PR Newswire

                           November 21, 1980, Friday

DISTRIBUTION: To Financial

LENGTH: 190 words

DATELINE: SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 21

KEYWORD: Datapoint Meet

 BODY:    Sttockholders of Datapoint Corporation, at the company's annual 
meeting held here late Thursday afternoon, elected 11 incumbent directors 
and approved amendments to the company's certificate of incorporation 
increasing authorized common stock from 20,000,000 to 40,000,000 shares, 
and authorizing 2,000,000 shares of a new class of preferred stock.

   Re-elected directors were: Gene K. Beare, Harry G. Bowles, Joseph G. 
Degen, Edward P. Gistaro, William G. Karnes, Thomas J. Klutznick, Dr. 
George Kozmetsky, Dr.  William C. Leone,  Harold E. O'kelley, Richard V. 
Palermo, and Victor D. Poor.

   At the meeting, stockholders also ratified the sale of 8,000 shares of 
common stock to two executives pursuant to employment agreements and 
ratified the appoitment of Peat, Marcwick, Mitchell & Co. as the 
company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1981.

   Datapoint Corporation manufactures, markets and supports integrated 
business information systems providing data processing, word processing, 
communications management, and electronic message services.

   Contact -- T.J. Moldenhauer of Datapoint at 512-699-4428



                                                                       
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