EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE is made as of March 26, 1998 between PETULA 
ASSOCIATES, LTD., an Iowa corporation and EQUITY FC, LTD., an Iowa corporation 
(collectively, "Lessor"), and SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., an Oregon 
corporation ("Lessee").

RECITALS

A. Lessor and Lessee are parties to that certain Lease Agreement dated July 
   9, 1990 (the "Lease Agreement") and the following documents (the 
   "Amendments"), which amend such Lease Agreement (the Lease Agreement and 
   all such Amendments are herein collectively referred to as the "Lease"):

     1. First Amendment dated April 29, 1990;
     2. Second Amendment dated April 29, 1991;
     3. Third Amendment dated June 10, 1991;
     4. Fourth Amendment dated July 3, 1991;
     5. Fifth Amendment dated August __, 1991;
     6. Sixth Amendment dated December 2, 1992; and
     7. Seventh Amendment dated April 5, 1993

B. Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment have the meanings set 
   forth in the Lease.

C. Lessor and Lessee desire to amend the Lease as set forth herein.

                             AGREEMENT

1. LEASE REVISIONS.

   1.1 Closing Costs and Title Insurance.  The following is added after the 
last sentence of Section 6.4.3 of the Lease and is hereby made a part of 
Section 6.4.3:

        "If available from Escrow Agent and if requested by Lessor, Escrow 
        Agent shall issue to Lessor at its expense a 'simultaneous issue'
        seller's policy of title insurance."

1.2 Conveyance.  The following shall be added after the last sentence of 
Section 6.4.4 of the Lease and is hereby made a part of Section 6.4.4:

        "At Lessee's request, Lessor shall convey title to the Property 
        to an institutional lender or trustee providing synthetic 
        lease financing or other institutional financing to Lessee 
        in connection with its acquisition of the Property; provided, 
        however, use of such designee will not affect (or operate 
        as a release of) Lessee's obligations or liability under 
        the Lease, including the Option to Purchase provisions 
        of the Lease."

1.3 Lease Termination.  The following is added as a new Section 6.4.8 to the 
Lease:

        "6.4.8 Termination of Lease.  This Lease shall automatically 
        terminate effective upon the Closing of the sale of the 
        Property from Lessor to Lessee pursuant to this Section 6; 
        provided, however, the Survival Provisions of Section 50 shall 
        apply in connection with any such termination.  If requested 
        by Lessee, Lessor shall enter into a lease termination agreement 
        with Lessee to evidence the agreement of the parties in this 
        Section 6.4.8, and Lessee shall have the right to record such 
        lease termination agreement in the records of Washington County, 
        Oregon at any time following the recording of the statutory 
        special warranty deed referenced in Section 6.4.4."

