EXHIBIT 23(a)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT






We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement 
of Base Ten Systems, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated December 23, 1996, 
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Base Ten Systems, Inc. for the 
year ended October 31, 1996.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 13, 1997



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