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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.8

                             SNAP APPLIANCES, INC.

                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

       This Indemnification Agreement ("Agreement") is effective as of _____
2000 by and between Snap Appliances, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the indemnitee listed on the signature page hereto
("Indemnitee").

       WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly
qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve the Company and its related
entities;

       WHEREAS, in order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to
the Company, the Company wishes to provide for the indemnification of, and the
advancement of expenses to, Indemnitee to the maximum extent permitted by law;

       WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the continued difficulty in
obtaining liability insurance for the Company's directors, officers, employees,
agents and fiduciaries, the significant increases in the cost of such insurance
and the general reductions in the coverage of such insurance;

       WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial
increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting directors, officers,
employees, agents and fiduciaries to expensive litigation risks at the same time
as the availability and coverage of liability insurance has been severely
limited;

       WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee desire to continue to have in place
the additional protection provided by an indemnification agreement and to
provide indemnification and advancement of expenses to the Indemnitee to the
maximum extent permitted by Delaware law; and

       WHEREAS, in view of the considerations set forth above, the Company and
Indemnitee desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement as set forth herein;

       NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

       1. Certain Definitions.

              (a) "Change in Control" shall mean, and shall be deemed to have
occurred if, on or after the date of this Agreement, (i) any "person" (as such
term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an
employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or a corporation
owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially
the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more

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than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding
Voting Securities, (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals
who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the
Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or
nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of
at least two thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were
directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a
majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or
consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or
consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the
surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the
Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding
immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the
Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement
for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of
related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

              (b) "Claim" shall mean with respect to a Covered Event: any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute
resolution mechanism, or any hearing, inquiry or investigation that Indemnitee
in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit,
proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or other.

              (c) References to the "Company" shall include, in addition to Snap
Appliances, Inc., any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a
constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which Snap Appliances,
Inc. (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its
directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries, so that if Indemnitee is
or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise,
Indemnitee shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this
Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee
would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate
existence had continued.

              (d) "Covered Event" shall mean any event or occurrence related to
the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, or is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or
fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, or by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee
while serving in such capacity.

              (e) "Expenses" shall mean any and all expenses (including
attorneys' fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations incurred in
connection with investigating, defending, being a

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witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to defend, to
be a witness in or to participate in, any action, suit, proceeding, alternative
dispute resolution mechanism, hearing, inquiry or investigation), judgments,
fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved
in advance by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld),
actually and reasonably incurred, of any Claim and any federal, state, local or
foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed
receipt of any payments under this Agreement.

              (f) "Expense Advance" shall mean a payment to Indemnitee pursuant
to Section 3 of Expenses in advance of the settlement of or final judgement in
any action, suit, proceeding or alternative dispute resolution mechanism,
hearing, inquiry or investigation which constitutes a Claim.

              (g) "Independent Legal Counsel" shall mean an attorney or firm of
attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d) hereof,
who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee
within the last three years (other than with respect to matters concerning the
rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar
indemnity agreements).

              (h) References to "other enterprises" shall include employee
benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on
Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to "serving
at the request of the Company" shall include any service as a director, officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary with respect
to an employee benefit plan, its participants or its beneficiaries; and if
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to
be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the
best interests of the Company" as referred to in this Agreement.

              (i) "Reviewing Party" shall mean, subject to the provisions of
Section 2(d), any person or body appointed by the Board of Directors in
accordance with applicable law to review the Company's obligations hereunder and
under applicable law, which may include a member or members of the Company's
Board of Directors, Independent Legal Counsel or any other person or body not a
party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification.

              (j) "Section" refers to a section of this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated.

              (k) "Voting Securities" shall mean any securities of the Company
that vote generally in the election of directors.

       2. Indemnification.

              (a) Indemnification of Expenses. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2(b) below, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for Expenses to the
fullest extent permitted by law if Indemnitee was or is or becomes a party to or
witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be

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made a party to or witness or other participant in, any Claim (whether by reason
of or arising in part out of a Covered Event), including all interest,
assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect
of such Expenses.

              (b) Review of Indemnification Obligations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event any Reviewing Party shall have determined (in a written
opinion, in any case in which Independent Legal Counsel is the Reviewing Party)
that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable
law, (i) the Company shall have no further obligation under Section 2(a) to make
any payments to Indemnitee not made prior to such determination by such
Reviewing Party, and (ii) the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by
Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all Expenses
theretofore paid in indemnifying Indemnitee; provided, however, that if
Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of
competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to
be indemnified hereunder under applicable law, any determination made by any
Reviewing Party that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified hereunder
under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required
to reimburse the Company for any Expenses theretofore paid in indemnifying
Indemnitee until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as
to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed).
Indemnitee's obligation to reimburse the Company for any Expenses shall be
unsecured and no interest shall be charged thereon.

