content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 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): March 30, 2000
  
                                Computone Corporation
                -----------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
  
  
        Delaware                 0-16172                       23-2472952
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    (State or other            (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of            File Number)                Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
  1060 Windward Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia        30005
  -----------------------------------------------------------      ----------
     (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
  
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 625-0000
  
                                      N/A
            -------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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  Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
  
       On March 30, 2000, upon approval of Registrant's Board of Directors and the
  audit  committee of  Registrant's  Board of Directors,  Registrant  notified its
  independent auditors, BDO Seidman LLP ("BDO Seidman"),  that it would not retain
  BDO Seidman as Registrant's independent auditors in connection with Registrant's
  consolidated financial statements for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.
  
       BDO  Seidman's  reports  on  the  consolidated   financial   statements  of
  Registrant for the two fiscal years most recently ended (April 2, 1999 and April
  3, 1998) did not contain any adverse  opinion or any  disclaimer  of opinion and
  were not  qualified  or modified as to  uncertainty,  audit scope or  accounting
  principles,  with the exception of a going concern qualification with respect to
  the fiscal years ended April 2, 1999 and April 3, 1998.
  
       During  the fiscal  years  ended  April 2, 1999 and April 3, 1998,  and the
  subsequent  interim periods  preceding the notice,  there were no  disagreements
  between  Registrant  and BDO Seidman on any matter of  accounting  principles or
  practices,  financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which,
  if not  resolved  to the  satisfaction  of BDO  Seidman,  would have  caused BDO
  Seidman to make a reference to the subject matter thereof in connection with its
  reports.
  
       Registrant  provided  BDO  Seidman  with a copy of this Form 8-K Report and
  requested that BDO Seidman provide the letter  contemplated by Item 304(a)(3) of
  Regulation  S-K.  Attached  hereto as Exhibit 16 is BDO  Seidman's  letter dated
  April 3, 2000 indicating that BDO Seidman has no  disagreements  with Registrant
  concerning the disclosures in this Form 8-K Report.
  
       On March 30, 2000,  Registrant's  Board of Directors,  with the approval of
  Registrant's  audit  committee,  retained  Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the
  Registrant's  certifying accountant for Registrant's fiscal year ended March 31,
  2000.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (a)  Financial statements of business acquired.
            Not applicable.
  
       (b)  Pro forma financial information.
            Not applicable.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
            16   Letter  dated April 3, 2000 from BDO Seidman LLP pursuant to Item
                 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.
  
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                                      SIGNATURE
  
       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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                COMPUTONE CORPORATION
  
  
  Dated:  April 5, 2000               By:   /s/ Perry J. Pickerign
                                            ----------------------
                                            Perry J. Pickerign,
                                            President and Chief Executive Officer
  
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                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
                                    -------------
  
                      (Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K)
  
  
  Exhibit No.                Description
  -----------                -----------
  
      16         Letter  dated April 3, 2000 from BDO Seidman LLP pursuant to Item
                 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, DC 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): March 30, 2000
  
                                Computone Corporation
                -----------------------------------------------------
                (Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
  
        Delaware                 0-16172                       23-2472952
     --------------             ---------                      ----------
    (State or other            (Commission                  (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of            File Number)                Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
  1060 Windward Ridge Parkway, Suite 100, Alpharetta, Georgia        30005
  -----------------------------------------------------------      ----------
     (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
  
         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 625-0000
  
                                      N/A
            -------------------------------------------------------------
            (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  Item 4.  Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.
  
       On March 30, 2000, upon approval of Registrant's Board of Directors and the
  audit  committee of  Registrant's  Board of Directors,  Registrant  notified its
  independent auditors, BDO Seidman LLP ("BDO Seidman"),  that it would not retain
  BDO Seidman as Registrant's independent auditors in connection with Registrant's
  consolidated financial statements for its fiscal year ended March 31, 2000.
  
       BDO  Seidman's  reports  on  the  consolidated   financial   statements  of
  Registrant for the two fiscal years most recently ended (April 2, 1999 and April
  3, 1998) did not contain any adverse  opinion or any  disclaimer  of opinion and
  were not  qualified  or modified as to  uncertainty,  audit scope or  accounting
  principles,  with the exception of a going concern qualification with respect to
  the fiscal years ended April 2, 1999 and April 3, 1998.
  
       During  the fiscal  years  ended  April 2, 1999 and April 3, 1998,  and the
  subsequent  interim periods  preceding the notice,  there were no  disagreements
  between  Registrant  and BDO Seidman on any matter of  accounting  principles or
  practices,  financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure which,
  if not  resolved  to the  satisfaction  of BDO  Seidman,  would have  caused BDO
  Seidman to make a reference to the subject matter thereof in connection with its
  reports.
  
       Registrant  provided  BDO  Seidman  with a copy of this Form 8-K Report and
  requested that BDO Seidman provide the letter  contemplated by Item 304(a)(3) of
  Regulation  S-K.  Attached  hereto as Exhibit 16 is BDO  Seidman's  letter dated
  April 3, 2000 indicating that BDO Seidman has no  disagreements  with Registrant
  concerning the disclosures in this Form 8-K Report.
  
       On March 30, 2000,  Registrant's  Board of Directors,  with the approval of
  Registrant's  audit  committee,  retained  Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the
  Registrant's  certifying accountant for Registrant's fiscal year ended March 31,
  2000.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (a)  Financial statements of business acquired.
            Not applicable.
  
       (b)  Pro forma financial information.
            Not applicable.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
            16   Letter  dated April 3, 2000 from BDO Seidman LLP pursuant to Item
                 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.
  SIGNATURE
  
       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, thereunto duly authorized.
  
                                COMPUTONE CORPORATION
  
  Dated:  April 5, 2000               By:   /s/ Perry J. Pickerign
                                            ----------------------
                                            Perry J. Pickerign,
                                            President and Chief Executive Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                    -------------
  
                      (Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K)
  
  Exhibit No.                Description
  -----------                -----------
  
      16         Letter  dated April 3, 2000 from BDO Seidman LLP pursuant to Item
                 304(a)(3) of Regulation S-K.