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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY


        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each officer and/or director of
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation whose signature appears below 
constitutes and appoints James R. Oyler, John T. Lemley, and Gary E. Meredith, 
or any of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full 
power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and 
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign in the name on behalf of the 
undersigned, as a director and/or officer of said corporation, the Annual Report
on Form 10K of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation for the year ended 
December 27, 1996, and any and all amendments to such Annual Report, and to file
the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission granting unto said 
attorney's-in-fact and agents and each of them, full power and authority to do 
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in 
connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could 
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney's-in-fact 
and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may 
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney
this 27th day of February, 1997.



SIGNATURE                              TITLE                      DATE
                                                         
/s/ STEWART CARRELL             Chairman of the Board of      February 27, 1997
-------------------------              Directors         
    Stewart Carrell                                      
                                                         
                                                         
/s/ JAMES R. OYLER              President and Chief           February 27, 1997
-------------------------       Executive Officer        
    James R. Oyler              (Principal Executive     
                                Officer) and Director    
                                                         
/s/ JOHN T. LEMLEY              Vice President and Chief      February 27, 1997
-------------------------       Financial Officer        
    John T. Lemley              (Principal Financial and 
                                Accounting Officer)      
                                                         
/s/ GARY E. MEREDITH            Senior Vice President and     February 27, 1997
-------------------------       Secretary                
    Gary E. Meredith                                     
                                                         
/s/ HENRY N. CHRISTIANSEN       Director                      February 27, 1997
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    Henry N. Christiansen                                
                                                         
/s/ PETER O. CRISP              Director                      February 27, 1997
-------------------------                                
    Peter O. Crisp                                       
                                                         
/s/ IVAN E. SUTHERLAND          Director                      February 27, 1997
-------------------------                                
    Ivan E. Sutherland                                   
                                                         
/s/ JOHN E. WARNOCK             Director                      February 27, 1997
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    John E. Warnock