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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus 
constituting part of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration 
Statement on Form S-3 of Tridex Corporation (No. 33-58864) of our report dated 
May 5, 1995 appearing on page 15 of Tridex Corporation's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the year ended April 1, 1995.  We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
July 20, 1995
Hartford, Connecticut


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