              (c) Indemnitee Rights on Unfavorable Determination; Binding
Effect. If any Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively is not
entitled to be indemnified hereunder in whole or in part under applicable law,
Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation seeking an initial
determination by the court or challenging any such determination by such
Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual bases
therefor, and, subject to the provisions of Section 15, the Company hereby
consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Absent such
litigation, any determination by any Reviewing Party shall be conclusive and
binding on the Company and Indemnitee.

              (d) Selection of Reviewing Party; Change in Control. If there has
not been a Change in Control, any Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Board
of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a
Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company's Board
of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control),
any Reviewing Party with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning
the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification of Expenses under this Agreement or
any other agreement or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws as now or hereafter in effect, or under any other applicable law, if
desired by Indemnitee, shall be Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee
and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld).
Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the
Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent Indemnitee would be
entitled to be indemnified hereunder under applicable law and the Company agrees
to abide by such opinion. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the
Independent Legal Counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel
against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), claims, liabilities
and damages

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arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be
required to pay Expenses of more than one Independent Legal Counsel in
connection with all matters concerning a single Indemnitee, and such Independent
Legal Counsel shall be the Independent Legal Counsel for any or all other
Indemnitees unless (i) the Company otherwise determines or (ii) any Indemnitee
shall provide a written statement setting forth in detail a reasonable objection
to such Independent Legal Counsel representing other Indemnitees.

              (e) Mandatory Payment of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement other than Section 10 hereof, to the extent that
Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice, in defense of any
Claim, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred by
Indemnitee in connection therewith.

       3. Expense Advances.

              (a) Obligation to Make Expense Advances. Upon receipt of a written
undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amounts if it shall
ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
therefor by the Company, the Company shall make Expense Advances to Indemnitee.

              (b) Form of Undertaking. Any written undertaking by the Indemnitee
to repay any Expense Advances hereunder shall be unsecured and no interest shall
be charged thereon.

              (c) Determination of Reasonable Expense Advances. The parties
agree that for the purposes of any Expense Advance for which Indemnitee has made
written demand to the Company in accordance with this Agreement, all Expenses
included in such Expense Advance that are certified by affidavit of Indemnitee's
counsel as being reasonable shall be presumed conclusively to be reasonable.

       4. Procedures for Indemnification and Expense Advances.

              (a) Timing of Payments. All payments of Expenses (including
without limitation Expense Advances) by the Company to the Indemnitee pursuant
to this Agreement shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon
as practicable after written demand by Indemnitee therefor is presented to the
Company, but in no event later than forty-five (45) business days after such
written demand by Indemnitee is presented to the Company, except in the case of
Expense Advances, which shall be made no later than twenty (20) business days
after such written demand by Indemnitee is presented to the Company.

              (b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a
condition precedent to Indemnitee's right to be indemnified or Indemnitee's
right to receive Expense Advances under this Agreement, give the Company notice
in writing as soon as practicable of any Claim made against Indemnitee for which
indemnification will or could be sought under this Agreement. Notice to the

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Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the
address shown on the signature page of this Agreement (or such other address as
the Company shall designate in writing to Indemnitee). In addition, Indemnitee
shall give the Company such information and cooperation as it may reasonably
require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.

              (c) No Presumptions; Burden of Proof. For purposes of this
Agreement, the termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement (whether
with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo
contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee
did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or
that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by this
Agreement or applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of any Reviewing
Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any
particular standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual
determination by any Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard
of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal
proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee
should be indemnified under this Agreement or applicable law, shall be a defense
to Indemnitee's claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any
particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief. In
connection with any determination by any Reviewing Party or otherwise as to
whether the Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder, the burden of
proof shall be on the Company to establish that Indemnitee is not so entitled.

              (d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt by the
Company of a notice of a Claim pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, the Company has
liability insurance in effect which may cover such Claim, the Company shall give
prompt notice of the commencement of such Claim to the insurers in accordance
with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall
thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay,
on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Claim in
accordance with the terms of such policies.

              (e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be
obligated hereunder to provide indemnification for or make any Expense Advances
with respect to the Expenses of any Claim, the Company, if appropriate, shall be
entitled to assume the defense of such Claim with counsel approved by Indemnitee
(which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) upon the delivery to
Indemnitee of written notice of the Company's election to do so. After delivery
of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such
counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this
Agreement for any fees or expenses of separate counsel subsequently employed by
or on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to the same Claim; provided that, (i)
Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee's separate counsel in any
such Claim at Indemnitee's expense and (ii) if (A) the employment of separate
counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B)
Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of
interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense,
or (C) the Company shall not continue to retain such counsel to defend

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such Claim, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's separate counsel shall be
Expenses for which Indemnitee may receive indemnification or Expense Advances
hereunder.

