EXHIBIT 23



     We consent to incorporation  by reference in the Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 of Control Data  Systems,  Inc. of our report  dated  January 25, 1996,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Control Data Systems,  Inc. as of
December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1994, and the related consolidated statements
of operations,  stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  December 31,  1995,  which report  appears in the 1995
annual report on Form 10-K of Control Data Systems, Inc.



                                              KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 17, 1996