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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-32703 and No. 333-32705) of TransAct
Technologies Incorporated of our report dated February 8, 1999 appearing on page
17 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Hartford, Connecticut

March 29, 1999