SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON,  DC 20549
                              ______________

                               FORM 8-A

          FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
               PURSUANT  TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
                THE  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          SCI SYSTEMS, INC.
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its  charter)

         DELAWARE                                 63-0583436
(State  or other  jurisdiction  of            (I.R.S. employer
 incorporation  or  organization)              identification no.)

c/o SCI Systems (Alabama), Inc.
2101 West Clinton Avenue, Huntsville, Alabama         35805
(Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

       Title of each class                  Name of each exchange on which
       to be so registered                  each class is to be registered

Common Stock, $.10 par value                  New York Stock Exchange



     If this Form relates to the  registration of a class of debt securities and
is effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1),  please check
the following box. [ ]

     If this Form relates to the  registration of a class of debt securities and
is effective  simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent registration
statement  under the  Securities  Act of 1933  pursuant  to General  Instruction
A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section-12(g) of the Act:

                             None


               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 1.     Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

     The class of securities to be registered is the Common Stock,  par value of
$.10 per share, of SCI Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

     Holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive such dividends, if any,
as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion
from funds legally available  therefor,  subject to certain financial  covenants
contained  in the  Company's  loan  agreements.  Holders of the Common Stock are
entitled  to one  vote per  share on all  matters  voted  upon by  stockholders.
Stockholders do not have  cumulative  voting rights which means that the holders
of a majority of the shares  voting for the election of directors  can elect all
the  directors  then  standing  for  election,  if  they  choose  to do  so.  On
liquidation  of the  Company,  the holders of the Common  Stock are  entitled to
share pro rata in any distribution of any assets of the Company  remaining after
satisfaction  of creditors and  distribution  to the holders of any  outstanding
Preferred  Stock of the  liquidation  preferences  of such  stock and any unpaid
dividends thereon. The holders of the Common Stock have no preemptive or other
subscription or conversion  privileges,  and there are no redemption  provisions
with respect to such shares.  The shares of Common Stock outstanding at the date
of this Registration Statement are fully paid and non-assessable.

     The Certificate of  Incorporation  of the Company  requires the affirmative
vote of the  holders of 70% of the  voting  stock to  approve  certain  mergers,
consolidations,  reclassifications,  dispositions  of  assets  or  liquidations,
involving or proposed by certain "Interested Stockholders," unless certain price
and  procedural  requirements  are met or unless the  transaction is approved by
two-thirds of the disinterested directors. Generally,  "Interested Stockholders"
include any person who  beneficially  owns 20% or more of the  Company's  voting
stock at any time  during  the two  years  prior to the date in  question  or an
assignee  or  successor  of such a  person.  In  addition,  the  Certificate  of
Incorporation  provides:  (i) for  classification of the Board of Directors into
three  separate  classes,  each  elected  for a term of three  years;  (ii) that
special  meetings of the  stockholders  may be called only by  two-thirds of the
directors, the Chairman of the Board, or holders of 70% of the voting stock; and
(iii) that action by the stockholders of the Company in lieu of a meeting of the
stockholders may be taken only with the written consent of holders of 70% of the
voting  stock.  Except  for  any  amendment  recommended  by  two-thirds  of the
directors,  these provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation  may be amended
only by the  affirmative  vote of  holders  of 70% of the  voting  stock  of the
Company.  The  overall  effect of these  provisions  may be to delay or  prevent
attempts  by other  corporations  or groups to acquire  control  of the  Company
without negotiation with the Board of Directors.



Item 2.     Exhibits.

           1.    All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be
                 supplied to the New York Stock Exchange.



                                    SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of Section 12 of the Securities  Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                             SCI SYSTEMS, INC.



                              By: /s/ Olin B. King
                                  --------------------
                                  Olin B. King
                                  Chairman of the Board
                                  and Chief Financial Officer
                                  (Principal Executive Officer and
                                  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date:  March 18, 1997