
    for non-public offerings. Boundless further understands that GA is relying
    on the representations and warranties set forth in this letter agreement in
    determining that such exemptions are available.

     Boundless hereby represents and warrants to GA as follows:


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     (a)  Investment Intent. The acquisition of the Shares is for investment for
          Boundless' own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view
          to the resale or distribution of any part thereof or interest therein.
          Boundless will not offer to sell or sell the Shares or any portion
          thereof or interest therein to others except in compliance with the
          Act and the State Laws. The undersigned does not have any present
          intention of distributing or selling any of the Shares.

     (b)  Lack of Registration; Legend on Certificates. Boundless has been
          advised by GA as to the circumstances under which Boundless is
          required to take and hold the Shares, including, without limitation,
          the following:

          (i)  The Shares have not been registered with the Securities and
               Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Act and must be held
               for investment unless subsequently registered under the Act or an
               exemption from registration is available.

          (ii) Any and all certificates representing the Shares and any and all
               replacements thereof shall bear and be subject to a legend in
               substantially the following form affecting the transferability of
               the Shares:

                    THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
                    UNDER THE ACT OF 1933 (THE "FEDERAL ACT") OR QUALIFIED UNDER
                    THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS
                    FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR NONPUBLIC
                    OFFERINGS. ACCORDINGLY, THE SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER
                    DISPOSITION OF SUCH SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY
                    NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
                    REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT AND
                    QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN
                    OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT
                    THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION ARE NOT REQUIRED.

     (c)  Documents Reviewed by Boundless. Boundless has reviewed the following
          documents pertaining to GA (collectively, the "GA SEC Reports"):

          (i)  GA's Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
               1998, as filed with the SEC; and


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          (ii) GA's Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of GA's
               shareholders held on March 25, 1999; and

          (iii) GA's Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December 31,
               1998, March 31, 1999 and June 30, 1999, as filed with the SEC;
               and

          (iv) GA's Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 19, 1999
               and July 14, 1999, respectively.

(d)  Accuracy of GA SEC Reports. At the time of their respective filing, the GA
     SEC Reports did not contain any untrue statement of any material fact
     contained therein nor omitted to state therein a material fact required to
     be stated or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
     circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The information in
     any document, certificate or written statement furnished to Boundless by or
     on behalf of GA with respect to the business, assets, results of operation,
     financial condition or prospects of GA for use in connection with the
     transactions contemplated by this letter agreement is, when considered as a
     whole, true and correct and does not omit to state any material fact
     required to be stated therein to make the furnished information not
     misleading. Except as disclosed on Schedule 6(d) attached to this letter
     agreement, to GA's best knowledge, there is no fact (other than matters of
     a general economic nature) that has materially and adversely affected or
     could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, which has
     not been disclosed herein, in such other documents, certificates and
     statements, or the GA SEC Reports.

(e)  Availability of Additional Information. Boundless acknowledges that
     inquiries with respect to GA or the documents referred to in Section 6(c)
     above may be made by Boundless to Mr. Richard Nance, GA's Chief Financial
     Officer, in writing at 17731 Mitchell North, Irvine, California 92714, or
     by telephone at (714) 250-4800. Boundless has been afforded the opportunity
     to make inquiries of, and has received answers from, the officers and
     directors of GA concerning its operations, plans and financial condition,
     and has further been afforded the opportunity to obtain any additional
     material necessary to verify the information so obtained (to the extent GA
     possesses such material or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or
     expense.)

(f)  No Reliance on Other Information. Boundless has not been furnished with any
     oral or written information concerning GA other than the documents referred
     to in Section 6(c) above, and the information furnished or made available
     to Boundless by GAI described in Section 6(e) above, and Boundless has
     relied solely on the foregoing in connection with its decision to acquire
     the Shares.


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     (g)  Accredited Investor. Boundless is an "accredited investor" within the
          meaning of Rule 501(a)(3) promulgated by the SEC under the Act.

7.   Transfer of Interest in GAL. Boundless hereby conveys, transfer, assigns
     and sells to GA all of Boundless' right, title and interest in and to GAL,
     including but not limited to, Boundless' entire membership interest in GAL
     (the "GAL Interest"), and relinquishes any and all claims to all of GAL's
     assets and properties, tangible and intangible . Boundless hereby
     represents and warrants to GA that Boundless has, and hereby conveys,
     transfers, assigns and sells to GA, good and marketable title to the GAL
     Interest, free and clear of any and all security interests, pledges, liens,
     claims, encumbrances or defects in title of any nature whatsoever.

