As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2000
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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):   August 2, 2000
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                           Programmer's Paradise, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)




          Delaware                     000-26408                 13-3136104
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 (State of Other Jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)                    File Number           Identification No.)




   1157 Shrewsbury Avenue, Shrewsbury, New Jersey                 07702
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)




Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (732) 389-8950
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Item 5.   Other Events


          See Exhibit  99.1 for a copy of the Letter of Intent,  dated August 2,
2000,  between  PC-Ware  Information  Technologies  AG of  Leipzig,  Germany and
Registrant  and  attached  press  release,  which  contemplates  the purchase by
PC-Ware of Registrant's European subsidiaries.



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

     (c)   Exhibits

           99.1     Letter of Intent, dated August 2, 2000, between PC-Ware
                    Information Technologies AG of Leipzig, Germany and
                    Registrant, and attached press release.





                                    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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                  PROGRAMMER'S PARADISE, INC.




Dated:  August 4, 2000            By:/s/ William Sheehy
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                                     William Sheehy
                                     Chief Financial Officer




                                 EXHIBITS INDEX

Exhibit
Number            Description
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   99.1           Letter of Intent, dated August 2, 2000, between PC-Ware
                  Information Technologies AG of Leipzig, Germany and
                  Registrant, and attached press release.