Exhibit 23(a)

                        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Base Ten  Systems,  Inc.  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  February  6,  1998,
appearing in the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of Base Ten  Systems,  Inc. for the
year ended October 31, 1997.


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