


                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-97538) pertaining to the Accom, Inc. 1995 Stock Option/Stock Issuance
Plan and the Accom,  Inc.  Employee  Stock  Purchase  Plan of our reports  dated
October 29, 1996, with respect to the consolidated  financial statements and the
schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Accom, Inc.




                                                 Ernst & Young LLP


Palo Alto, California
December 20,1996