       5. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

              (a) Scope. The Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee
to the fullest extent permitted by law, notwithstanding that such
indemnification is not specifically authorized by the other provisions of this
Agreement, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws or
by statute. In the event of any change after the date of this Agreement in any
applicable law, statute or rule which expands the right of a Delaware
corporation to indemnify a member of its board of directors or an officer,
employee, agent or fiduciary, it is the intent of the parties hereto that
Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits afforded by such
change. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which
narrows the right of a Delaware corporation to indemnify a member of its board
of directors or an officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, such change, to the
extent not otherwise required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this
Agreement, shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and
obligations hereunder except as set forth in Section 10(a) hereof.

              (b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification and the payment of Expense
Advances provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to any rights to which
Indemnitee may be entitled under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, its
Bylaws, any other agreement, any vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.
The indemnification and the payment of Expense Advances provided under this
Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken
while serving in an indemnified capacity even though subsequent thereto
Indemnitee may have ceased to serve in such capacity.

       6. No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this
Agreement to make any payment in connection with any Claim made against
Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment
(under any insurance policy, provision of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise payable hereunder.

       7. Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision
of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of
Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim, but not, however, for all of the
total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for
the portion of such Expenses to which Indemnitee is entitled.

       8. Mutual Acknowledgement. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge
that in certain instances, federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit
the Company from indemnifying its directors, officers, employees, agents or
fiduciaries under this Agreement or otherwise. Indemnitee understands and
acknowledges that the Company has undertaken or may be required in the future to
undertake with the Securities and Exchange Commission to submit the question of

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indemnification to a court in certain circumstances for a determination of the
Company's right under public policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

       9. Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains liability
insurance applicable to directors, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries,
Indemnitee shall be covered by such policies in such a manner as to provide
Indemnitee the same rights and benefits as are provided to the most favorably
insured of the Company's directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the
Company's officers, if Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an
officer; or of the Company's key employees, agents or fiduciaries, if Indemnitee
is not an officer or director but is a key employee, agent or fiduciary.

       10. Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

              (a) Excluded Action or Omissions. To indemnify Indemnitee for
Expenses resulting from acts, omissions or transactions for which Indemnitee is
prohibited from receiving indemnification under this Agreement or applicable
law; provided, however, that notwithstanding any limitation set forth in this
Section 10(a) regarding the Company's obligation to provide indemnification,
Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section 3 to receive Expense Advances
hereunder with respect to any such Claim unless and until a court having
jurisdiction over the Claim shall have made a final judicial determination (as
to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that
Indemnitee has engaged in acts, omissions or transactions for which Indemnitee
is prohibited from receiving indemnification under this Agreement or applicable
law.

              (b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or make Expense
Advances to Indemnitee with respect to Claims initiated or brought voluntarily
by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, counterclaim or crossclaim, except (i)
with respect to actions or proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right
to indemnification under this Agreement or any other agreement or insurance
policy or under the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or
hereafter in effect relating to Claims for Covered Events, (ii) in specific
cases if the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such
Claim, or (iii) as otherwise required under Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be
entitled to such indemnification or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

              (c) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any Expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any action instituted (i) by
Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court having
jurisdiction over such action determines as provided in Section 13 that each of
the material assertions made by the Indemnitee as a basis for such action was
not made in good faith or was frivolous, or (ii) by or in the name of the
Company to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court having jurisdiction
over such action determines as provided in Section 13 that each of the material
defenses asserted by Indemnitee in such action was made in bad faith or was
frivolous.

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              (d) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for
expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by
Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute; provided,
however, that notwithstanding any limitation set forth in this Section 10(d)
regarding the Company's obligation to provide indemnification, Indemnitee shall
be entitled under Section 3 to receive Expense Advances hereunder with respect
to any such Claim unless and until a court having jurisdiction over the Claim
shall have made a final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal
therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed) that Indemnitee has violated said
statute.

       11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

       12. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties
hereto and their respective successors, assigns (including any direct or
indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), spouses, heirs and
personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any
successor (whether direct or indirect, and whether by purchase, merger,
consolidation or otherwise) to all, substantially all, or a substantial part, of
the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would
be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement
shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as
a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary (as applicable) of the Company
or of any other enterprise at the Company's request.

