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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 2000 relating
to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in RadiSys Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 26, 2000 relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Portland, Oregon
November 20, 2000


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