EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT





The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Base Ten Systems, Inc.
Trenton, New Jersey 08619

   
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No.
33-89712, No. 33-60454, No. 33-55752; No. 333-721; No. 33-21925, and Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-84451 of Base Ten Systems, Inc. and
Subsidiaries on Form S-8 and the Registration Statements No. 333-719; No.
33-89710 and Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-21923 of Base Ten
Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-3 of our report dated December 23,
1996, appearing in this annual report on Form 10-K/A of Base Ten Systems, Inc.
and Subsidiaries for the year ended October 31, 1996.
    




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May 27, 1997