       13. Expenses Incurred in Action Relating to Enforcement or
Interpretation. In the event that any action is instituted by Indemnitee under
this Agreement or under any liability insurance policies maintained by the
Company to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof or thereof, Indemnitee
shall be entitled to be indemnified for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with
respect to such action (including without limitation attorneys' fees),
regardless of whether Indemnitee is ultimately successful in such action, unless
as a part of such action a court having jurisdiction over such action makes a
final judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have
been exhausted or lapsed) that each of the material assertions made by
Indemnitee as a basis for such action was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; provided, however, that until such final judicial determination is
made, Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section 3 to receive payment of Expense
Advances hereunder with respect to such action. In the event of an action
instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement to enforce or
interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be
indemnified for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defense of such action
(including without limitation costs and expenses incurred with respect to
Indemnitee's counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless as a
part of such action a court having jurisdiction over such action makes a final
judicial determination (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been
exhausted or lapsed) that each of the material defenses asserted by Indemnitee
in such action was made in bad faith or was frivolous; provided, however, that
until such

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final judicial determination is made, Indemnitee shall be entitled under Section
3 to receive payment of Expense Advances hereunder with respect to such action.

       14. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and signed for by the party addressed, on the date of such
delivery, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with
postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses
for notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement,
or as subsequently modified by written notice.

       15. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be commenced, prosecuted and continued only in the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which shall be
the exclusive and only proper forum for adjudicating such a claim.

       16. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in
the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a
single section, paragraph or sentence) are held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, and the remaining
provisions shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Furthermore, to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement
(including without limitation each portion of this Agreement containing any
provision held to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, that is not
itself invalid, void or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect
to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.

       17. Choice of Law. This Agreement, and all rights, remedies, liabilities,
powers and duties of the parties to this Agreement, shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
principles of conflicts of laws.

       18. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the
Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights
of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all documents required and shall do
all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the Company
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

       19. Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing signed
by both the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement
shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions
hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.

       20. Integration and Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the
entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes and merges all
previous written and oral negotiations,

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commitments, understandings and agreements relating to the subject matter hereof
between the parties hereto.

       21. No Construction as Employment Agreement. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained in
the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliated entities.

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       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification
Agreement as of the date first above written.

SNAP APPLIANCES, INC.

By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Address:       Snap Appliances, Inc.
               2001 Logic Drive
               San Jose, CA 95124-3452

                                             AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED

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                                             (Signature)

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                                             (Print Name)

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.9

                           CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

        THIS CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is effective as of this
day of October _____, 2000, by and between _________________ (the "Employee")
and SNAP APPLIANCES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation").

                                    Recitals

        A. The board of directors of the Corporation has determined that it is
in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders to assure that the
Corporation will have the continued dedication and objectivity of the Employee,
notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change of Control (as
defined below) of the Corporation.

        B. The board of directors believes that it is important to provide the
Employee with compensation arrangements and stock benefits upon a Change of
Control which provide the Employee with enhanced financial security, are
competitive with those of other corporations, and provide sufficient incentive
to the Employee to remain with the Corporation following a Change of Control.

        C. In order to accomplish the foregoing objectives, the board of
directors has directed the Corporation, upon execution of this Agreement by the
Employee, to agree to amend and restate the terms of this Agreement as in effect
since its original effective date and to extend the terms of this Agreement as
set forth below.

        D. Certain capitalized terms used in the Agreement are defined in
Section 3 below.

        In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and in
consideration of the continuing employment of Employee by the Corporation, the
parties agree as follows:

        1. Change of Control Severance Benefits. Subject to Section 4 below, if
the employee's employment terminates on or within eighteen (18) months following
a Change of Control, then the following shall apply:

            (a) Voluntary Resignation; Termination For Cause. If the Employee's
employment terminates in a voluntary resignation (and not an Involuntary
Termination), or if the Employee is terminated for Cause, or if Employee
voluntarily accepts a position below the level of vice president then the
Employee shall not be entitled to receive severance or other benefits except for
those (if any) as may be available under the Corporation's severance and
benefits plans and policies existing at the time of such termination.

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            (b) Involuntary Termination. If the Employee suffers an Involuntary
Termination, then the Employee shall be entitled to:

                (i)   Receive severance pay in an amount equal to twelve (12)
months of the Employee's then established Base Compensation plus

                (ii)  Annual Bonus amounts due at end of year in which
Involuntary Termination occurs plus

                (iii) Receive reimbursements from the Corporation for the same
level of health coverage and benefits as in effect for the Employee on the day
immediately preceding the day of the Employee's termination of employment;
provided, however, that (i) the Employee constitutes a qualified beneficiary, as
defined in Section 4980B(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
and (ii) Employee elects continuation coverage pursuant to the Consolidated
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended ("COBRA"), within the time
period prescribed pursuant to COBRA. The Corporation shall continue to reimburse
Employee for continuation coverage until one year after the date of the
Involuntary Termination. Employee shall be responsible for the payment of COBRA
premiums (including, without limitation, all administrative expenses) for the
remaining COBRA period.

