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 (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.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
August 22, 1997