Exhibit 23.1

                      Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated March 28, 2003 relating
to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in
PAR Technology Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" and "Selected Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Syracuse, New York
August 7, 2003


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