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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
   
   
   
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                                      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):  JANUARY 27, 1998
                                          
   
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                              STORM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
   
                 DELAWARE                   0-21449            77-0239305
  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer)
   incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)
  
  
  
          1395 CHARLESTON ROAD                            94043
        MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (650) 691-6600
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       ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.
   
       On January 27, 1998, Storm Technology, Inc. announced its operating results
  for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1997, which include significant
  charges associated with Storm's December 18, 1997 acquisition of certain assets
  from Logitech, Inc. and certain Logitech, Inc. affiliates.  The Press Release
  announcing such results is incorporated herein by exhibit.
   
       ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS.
   
       (a)  The following exhibit is attached hereto and filed herewith:
   
            99.3 Press Release dated January 27, 1998 announcing Storm Technology,
                 Inc.'s earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 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.
   
                                      STORM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
   
   
   
       Date:  January 30, 1998        By:   /s/   Rick McConnell
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                                           Rick McConnell,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
                                           Secretary
   
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
   
   
   
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  99.3          Press Release dated January 27, 1998 announcing Storm Technology, Inc.'s
                earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 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):  JANUARY 27, 1998
                                          
   
                          ------------------------------  
   
   
   
                              STORM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
   
                 DELAWARE                   0-21449            77-0239305
  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer)
   incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)
  
          1395 CHARLESTON ROAD                            94043
        MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
  (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (650) 691-6600
  ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.
   
       On January 27, 1998, Storm Technology, Inc. announced its operating results
  for the quarter and year ended December 31, 1997, which include significant
  charges associated with Storm's December 18, 1997 acquisition of certain assets
  from Logitech, Inc. and certain Logitech, Inc. affiliates.  The Press Release
  announcing such results is incorporated herein by exhibit.
   
       ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS.
   
       (a)  The following exhibit is attached hereto and filed herewith:
   
            99.3 Press Release dated January 27, 1998 announcing Storm Technology,
                 Inc.'s earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 1997.
  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.
   
                                      STORM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
   
   
   
       Date:  January 30, 1998        By:   /s/   Rick McConnell
                                           --------------------------------
                                           Rick McConnell,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Assistant
                                           Secretary
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Seqntially   
                                                                                                      Numbered     
  Exhibit       Document                                                                              Page         
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  99.3          Press Release dated January 27, 1998 announcing Storm Technology, Inc.'s
                earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 1997.