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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
March 15, 1996 appearing on page 14 of Tridex Corporation's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
October 28, 1996