1.4  Traffic Signal.  The following is added as a new Section 52 to the Lease:

        "52  Traffic Signal.  Lessor and Lessee agree that the cost to 
        install a traffic signal (the "Signal") at the intersection of 
        Koll Parkway, Walker Road and SW 150th Avenue shall be treated 
        as a Special Common Area Assessment pursuant to the Declaration 
        of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions dated March 12, 1986, 
        as amended by First Amendment thereto dated October 28, 1996 
        and Section Amendment thereto dated March 13, 1998 (collectively, 
        the "Declaration"), which Declaration encumbers the Property and 
        other property.  Once the Signal has been installed and is 
        operational (the "Signal Completion Date"), Lessor shall furnish 
        to Lessee a statement in commercially reasonable detail showing 
        the portion of the cost to install such Signal (the "Signal 
        Cost") that is allocated to the Property as a Special Common 
        Area Assessment pursuant to the Declaration and, upon request 
        from Lessee, shall furnish copies of invoices received and paid 
        by Lessor in connection with the installation of the Signal.  
        Lessee agrees to reimburse Lessor for the portion of the Signal 
        Cost allocated to the Property, provided, however, that, except 
        as provided herein, Lessee shall not be required to pay such cost 
        in a lump sum, but rather such cost, together with a financing 
        charge of ten percent (10%) per annum, shall be amortized over an 
        estimated useful life of ten (10) years and Lessee shall reimburse 
        Lessor for such cost by paying Lessor in equal monthly installments 
        beginning on the first day of the second calendar month following 
        the Signal Completion Date (or on the first day of the next 
        calendar month if the Signal Completion Date is the first day of 
        a calendar month) and on the first day of each month thereafter 
        during the remaining term of this Lease that portion of such cost 
        attributable to the month preceding such payment based on such 
        amortization plan.  If the Signal Completion Date is a day other 
        than the first day of a calendar month, then on the first day 
        of the calendar month following the Signal Completion Date, Lessee 
        shall pay to Lessor interest at the rate provided herein from the 
        Signal Completion Date through the last day of the month in which 
        the Signal Completion Date occurs.  In the alternative, Lessee 
        shall have the right to prepay all or any portion of the outstanding 
        balance of such cost at any time without any prepayment charge.  If 
        Lessee purchases the Property pursuant to the Option to Purchase 
        in this Lease and the Signal has been installed and is operational, 
        upon the closing of such purchase Lessee shall pay to Lessor the 
        outstanding balance of the Signal Cost allocated to the Property.  If
        Lessee does not purchase the Property pursuant to the Option to 
        Purchase in this Lease and this Lease expires or otherwise 
        terminates, the (i) Lessee shall pay to Lessor within ten (10) days 
        of such expiration or termination that portion of the Signal Cost 
        allocated to the Property that is attributable to the period 
        commencing with the first day of the month in which this Lease 
        expires or otherwise terminates, and (ii) Lessee's obligation to 
        reimburse Lessor for the remaining balance of the Signal Cost 
        allocated to the Property shall cease upon such expiration or 
        termination of this Lease, provided, however, that if this Lease 
        terminates due to the default of Lessee, Lessor may recover from 
        Lessee the unpaid portion of the Signal Cost allocated to the 
        Property, if any, in addition to other amounts allowed under Section 
        20.2 of this Lease.  Nothing herein shall be deemed an agreement by 
        Lessee that the cost of any other traffic signal(s) installed near 
        the Property in the future should be passed through to Lessee under 
        this Lease."

1.5  Monument Sign/Landscape Strip.  Notwithstanding that the monument sign 
used by Lessee in connection with its use of the Premises is located within 
an area designated as common area under the Declaration, during the term of 
this Lease the expense of maintaining the sign shall not be treated as a 
common area expense, but rather shall be the responsibility of Lessee.  
Upon termination of this Lease, the expense of maintaining the sign shall 
be treated as a common area expense under the Declaration unless the sign 
is used exclusively by the owner of the Premises or any new tenant of such 
owner, in which case such expense shall be the responsibility of such owner 
or such tenant.

2. STATUS OF LEASE.  Except as expressly amended hereby, the Lease remains 
in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and affirmed.

3. COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed simultaneously or in 
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of 
which together shall constitute one and the same Amendment.

4. FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.  Facsimile transmission of any signed original 
document, and retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission, shall 
be the same as delivery of an original.  At the request of either party, 
the parties shall confirm facsimile transmitted signatures by signing an 
original document.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Eighth Amendment to Lease has been executed as of 
the date set forth above.

              LESSOR:      PETULA ASSOCIATES, LTD., an Iowa corporation

                           By:     /s/ MICHAEL S. DUFFY
                           Name:   MICHAEL S. DUFFY
                           Title:  VICE PRESIDENT

                           By:     /s/ GREGORY C. HAUSER
                           Name:   GREGORY C. HAUSER
                           Title:  VICE PRESIDENT


                           EQUITY FC, LTD., an Iowa corporation

                           By:     /s/ LS VALENTINO
                           Name:   LS VALENTINO
                           Title:  COUNSEL

                           By:     /s/ RONALD B. FRANKLIN
                           Name:   RONALD B. FRANKLIN
                           Title:  VICE PRESIDENT


           LESSEE:         SEQUENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., 
                             an Oregon corporation

                           By:    /s/ ROBERT B. WITT
                           Name:  ROBERT B. WITT
                           Title: VICE PRESIDENT & CIO