            (c) Disability; Death. If the Employee's employment terminates due
to the Employee's Disability or death, then such termination shall be treated as
if it were an Involuntary Termination and severance and other benefits shall be
provided in accordance with paragraph (b) above.

        2. Option and Stock Acceleration.

            (a) Acceleration Upon Change of Control. Subject to Section 4 below,
in the event of a Change of Control:

                (i) Fifty percent (50%) of the then unvested portion of any
stock option held by the Employee under the Corporation's stock option plans and
outstanding at the time of the Change of Control shall become vested and the
Employee shall automatically have the right to exercise all or any portion of
such stock option to the extent so vested in addition to any portion of the
option exercisable prior to the Change of Control;

                (ii) Fifty percent (50%) of any unvested shares held by the
Employee under any common stock purchase agreement with the Corporation and
outstanding at the time of the Change of Control shall automatically become
vested shares, and such shares shall automatically be free of any right of
repurchase to the extent so vested in addition to any shares which were vested
prior to the Change of Control.

Where the Change of Control results from a merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with any other corporation, such vesting shall occur prior to
consummation of such merger or consolidation, no less than ten (10) days prior
to such merger or consolidation.

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            (b) Option Acceleration Following Change of Control. Subject to the
continued employment of the Employee, after acceleration of vesting under
paragraph (a)(i) the remaining unvested portion of any stock option shall become
fully vested upon the first anniversary of the Change of Control (or the
expiration date of such stock option, if earlier). If, however, the Employee's
employment terminates within the twelve (12) month period following a Change of
Control, then, subject to Section 4 below, the exercisability of any stock
option held by the Employee shall be as follows:

                (i) Voluntary Resignation; Termination for Cause. If the
Employee's employment terminates in a voluntary resignation (and not an
Involuntary Termination), or if the Employee is terminated for Cause, the
Employee is entitled to exercise any vested stock option (including an option
vested under paragraph (a)(i) above).

                (ii) Involuntary Termination. If the Employee suffers an
Involuntary Termination, then the portion of any stock option then held by the
Employee that is not vested and exercisable shall automatically become vested
and exercisable.

                (iii) Disability; Death. If the Employee's employment terminates
due to the Employee's Disability or death, then such termination shall be
treated as if it were an Involuntary Termination for purposes of this Section 6.

            (c) Acceleration of Unvested Shares Following Change of Control.
Subject to the continued employment of the Employee, any unvested shares
following the acceleration provided in paragraph (a)(ii) above shall vest on the
date of the first anniversary following the Change of Control. If, however, the
Employee's employment is terminated within the twelve (12) month period
following a Change of Control, then, subject to Section 4 of the Agreement, any
shares held by the Employee under any common stock purchase agreement with the
Corporation shall become vested shares as follows:

                (i) Voluntary Resignation; Termination for Cause. If the
Employee's employment terminates in a voluntary resignation (and not an
Involuntary Termination), or if the Employee is terminated for Cause, then the
Employee shall receive only his or her vested shares (including the shares
vested under paragraph (a)(ii) above).

                (ii) Involuntary Termination. If the Employee suffers an
Involuntary Termination, then all of the Employee's shares shall vest.

                (iii) Disability; Death. If the Employee's employment terminates
due to the Employee's Disability or death, then such termination shall be
treated as if it were an Involuntary Termination for purposes of this Section 2.

        3. Definition of Terms. The following terms referred to in this
Agreement shall have the following meanings:

            (a) Base Compensation. "Base Compensation" shall mean the base
salary the Corporation pays the Employee for his services immediately prior to
an Involuntary Termination.

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            (b) Change of Control. "Change of Control shall mean the occurrence
of any of the following events:

                (i) Any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) is or becomes the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule l3d-3 under said Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing forty percent (40%) or
more of the total voting power represented by the Corporation's then outstanding
voting securities or

                (ii) A change in the composition of the board of directors of
the Corporation occurring within a two (2) year period, as a result of which
fewer than a majority of the directors are Incumbent Directors. "Incumbent
Directors" shall mean directors who either (A) are directors of the Corporation
as of the date hereof, or (B) are elected, or nominated for election, to the
board of directors of the Corporation with the affirmative votes of at least a
majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination
(but shall not include an individual whose election or nomination is in
connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election
of directors to the Corporation); or

                (iii) The stockholders of the Corporation approve a merger or
consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger
or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the
surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power
represented by the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity
outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders
of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or
an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or
substantially all the Corporation's assets.

