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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):  July 17, 1997
  
  
  
                              WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
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  <S>                         <C>                      <C>   
          Delaware                  0-21342                      94-2873391
  (State of jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  </TABLE> 
  
  
                                1010 Atlantic Avenue
                                 Alameda, CA 94501
               (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
  
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 748-4100
  
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  Item 5.   Other Events
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       On July 17, 1997, Wind River Systems, Inc. (the "Company") announced that
  it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to raise $100,000,000
  through a private placement of convertible subordinated notes to qualified
  institutional investors.  See the Company's press release, titled "Wind River
  Systems, Inc. Announces Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated
  Notes" attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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  (c)  Exhibits.
  
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  Exhibit
  Number         Description
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  <S>            <C> 
  99.1           Press Release, titled "Wind River Systems, Inc. Announces
                 Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated Notes,"
                 dated July 17, 1997.
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                                     SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                           Wind River Systems, Inc.
  
  
  
  Dated:  July 18, 1997                    By: /s/ Richard W. Kraber
                                              ----------------------
                                                   Richard W. Kraber
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
  
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                                   EXHIBIT INDEX
  
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  Exhibit
  Number         Description
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  <S>            <C>  
  99.1           Press Release, titled "Wind River Systems, Inc. Announces
                 Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated Notes,"
                 dated July 17, 1997.
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text: 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):  July 17, 1997
  
                              WIND RIVER SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware                  0-21342                      94-2873391
  (State of jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  1010 Atlantic Avenue
                                 Alameda, CA 94501
               (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 748-4100
  
                                         1
  Item 5.   Other Events
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
       On July 17, 1997, Wind River Systems, Inc. (the "Company") announced that
  it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to raise $100,000,000
  through a private placement of convertible subordinated notes to qualified
  institutional investors.  See the Company's press release, titled "Wind River
  Systems, Inc. Announces Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated
  Notes" attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  (c)  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number         Description
  -------        -----------
  99.1           Press Release, titled "Wind River Systems, Inc. Announces
                 Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated Notes,"
                 dated July 17, 1997.
  2
  SIGNATURES
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                           Wind River Systems, Inc.
  
  Dated:  July 18, 1997                    By: /s/ Richard W. Kraber
                                              ----------------------
                                                   Richard W. Kraber
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
  Number         Description
  -------        -----------
  99.1           Press Release, titled "Wind River Systems, Inc. Announces
                 Proposed Private Placement of Convertible Subordinated Notes,"
                 dated July 17, 1997.
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