Exhibit 23(b)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

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/A-1 of Base Ten Systems,  Inc. for
the year ended December 31, 1998.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
June 21, 1999