EXHIBIT 23(a)

                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

   

    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of Base Ten Systems, Inc. on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 of our 
report dated December 23, 1996 (May 16, 1997 as to Note M), appearing in the 
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Base Ten Systems, Inc. for the year ended 
October 31, 1996.

    

   

Parsippany, New Jersey
May 27, 1997