EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants'




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 of Base Ten Systems,  Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 33-89712, 33-60454, 33-55752, 333-00721,  333-21925,  333-59881, 333-59883,
333-59885 and Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-84451), and in the
Registration  Statements of Base Ten Systems,  Inc. and Subsidiaries on Form S-3
(Registration  Nos.  33-89710,  333-00719,   333-06317,   333-21923,  333-31335,
333-34159,  333-46095 and 333-70535),  of our report dated April 12, 1999 on our
audits of the consolidated  financial  statements of Base Ten Systems,  Inc. and
its  Subsidiaries  as of  December  31,  1998 and 1997,  and for the year  ended
December 31, 1998 and the  two-months  ended December 31, 1997,  which report is
included in this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A-1.


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April 28, 1999