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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains  unaudited summary financial  information  extracted from
Evans & Sutherland's consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods
ended March 28, 1997,  June 27, 1997,  September  26, 1997 and December 31, 1997
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                             EVANS & SUTHERLAND COMPUTER CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000
       
<S>                                        <C>                  <C>                <C>                 <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              3-MOS                6-MOS              9-MOS               YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997          DEC-31-1997        DEC-31-1997         DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             DEC-27-1996          DEC-27-1996        DEC-27-1996         DEC-27-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-28-1997          JUN-27-1997        SEP-26-1997         DEC-31-1997
<CASH>                                          12,519               9,960              5,357               8,176
<SECURITIES>                                    51,297              56,831             50,398              48,928
<RECEIVABLES>                                   32,418              26,757             34,483              36,917
<ALLOWANCES>                                       588                 618                876                 851
<INVENTORY>                                     21,753              21,893             26,938              26,885
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               160,582             162,730            168,549             179,698
<PP&E>                                         117,972             120,052            121,302             123,168
<DEPRECIATION>                                  74,792              76,186             77,898              78,800
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 212,605             215,388            224,340             234,390
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           32,454              34,980             39,152              50,741
<BONDS>                                         18,015              18,015             18,015              18,015
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                   0                  0                   0
<PREFERRED>                                          0                   0                  0                   0
<COMMON>                                         1,815               1,800              1,816               1,813
<OTHER-SE>                                     160,321             160,593            165,357             163,821
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   212,605             215,388            224,340             234,390
<SALES>                                         33,642              71,549            110,000             159,353
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                33,642              71,549            110,000             159,353
<CGS>                                           18,514              38,997             58,164              84,139
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   18,514              38,997             58,164              84,139
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                13,690              29,068             43,569              60,825
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                   0                  0                   0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 338                 677                991               1,300
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  2,015               4,722              9,824               6,838
<INCOME-TAX>                                       604               1,336              2,613               1,758
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              1,411               3,386              7,211               5,080
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                   0                  0                   0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                   0                  0                   0
<CHANGES>                                            0                   0                  0                   0
<NET-INCOME>                                     1,411               3,386              7,211               5,080
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.16<F1>            0.37<F1>           0.80<F1>            0.56<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.15<F1>            0.36<F1>           0.76<F1>            0.53<F1>
        
<FN>
F1 - Restated to reflect the adoption of Statement of Financial  Accounting 
Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share."
</FN>

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