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.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Syracuse, New York
January 15, 2004


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