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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.4
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of The Continuum
Company, Inc. of our report dated April 21, 1995 which appears on page 22 of
Hogan Systems, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
1995. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page 29 of such Annual Report on
Form 10-K. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.
    
 
   
/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP
    
 
   
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
    
 
   
Dallas, Texas
    
   
February 12, 1996