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To: The Ox who wrote (16935)	6/8/1999 11:29:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

FYI. Monday June 7, 9:33 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Patriot Scientific Announces Charis's pico Virtual Machine Running On PSC1000 Low Cost Solution for Small, Embedded Java Devices SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1999--Patriot Scientific Corp. (OTCBB:PTSC - news), today announced that it has entered into an alliance with Charis Software Systems Inc. Charis has ported it's pico Virtual Machine (pVM) Java(TM) software to Patriot's PSC1000 -- the first-to-market, Java-specific microprocessor. The pico Virtual Machine is a full function Java-compliant Virtual Machine of less than 50K byte in size, and is perfect for memory-constrained embedded systems. Charis's pVM is specifically aimed at small footprint, low memory devices that need richer functions than JavaCard(TM), at a fraction of the size of Embedded or Personal Java(TM). The pVM software includes a glue layer so that it can easily be made to run on top of many real time operating systems (RTOS). However, a major benefit of pVM is the ability to run standalone without an RTOS. This allows for the optimization of cost for applications where an RTOS is not otherwise required. Examples of target devices for the pVM are pagers, smart card readers, industrial controllers, POS terminals, intelligent appliances and hand-held terminals. ''The porting of Charis's pVM is another important milestone for the PSC1000,'' said Patriot's president and chief executive officer, Jim Lunney. ''pVM fills an important niche in the embedded Java software market. The combination of the PSC1000 with pVM software offers an extremely efficient, low cost solution for developers of target devices.'' ''We are totally focused on the embedded Java marketplace,'' said Charis's president, Norman Cheung. ''Porting pVM to Patriot's platform was a natural decision, due to the PSC1000's leading position as the microprocessor of choice for low-cost devices based on embedded Java technology.'' Charis also develops and markets Charis Actor Portfolio (CAP), a set of component-oriented Java tools which drastically reduces the time required for coding and debugging of highly complex embedded Java systems. For more information on Charis Software Systems Inc., visit charis.com Patriot will be demonstrating the PSC1000 at the upcoming JavaOne conference, June 15-18 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, booth No. 1322. Founded in 1987, Patriot Scientific Corp. designs, markets and manufactures: the PSC1000, based on the patented ShBoom technology, a 32-bit microprocessor targeted at Java and Internet appliances as well as the traditional embedded systems markets; high-performance ISDN Basic Rate and Primary Rate products for digital communications; and ground penetrating radar and ionized gas antenna technologies. For more information on Patriot Scientific Corp., visit ptsc.com Charis, Charis Actor Portfolio and pVM are trademarks of Charis Software Systems Inc. Java and all other Java-based trademarks are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. All other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective holders. Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this news release looking forward in time involve risks and uncertainties, including the risks associated with the effect of changing economic conditions, trends in the products markets, variations in the company's cash flow, market acceptance risks, technical development risks, seasonality and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

To: The Ox who wrote (16935)	6/8/1999 4:50:00 PM
From: Martin Milani	Respond to of 64865

he is a nobody working at MSFT....don't take him to serious

To: The Ox who wrote (16935)	6/8/1999 9:48:00 PM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

Michael, having power on the desktop is important as it allows detachment from a central processing bottleneck/failure point. Are we all so brainwashed on this thread that we think it's a good idea to hook up dumb terminals to a centralized failure point --- dejavu.