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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated August 2, 2000 included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 2-73235) of the
Hathaway Corporation Amended 1980 Non-Incentive Stock Option Plan dated August
3, 1981, into the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 2-90687) of the 1983
Incentive and Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of Hathaway Corporation dated May
10, 1984, into the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-44998) of the 1992
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Hathaway Corporation dated January 8, 1992, into
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-37473) of the 1989 Incentive and
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of Hathaway Corporation dated October 25, 1990,
and into the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-44997 and 333-21337)
of the 1991 Incentive and Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan of Hathaway
Corporation dated January 8, 1992 and February 7, 1997, respectively.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Denver, Colorado,
September 21, 2000.
