Independent Auditors' Consent





The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Base Ten Systems, Inc.
Trenton, New Jersey 08619

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statements No.
33-89712,  No.  33-60454,  No.  33-55752,  No.  333-00721;  No.  333-21925,  No.
333-59881,  No.  333-59883,  No.  333-59885,  No.  333-81493,  No. 333-81495 and
Amendment No. 1 to Registration  Statement No. 2-84451 of Base Ten Systems, Inc.
and  Subsidiaries on Form S-8 and the Registration  Statement No. 33-89710,  No.
333-00719,  No. 333-06317,  No. 333-21923,  No.  333-31335,  No. 333-34159,  No.
333-46095 and No.  333-70535 of Base Ten Systems,  Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form
S-3 of our report dated  February 6, 1998,  appearing  in this annual  report on
Form 10-K of Base Ten Systems, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended December
31, 1999.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Parsippany, New Jersey
April 11, 2000