Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No.  333-00000)  pertaining to the  Programmer's  Paradise,  Inc. 1986 Stock
Option  Plan,  the  Programmer's   Paradise,   Inc.  1995  Stock  Plan  and  the
Programmer's Paradise,  Inc. 1995 Non-Employee Director Plan of our report dated
January 27, 1998,  with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and
schedule of Programmers Paradise,  Inc.  and subsidiaries included in its Annual
Report  (Form  10-K)  for the year  ended  December  31,  1997,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.






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