EXHIBIT 23.1


                          CONSENT OF GRANT THORNTON LLP








                                  Exhibit 23.1


               Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants


We have issued our report dated August 28, 1998 accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of NAM Corporation and Subsidiaries appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 1998 which is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8. We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned
report.


GRANT THORNTON LLP

Melville, New York
November 4, 1998