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EXHIBIT 23.3
[McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP LETTERHEAD]
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCONTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed on or about June 6, 2000 of our report, dated
December 19, 1997, except for Note 16 and the pro forma disclosures included in
Notes 2 and 13 as to which the date is August 19, 1998, which appears on page 30
of the Annual Report on form 10-K of General Automation, Inc. for the year ended
September 30, 1999.
/s/ MCGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
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McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Anaheim, California
June 6, 2000
