EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

We have issued our report dated January 11, 2001 accompanying the
consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report of TeleVideo,
Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2000. We
hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the
Registration Statement of TeleVideo, Inc. on Form S-8 (File No. 33-26203,
effective November 2, 1992).

/s/ Grant Thornton, LLP
San Jose, California
February 28, 2001


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