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<LEGEND>
     The schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from the
December  31, 1998  financial  statements  and is  qualified  in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        ADVANCED MACHINE VISION CORPORATION
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<F1>
     Income tax includes a benefit from deferred income taxes of $2,100,000.
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