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                                                          EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
Bitwise Designs, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-80917 and
333-05445) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-23933) of our report dated August 27,
1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules of Bitwise Designs, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 30,
1998 and 1997, and for the years ended June 30, 1998 and 1997, which report is
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Albany, New York
September 25, 1998
































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