FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Boyer Mark Thomas
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/13/2004
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PROGRAMMERS PARADISE INC [PROG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD, SUITE 175
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENBRAE, CA 94904
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 73,200 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 5,000 (1)
I
By self as trustee for sons.
Common Stock 768,700 (1)
I
see footnote (2)
Common Stock 1,000 (1)
I
By self as co-owner of pension fund.
Common Stock 1,100 (1)
I
By self as co-owner of pension fund.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Boyer Mark Thomas
300 DRAKES LANDING ROAD
SUITE 175
GREENBRAE, CA 94904
  X      

Signatures

Mark T. Boyer 07/06/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Nothing in this filing shall be deemed an admission that Mr. Boyer is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.
(2) Mr. Boyer is an owner of ROI Capital Management, Inc. (ROI) an investment advisor registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 which may be entitled to receive a portion of the realized or unrealized gains potentially created by some of the reported stock which is held in client portfolios. Part of the reported shares are held in an investment limited partnership of which ROI if the general partner and Mr. Boyer a limited partner. None of the reported shares were acquired with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the issuer.

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