Exhibit 23(a)
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  this Registration
Statement  on Form S-8 of our  report  dated  April  12,  1999  relating  to the
financial statements, which appears in the 1998 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Base Ten Systems,  Inc., which is incorporated by reference in Base Ten Systems,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A-1 for the year ended December 31, 1998.


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June 23, 1999