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                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                       
                  UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                       
                              (AMENDMENT NO. 7)
                                       
                                       


                            Digi International Inc. 
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  253798 10 2
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /.  (A 
fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement 
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class 
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent 
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such 
class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting 
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of 
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which 
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section 
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, 
see the Notes).


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 CUSIP NO. 253798 10 2                13G                  PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     John P. Schinas
     ###-##-####        
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) / /
     Not applicable
                                                                      (b) / /
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3    SEC USE ONLY


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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States
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                              5    SOLE VOTING POWER

                                   1,576,251
       NUMBER OF              -------------------------------------------------
        SHARES                6    SHARED VOTING POWER
     BENEFICIALLY
       OWNED BY                    -0-
        EACH                  -------------------------------------------------
      REPORTING               7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
       PERSON
        WITH                       1,576,251
                              -------------------------------------------------
                              8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                   -0-
                              -------------------------------------------------
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     1,576,251
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

     Not applicable
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     11.7%
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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                       *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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ITEM 1.
         (a)  Name of Issuer

              Digi International Inc.

         (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

              11001 Bren Road East
              Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343

ITEM 2.
         (a)  Name of Person Filing

              John P. Schinas

         (b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

              11001 Bren Road East
              Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343

         (c)  Citizenship

              United States

         (d)  Title of Class of Securities

              Common Stock

         (e)  CUSIP Number

              253798 10 2

ITEM 3.   IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b),
          CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

              Not applicable

          (a) / /  Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act

          (b) / /  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act 

          (c) / /  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act

          (d) / /  Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act

          (e) / /  Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the 
                   Investment Advisers Act of 1940

          (f) / /  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
                   provisions of the Employee Retirement Income S Security Act
                   of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

          (g) / /  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
                   240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)

          (h) / /  Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

ITEM 4.   OWNERSHIP

          (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned

               1,576,251

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          (b)  Percent of Class

               11.7%

          (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

                 (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,576,251

                (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote -0-

               (iii)  sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      1,576,251

                (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                      -0-


ITEM 5.   OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
          If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the 
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of 
more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following  / /

          Not applicable

ITEM 6.   OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.

          Not applicable

ITEM 7.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
          SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY

          Not applicable

ITEM 8.   IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP

          Not applicable

ITEM 9.   NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

          Not applicable


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ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION
          The following certificate shall be included if the statement is 
filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course 
of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the 
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such 
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in 
any transaction having such purposes or effect.

                                   SIGNATURE

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, 
complete and correct.

                                                     January 30, 1998
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                                                            Date
                                                    /s/ John P. Schinas
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                                                          Signature
                                                      John P. Schinas
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                                                         Name/Title



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