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                                                                   Exhibit 11.1
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NDC AUTOMATION, INC
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
For The Year Ended November 30, 2001

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                                                                                                  FULLY
                                                                                   PRIMARY        DILUTED
                                                                                   EPS            EPS
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<S>                                                      <C>        <C>            <C>           <C>
                                                                    Exercise
NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING OUTSTANDING                  # shares   Price
                                                         ---------------------
    OPTIONS:   93 plan                                     49,000    $ 1.56000     $  76,440.00   $  76,440.00
               97 Plan                                     44,500    $ 0.50000     $  22,250.00   $  22,250.00
                                                                                   $       0.00   $       0.00
                                                         --------
                                                           93,500
                                                         ========                  ---------------------------
PROCEEDS UPON EXERCISE OF OPTIONS                                                  $  98,690.00   $  98,690.00
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NUMBER OF SHARES UNDERLYING OUTSTANDING
    WARRANTS:                                                                                 0              0
EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE                                                           $       0.00   $       0.00
PROCEEDS UPON EXERCISE OF WARRANTS                                                 $       0.00   $       0.00

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    TOTAL PROCEEDS                                                                 $  98,690.00   $  98,690.00
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MARKET PRICE OF COMMON STOCK
    AVERAGE DURING THE PERIOD ENDED November 30, 2001                              $       0.29
    CLOSING AT November 30, 2001                                                                  $       0.21

SHARES THAT COULD BE REPURCHASED
    WITH TOTAL PROCEEDS
                                                                                        343,021
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                                                                                                       469,952
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EXCESS OF SHARES UNDERLYING OPTIONS/WARRANTS
    OVER SHARES THAT COULD BE REPURCHASED

                                                                                       (249,521)
                                                                                                      (376,452)

COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT SHARES                                                                0              0
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES
    OUTSTANDING                                                                       3,586,451      3,586,451
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TOTAL AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON AND
    COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARES                                                          3,586,451      3,586,451
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NET INCOME                                                                         $ 580,818.00   $ 580,818.00
                                                                                   ===========================

EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                                 $     0.1619   $     0.1619
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