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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
 

                                   FORM 8-K

              CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
      Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 17, 1998
 

                            QUARTERDECK CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
           Delaware                       0-19207                95-4320650
(State or Other Jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                             Identification No.)
 
         13160 MINDANAO WAY
      MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA                                   90292
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

 

      REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (310) 309-3700
 
 

                                     NONE
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 5.  Other Events.

       On November 17, 1998, Symantec Corporation announced that it has
completed its tender offer for the common stock of Quarterdeck Corporation and
has accepted for payment all shares validly tendered in the offer. Over 55
million shares, representing over 60% of the fully diluted shares of
Quarterdeck, were tendered (based on a preliminary count) when the offer expired
at midnight EST on Monday, November 16, 1998. Symantec has agreed to acquire
Quarterdeck's remaining shares of common stock through a cash merger at the
tender offer price of $0.52 per share in accordance with the definitive merger
agreement signed on October 15, 1998. A special meeting of Quarterdeck
shareholders is expected to be held at the end of December, with the merger to
follow shortly thereafter.

 
                                  SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf of the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: November 17, 1998                      QUARTERDECK CORPORATION



                                              By:  /s/ Frank R. Greico
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                                                   Frank R. Greico
                                                   Senior Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer