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To: James B. Barnes who wrote (610)	2/17/1998 10:16:00 PM
From: kvogel	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 915

James, Here's first page of filing. UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. ___________)* System Software Associates, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) Common Stock, par value $0.0033 per share -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 87183-91-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) December 9, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ ] Rule 13d-1(b) [X] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing of 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). Page 1 of 9 Pages CUSIP No 87183-91-0 Page 2 of 9 Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Hambrecht & Quist Group ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) / / (b) /X/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY -0- OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------ EACH REPORTING 6 SHARED VOTING POWER PERSON WITH 3,393,452 ------------------------------------------------------ 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ------------------------------------------------------ 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,393,452 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,393,452 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO Please note above: December 9, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT) Karl