Exhibit 23.1
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                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 13, 1998 (except for Note 10
which is as of March 20, 1998) included in Nexar Technologies, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and all references to
our firm included in this Registration Statement.



                                              BDO Seidman, LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
August 25, 1998