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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. of our report dated
July 31, 2000 except for Notes 15 and 18, as to which the date is September 13,
2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in the
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report dated July 31, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule, which
appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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Dallas, Texas
May 30, 2001