                (iv) Notwithstanding (i), (ii) and (iii) above, the distribution
of the Corporation's stock to the stockholders of Quantum Corporation or any
successor thereto, pursuant to a "spin-off " transaction under Internal Revenue
Code Section 355 shall in no event constitute a Change of Control for purposes
of this Agreement.

            (c) Involuntary Termination. "Involuntary Termination" shall mean
(i) without the Employee's express written consent, the assignment to the
Employee of any duties or the reduction of the Employee's duties, either of
which results in a significant diminution in the Employee's position or
responsibilities with the Corporation in effect immediately prior to such
assignment, or the removal of the Employee from such position and
responsibilities; (ii) without the Employee's express written consent, a
substantial reduction of the facilities and perquisites (including office space
and location) available to the Employee immediately prior to such reduction;
(iii) a reduction by the Corporation in the Base Compensation of the Employee as
in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (iv) a material reduction by the
Corporation in the kind or level of employee benefits to which the Employee is
entitled immediately prior to such reduction with the result that the Employee's
overall benefits package is significantly reduced; (v) the relocation of the
Employee to a facility or a location more than 25 miles from the Employee's then
present location,

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without the Employee's express written consent; (vi) any purported termination
of the Employee by the Corporation which is not effected for Disability or for
Cause; or (vii) the failure of the Corporation to obtain the assumption of this
agreement by any successors contemplated in Section 10 below.

            (d) Cause. "Cause" shall mean (i) any act of personal dishonesty
taken by the Employee in connection with his responsibilities as an employee
that is intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of the Employee,
(ii) the conviction of a felony, (iii) a willful act by the Employee which
constitutes gross misconduct injurious to the Corporation, and (iv) continued
violations by the Employee of the Employee's obligations under Section 1 of this
Agreement which are demonstrably willful and deliberate on the Employee's part
after the Corporation has delivered a written demand for performance to the
Employee that describes the basis for the Corporation's belief that the Employee
has not substantially performed his duties.

            (e) Disability. "Disability" shall mean that the Employee has been
unable to perform his duties under this Agreement as the result of his
incapacity due to physical or mental illness with or without reasonable
accommodation, and such inability, at least 26 weeks after its commencement, is
determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Corporation
or its insurers and acceptable to the Employee or the Employee's legal
representative (such statement as to acceptability not to be unreasonably
withheld). Termination resulting from Disability may only be effected after at
least thirty (30) days' written notice by the Corporation of its intention to
terminate the Employee's employment. In the event that the Employee resumes the
performance of substantially all of his duties hereunder before the termination
of his employment becomes effective, the notice of intent to terminate shall
automatically be deemed to have been revoked.

            (f) Disinterested Board. "Disinterested Board" shall mean the board
of directors of the Corporation excluding those members of the board of
directors, if any, who are parties to agreements or arrangements identical to or
substantially similar to this Agreement.

        4. Limitation on Payments.

            (a) Basic Rule. In the event that any payment or benefit received or
to be received by the Employee in connection with a termination of his
employment with the Corporation (collectively, the "Severance Payments") would
(i) constitute a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any similar or
successor provision to 280G and (ii) but for this Section 8(a), be subject to
the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any similar or successor
provision to Section 4999 (the "Excise Tax"), then, subject to the provisions of
Section 8(b) hereof, such Severance Payments (which Severance Payments shall
collectively be referred to herein as the "Severance Parachute Payments") shall
be reduced to the largest amount which the Employee, in his sole discretion,
determines would result in no portion of the Severance Parachute Payments being
subject to the Excise Tax. The determination of any required reduction pursuant
to this Section 8(a) (including the determination as to which specific Severance
Parachute Payments shall be reduced) shall be made by the Employee in his sole
discretion, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Corporation or any related corporation for all purposes. The Corporation and its
related corporations

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waive all claims and rights against the Employee with respect thereto except as
specifically set forth in the next sentence. If the Internal Revenue Service
(the "IRS") determines that a Severance Parachute Payment is subject to the
Excise Tax, then the Corporation or any related corporation, as their exclusive
remedy, shall seek to enforce the provisions of Section 8(b) hereof. Such
enforcement of Section 8(b) hereof shall be the only remedy, under any and all
applicable state and federal laws or otherwise, for the Employee's failure to
reduce the Severance Parachute Payments so that no portion thereof is subject to
the Excise Tax. The Corporation or related corporation shall reduce a Severance
Parachute Payment in accordance with Section 8(a) only upon written notice by
the Employee indicating the amount of such reduction, if any.

