SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934





                              EQUINOX SYSTEMS INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                          COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                   294436 10 0
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).

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                              CUSIP NO. 294436 10 0


(1)      Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
         Persons

            WILLIAM A. DAMBRACKAS,     ###-##-####

(2)      Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
         (a) __________ (b) __________

(3)      SEC Use Only______________________________

(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization U.S.A.

         Number of Shares           (5)      Sole Voting Power  506,192(1)
         Shares Bene-
         ficially                   (6)      Shared Voting Power         -0-(1)
         Owned by
         Each Report-               (7)      Sole Dispositive Power  506,192(1)
         ing Person
         With                       (8)      Shared Dispositive Power    -0-(1)

(9)      Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
         Person   506,192(1)

(10)     Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares (See Instructions)           NOT APPLICABLE

(11)     Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)  14.8(1)

(12)     Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)       IN




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(1)      See Item 4.

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ITEM 1(A).            NAME OF ISSUER:

                      Equinox Systems Inc.

ITEM 1(B).            ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

                      One Equinox Way
                      Sunrise, FL  33351-6709

ITEM 2(A).            NAME OF PERSON FILING:

                      William A. Dambrackas

ITEM 2(B).            ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

                      One Equinox Way
                      Sunrise, FL  33351-6709

ITEM 2(C).            CITIZENSHIP:

                      U.S.A.

ITEM 2(D).            TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

                      Common Stock

ITEM 2(E).            CUSIP NUMBER:

                      294436 10 0

ITEM 3.               IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES  13D-1(B),
                      OR 13D-2(B), IDENTIFY THE STATUS OF THE PERSON FILING.

                      Not applicable

ITEM 4.               OWNERSHIP.


                                                                                                   
                          AMOUNT
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                       BENEFICIALLY            % OF                   POWER TO VOTE                      POWER TO DISPOSE
                       ------------            ----             ------------------------              ---------------------
REPORTING PERSON           OWNED              CLASS(1)            SOLE            SHARED              SOLE           SHARED
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William A. Dambrackas    506,192 (2)           14.8%            506,192 (2)         -0-             506,192 (2)        -0-


(1)               Calculated on the basis of 3,259,443 shares of Common Stock
                  outstanding on December 31, 1997. Any securities that are not
                  issued and outstanding, but that can be acquired through the
                  exercise of options or warrants exercisable within 60 days
                  after December 31, 1997, are deemed to be outstanding for the
                  purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities
                  owned by stockholders holding such options or warrants, but
                  are not deemed to be issued and outstanding for the purpose of
                  computing the percentage of the class of securities held by
                  any other person.

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(2)               Includes 318,379 shares of Common Stock directly owned by the
                  Reporting Person; 20,000 shares of Common Stock indirectly
                  owned and held as custodian for the Reporting Person's
                  children; and 167,813 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
                  exercise of options that are either immediately exercisable or
                  exercisable within 60 days after December 31, 1997.

ITEM 5.           OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.

                  If this Statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                  the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                  beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                  securities, check the following [ ].

ITEM 6.           OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
                  PERSON.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 7.           IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
                  ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                  COMPANY.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 8.           IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 9.           NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.

                  Not applicable.

ITEM 10.          CERTIFICATION.

                  Not Applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE


         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


February 11, 1998                              /S/  WILLIAM A. DAMBRACKAS
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                                                    William A. Dambrackas

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