8.   Satisfaction of Indebtedness and Release of Other Obligations.

     (a)  Acknowledgment of Satisfaction; Release of Claims. Boundless
          acknowledges that payment of the Cash Payment to Boundless and the
          issuance of the Notes and the Shares to Boundless will constitute
          satisfaction in full of all indebtedness of GA and/or GAL to Boundless
          and satisfaction in full of all other obligations of GA and/or GAL to
          Boundless, known or unknown, excluding only (i) the obligations,
          representations and warranties of GA and/or GAL under this letter
          agreement, including those obligations expressly undertaken by GA
          under Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 hereof and under the Notes, and
          (i) the obligations, representations and warranties of GA under the
          Registration Rights Agreement. GA and GAL acknowledge that other than
          the obligations, representations and warranties of Boundless set forth
          in this letter agreement, including that set forth in Section 9 hereof
          and in the Registration Rights Agreement, Boundless owes no
          obligations to GA or GAL known or unknown. Accordingly, excluding only
          those obligations described in the two immediately preceding
          sentences, Boundless hereby releases and discharges GAL and GA, as
          well as all of their respective officers, directors, employees and
          agents, whether past, present or future (the "GA Released Parties"),
          and GA and GAL each hereby release and discharge Boundless and
          Boundless Corporation, as well as all of their respective officers,
          directors, employees and agents, whether past, present or future (the
          "Boundless Released Parties") from any and all claims, demands, costs,
          liabilities, obligations, damages, expenses, and actions and causes of
          action of every nature, whether in law or in equity, known or unknown
          or suspected or unsuspected (collectively, "Claims"), which Boundless,
          on the one hand, or GAL and/or GA, on the other hand, ever had or now
          has or makes claim to have against the GA Released Parties or the
          Boundless Released Parties, or any of them, as the case may be,
          directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with any event,
          condition, action, failure to act or other circumstance on or before
          the date hereof, including but not limited to any and all Claims
          arising out of or related to the Operating Agreement entered into by
          GA and Boundless dated as of May 22, 1995.


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     (b)  Waiver of Unknown Claims. Boundless, GA and GAL each understands that
          Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California provides as follows:

               "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor
               does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of
               executing the release, which if known by him must have materially
               affected his settlement with the debtor."

SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY
BOUNDLESS, GA AND GAL.

     (c)  Factual Differences. Boundless and GA each understands and accepts the
          risk that the facts with respect to which this letter agreement is
          entered into may be different from the facts now known or believed by
          it to be true. This letter agreement shall remain in all respects
          effective and shall not be subject to termination or rescission by
          virtue of any such differences in fact, absent a showing of
          intentional fraud by GA in inducing Boundless to enter into this
          letter agreement.

     (d)  Non-Assignment. Boundless hereby represents and warrants to GA that
          there has been no assignment of any Claims or any other rights which
          are the subject of the release set forth in Section 8(a) above. GA and
          GAL hereby represent and warrant to Boundless that there has been no
          assignment of any Claims or any other rights which are the subject of
          the release set forth in Section 8(a) above.

9.   Indemnification. Boundless will defend, indemnify and hold GA, its
     officers, directors and each person who controls GA within the meaning of
     the Act, from and against, and agrees to reimburse GA, its officers,
     directors and controlling persons with respect to, any and all claims,
     actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses,
     including without limitation attorneys' fees, to which GA, its officers,
     directors or such controlling persons may become subject insofar as such
     claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses
     arise from or are the result of any breach of any representation or
     warranty made by Boundless in this letter agreement, or the assertion by
     any person or entity of any claim or cause of action against GA or GAL
     based upon allegations which, if true, would constitute a breach of any
     representation or warranty made by Boundless in this letter agreement.

10.  Indemnification by GA. GA shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless
     Boundless, its officers, directors and each person who controls Boundless
     within the meaning of the Act, from and against, and agrees to reimburse
     Boundless, its officers, directors and controlling persons with respect to,
     any and all claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,


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     liabilities, costs or expenses, including without limitation attorneys'
     fees, to which Boundless, its officers, directors or such controlling
     persons may become subject insofar as such claims, actions, demands,
     losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses result from the assertion
     by any third party against Boundless its officers, directors or such
     controlling persons of any claim or cause of action based upon past or
     future business activities of GA or GAL, including any act or omission by
     GA pertaining to GA's management and/or operation of GAL. The
     indemnification provided in this Section applies to claims heretofore made
     and which may hereinafter be made against Boundless by Pick Systems and/or
     Via Systems, Inc. GA and GAL are jointly and severally responsible for the
     indemnifications provided in this Section 10.

11.  Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after receipt by a party indemnified
     pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Letter Agreement of
     notice of the commencement of any action involving the subject matter of
     the foregoing indemnity provisions, such indemnified party will, if a claim
     therefor is to be made against the indemnifying party pursuant to the
     provisions of Section 9 or 10 hereof, notify the indemnifying party of the
     commencement thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
     shall not relieve the indemnifying party from liability under this letter
     agreement; provided that if the indemnifying party has not received notice
     of the claim and the indemnified party fails to vigorously defend the
     claim, and as a result the rights of the indemnifying party are
     substantially prejudiced, or if the indemnified party settles or
     compromises the claim without the approval of the indemnifying party, the
     indemnifying party shall be relieved of liability under this letter
     agreement. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
     party, and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof,
     the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the
     extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel
     satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, however, that if the
     defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the
     indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably
     concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other
     indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those
     available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the
     right, at the indemnifying party's own cost and expense, to select separate
     counsel (in which case the indemnifying party shall not have the right to
     direct the defense of such action on behalf of the indemnified party or
     parties). Upon the permitted assumption by the indemnifying party of the
     defense of such action, and approval by the indemnified party of counsel,
     the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under
     Section 9 or 10, as the case may be, for any legal or other expenses
     subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the
     defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (i)
     the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
     satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party
     within a reasonable time, (ii) the indemnifying party and its counsel do
     not actively and vigorously pursue the defense of such action, or (iii) the
     indemnifying party has authorized the employment of counsel for the


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     indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party. No indemnifying
     party shall be liable to an indemnified party for any settlement of any
     action or claim without the consent of the indemnifying party and no
     indemnifying party will consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
     settlement, which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the
     giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release
     from all liability with respect to such claim or litigation. In the event
     of a claim for indemnification under Section 10 of this Letter Agreement,
     all notices described in this Section 11 may be sent exclusively to GA.

12.  Miscellaneous.

     (a)  Entire Agreement. This letter agreement is entered into by each of the
          parties hereto without reliance upon any statement, representation,
          promise, inducement or agreement not expressly contained within this
          letter agreement. This letter agreement constitutes the entire
          agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and
          supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings
          concerning such subject matter.

     (b)  Modification. This letter agreement shall not be amended or modified
          except in a writing signed by both GA and Boundless.

     (c)  Attorneys' Fees. If any litigation is brought concerning this letter
          agreement or the rights or duties of any person in relation thereto,
          the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover
          from the other party reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in such
          litigation in addition to any other relief to which such prevailing
          party may be entitled.

     (d)  Governing Law. The internal laws of the State of California shall
          govern this letter agreement in all respects, including, but not
          limited to, matters of construction, validity, enforcement and
          interpretation.

     (e)  Further Assurances. The parties shall at their own cost and expense
          execute and deliver such further documents and instruments and shall
          take such other actions as may be reasonably required or appropriate
          to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

     To acknowledge your agreement to the foregoing and your intent to be bound
thereby, please execute the additional copy of this letter which is enclosed,
and return it to the undersigned.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    GENERAL AUTOMATION, INC.



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                              By: /s/ Jane Christie
                                  --------------------------------------
                                  Jane Christie, Chief Executive Officer

                              GENERAL AUTOMATION LLC

                              By: /s/ Jane Christie

      The undersigned hereby agrees to the foregoing.

                              BOUNDLESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                              By: /s/ J Gerald Combs
                                  --------------------------------------
                                  (Signature)

                             Its: J. G. Combs, CEO
                                  (Please print name and title)


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      SCHEDULE 6(d)

      GA is in default of its payment obligations under that certain Promissory
Note payable by GA to NCR Corporation dated May 4, 1998 in the original
principal amount of $1,723,921, the remaining balance of which is approximately
$739,000.

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                          LIST OF EXHIBITS TO AGREEMENT
                      between General Automation, Inc. and
                          Boundless Technologies, Inc.
                            dated September 30, 1999

A.       $250,000 Promissory Note - Filed with 10-K

B.       $500,000 Promissory Note - Filed with 10-K

C.       Registration Rights Agreement*

D.       Loan Agreement*

E.       Form of Secured Convertible Promissory Note - Filed with 10-K

F.       Form of Warrant - Filed with 10-K

G.       Form of Security Agreement*

H.       Form of Investors' Rights Agreement*

I.       Form of Subordination Agreement*

J.       Form of Intercreditor Agreement*



*    These  exhibits  have  been  omitted  from  Registrant's  filing  with  the
     Commission  but  Registrant  will provide any such omitted  exhibits to the
     Commission upon its request.