            (b) Remedy. If, notwithstanding the reduction described in Section
8(a) hereof, the IRS determines that the Employee is liable for the Excise Tax
as a result of the receipt of a Severance Parachute Payment, then the Employee
shall, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, be obligated to pay to the
Corporation (the "Repayment Obligation") an amount of money equal to the
"Repayment Amount". The Repayment Amount with respect to a Severance Parachute
Payment shall be the smallest such amount, if any, as shall be required to be
paid to the Corporation so that the Employee's net proceeds with respect to any
Severance Parachute Payment (after taking into account the payment of the Excise
Tax imposed on such Severance Parachute Payment) shall be maximized.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Repayment amount with respect to a Severance
Parachute Payment shall be zero if a Repayment Amount of more than zero would
not eliminate the Excise Tax imposed on such Severance Parachute Payment. If the
Excise Tax is not eliminated through the performance of the Repayment
Obligation, the Employee shall pay the Excise Tax. If the Employee pays the
Excise Tax, the Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation a
cash payment equal to the Primary Excise Tax Amount. For purposes of this
Section 8(b), the "Primary Excise Tax Amount" shall mean a calculation of the
Employee's Excise Tax liability determined without including any amount paid or
payable to the Employee under the preceding sentence. The Corporation shall make
such payment to the Employee within thirty (30) days of the Employee's written
request therefor, which request shall include reasonable proof of the Employee's
Excise Tax payment. The Repayment obligation shall be performed within thirty
(30) days of either (i) the Employee entering into a binding agreement with the
IRS as to the amount of the Employee's Excise Tax liability or (ii) a final
determination by the IRS or a court decision requiring the Employee to pay the
Excise Tax with respect to such a Severance Parachute Payment from which no
appeal is available or is timely taken.

        5. At-Will Employment. The Corporation and the Employee acknowledge that
the Employee's employment is at will and may be terminated at any time and for
any reason, with or without notice. On termination of the Employee's employment,
the Employee shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or
compensation other than as provided by this Agreement, or as may otherwise be
available in accordance with the Corporation's established employee plans and
policies at the time of termination.

        6. Term, Amendment and Termination.

            (a) Term. Subject to subsection (b) below, the terms of this
Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date that all obligations
of the parties hereunder have been

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satisfied, or (ii) eighteen (18) months after a Change of Control. A termination
of the terms of this Agreement pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be
effective for all purposes, except that such termination shall not affect the
payment or provision of compensation or benefits on account of a termination of
employment occurring prior to the termination of the terms of this Agreement.

            (b) Amendment and Termination. This Agreement may be amended in any
respect or terminated by the unanimous resolution of the Disinterested Board,
unless a Change of Control has previously occurred. If a Change of Control
occurs, this Agreement shall no longer be subject to amendment, change,
substitution, deletion, revocation or termination in any respect whatsoever.

            (c) Form of Amendment. The Form of any proper amendment or
termination of this Agreement shall be a written instrument signed by a duly
authorized officer or officers of the Corporation, certifying that the amendment
or termination has been approved by the Disinterested Board in accordance with
Section 6(b).

        7. Successors.

            (a) Corporation's Successors. Any successor to the Corporation
(whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, lease, merger,
consolidation, liquidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
Corporation's business and/or assets shall assume the obligations under this
Agreement and agree expressly to perform the obligations under this Agreement in
the same manner and to the same extent as the Corporation would be required to
perform such obligations in the absence of a succession. For all purposes under
this Agreement, the term "Corporation" shall include any successor to the
Corporation's business and/or assets which executes and delivers the assumption
agreement described in this subsection (a) or which becomes bound by the terms
of this Agreement by operation of law.

            (b) Employee's Successors. The terms of this Agreement and all
rights of the Employee hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be
enforceable by, the Employee's personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees.

            (c) Employment By Subsidiaries. If the Employee is employed by a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, then (i) "Corporation" as defined herein
shall be deemed to include such subsidiary, and (ii) the effects intended to
result from a Change of Control under this Agreement shall apply to such
subsidiary, and the Employee shall be entitled to all the benefits and subject
to all the obligations provided herein.

        8. Notice.

            (a) General. Notices and all other communications contemplated by
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
when personally delivered or when mailed by U.S. registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested and postage prepaid. In the case of the Employee,
mailed notices shall be addressed to him at the home address which he most
recently communicated to the Corporation in writing. In the case of the
Corporation,

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mailed notices shall be addressed to its corporate headquarters, and all notices
shall be directed to the attention of its Secretary.

            (b) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the Corporation for
Cause or by the Employee as a result of an Involuntary Termination shall be
communicated by a notice of termination of the other party hereto given in
accordance with Section 11 of this Agreement. Such notice shall indicate the
specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination under the provision so indicated, and shall specify the termination
date (which shall be not more than fifteen (15) days after the giving of such
notice). The failure by the Employee to include in the notice any fact or
circumstance which contributes to a showing of Involuntary Termination shall not
waive any right of the Employee hereunder or preclude the Employee from
asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing his rights hereunder.

        9. Miscellaneous Provisions.

            (a) No Duty to Mitigate. The Employee shall not be required to
mitigate the amount of any payment contemplated by this Agreement (whether by
seeking new employment or in any other manner), nor shall any such payment be
reduced by any earnings that the Employee may receive from any other source.

            (b) Waiver. No provision of this Agreement shall be modified, waived
or discharged unless the modification, waiver or discharge is agreed to in
writing and signed by the Employee and by an authorized officer of the
Corporation (other than the Employee). No waiver by either party of any breach
of, or of compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement by the
other party shall be considered a waiver of any other condition or provision or
of the same condition or provision at another time.

            (c) Whole Agreement. No agreements, representations or
understandings (whether oral or written and whether express or implied) which
are not expressly set forth in this Agreement have been made or entered into by
either party with respect to the subject matter hereof.

            (d) Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
California, without regard to its Choice of Law rules.

            (e) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision hereof, which shall remain in full force
and effect.

            (f) Arbitration.

                (i) Employee and the Corporation agree that any dispute or
controversy arising out of, relating to, or in connection with this Agreement,
or the interpretation, validity, construction, performance, breach, or
termination thereof, shall be finally settled by binding arbitration to be held
in Milpitas, California under the National Rules for the Resolution of

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Employment Disputes supplemented by the Supplemental Procedures for Large
Complex Disputes, of the American Arbitration Association as then in effect (the
"Rules"). The parties shall be entitled to conduct discovery pursuant to the
California Code of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator may regulate the timing and
sequence of such discovery and shall decide any discovery disputes or
controversies between the Corporation. The arbitrator may grant injunctions or
other relief in such dispute or controversy. The decision of the arbitrator
shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties to the arbitration.
Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's decision in any court having
jurisdiction.

                (ii) The arbitrator(s) shall apply California law to the merits
of any dispute or claim, without reference to rules or conflicts of law.

                (iii) Unless otherwise provided for by law, the Corporation and
the Employee shall each pay half of the costs and expenses of such arbitration.

                (iv) EMPLOYEE HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS SECTION, WHICH
DISCUSSES ARBITRATION. EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDS THAT BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT,
EMPLOYEE AGREES TO SUBMIT ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATING TO, OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE INTERPRETATION, VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION,
PERFORMANCE, BREACH OR TERMINATION THEREOF TO BINDING ARBITRATION, AND THAT THIS
ARBITRATION CLAUSE CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND
RELATES TO THE RESOLUTION OF ALL DISPUTES RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THIS
AGREEMENT.

            (g) No Assignment of Benefits. The rights of any person to payments
or benefits under this Agreement shall not be made subject to option or
assignment, either by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of
law, including (without limitation) bankruptcy, garnishment, attachment or other
creditor's process, and any action in violation of this subsection (g) shall be
void.

            (h) Withholding Taxes. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement
will be subject to withholding of applicable taxes.

            (i) Assignment by Corporation. The Corporation may assign its rights
under this Agreement to an affiliate, and an affiliate may assign its rights
under this Agreement to another affiliate of the Corporation or to the
Corporation provided, however, that no assignment shall be made if the net worth
of the assignee is less than the net worth of the Corporation at the time of
assignment. In the case of any such assignment, the term "Corporation" when used
in a section of this Agreement shall mean the Corporation that actually employs
the Employee.

            (j) Amendment of Option and Purchase Agreements. The Corporation and
the Employee agree that the provisions of this Agreement shall supersede any
conflicting provisions of any stock purchase or stock option agreement of the
Employee, and the Corporation and the Employee agree to execute such further
documents as may be necessary to amend any such agreement.

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            (k) Headings. The headings of sections herein are included solely
for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation
of any provisions of this Agreement.

            (l) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this Agreement, in
the case of the Corporation by its duly authorized officer, as of the day and
year first above written.

SNAP APPLIANCES, INC.                      EMPLOYEE

By
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Title:

                  SIGNATURE PAGE OF CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

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