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To: Burt Roger who wrote (6360)	7/7/1999 3:08:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

LEST ANYONE THINK PATRIOT SCIENTIFIC'S PSC1000 ISN'T SUITABLE FOR MUSIC SYNTHESIS, READ THIS! PATRIOTS SHBOOM MICROPROCESSOR SELECTED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION OF MUSIC SYNTHESIZERS SHBOOMS PSC1000 TO DRIVE NEW SOFTWARE FOR SOUND GENERATION San Diego, California, June 27, 1996 -- Patriot Scientific Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PTSC) is pleased to announce that its PSC1000 ShBoom microprocessor has been selected by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to operate a newly created image processing computer language to be employed in a sophisticated music synthesizing device. Physics professor John Scandrett, is leading the independent research project for the well-known St. Louis liberal arts college. He initially identified the PSC1000 chip on the Internet. In the late 1980s professor Scandrett along with a colleague, David Hudson, developed a highly specialized computer language for image processing. That language has been awaiting a microprocessor capable of efficiently and economically processing the novel code. Scandrett stated, The ShBoom chip is just about perfect for our computer language. The ShBoom chip and the new language are targeted by the researchers for the composition and production of electronically-generated music. We are working on a music synthesizing device that will allow for the microscopic control of the pitch and attack of a music note. In this capacity the ShBoom PSC1000 will be used for the direct generation of musical sound. In early 1996 philanthropist Robert Crawford, upon learning that the ShBoom technology would be applicable to the project, invested several hundred thousand dollars in Patriot. Mr. Crawford, a classical music enthusiast, commented, I think the music synthesizer device will become a fundamental tool for all serious composers. It will be a computer device capable of creating a sound that nobody has ever heard before. All kinds of ordinary people will have access to the device and some will turn out to be talented. Im shooting for a high level of results. Current software used for musical composition is limited in its ability to create the nuances utilized by certain instruments. Present synthesizers can play real/artificial time as well as algorithmic or sample sounds, however, these consume considerable memory and have difficulty simulating more complex instruments like strings or piano since each pitch has different harmonies. With the assistance of the ShBoom PSC1000, the project researchers envision broad possibilities allowing a more effective means of creating and controlling sound. Qualities such as pitch, tonality, nuance, tempo, scale and time will all be manipulated effectively. Professor Scandrett indicated that another related use of the microprocessor includes image processing. An example from music are the scores written by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Monteverdi composed on five lines which included erratic shapes of notes as well as a multitude of notations and scribbles. A modern musician cannot just sit down and play his music, Scandrett said. It is my hope the ShBoom processor will have the capabilities that will permit the transcribing of Monteverdis classical compositions into modern notation. An additional application of the ShBoom-inspired technology noted by the researchers could be the ability to capture music, even compact discs, into memory and then alter the time scale without changing the pitch. This would allow conductors to electronically manipulate tempos without having to re-record a performance using live musicians, potentially a tremendous savings in the cost of making recordings. Elwood G. Norris, Chairman of Patriot stated, Our chip has been called the serendipity chip due to its architecture being particularly well-suited for JAVA language processing. We have a significant advantage for stack-based software or hardware architectures like the JAVA virtual machine, Postscript, and Forth since these map very close to the native instructions of the ShBoom architecture. The PSC1000s unique merged stack-register architecture is also very efficient for executing languages such as C and C++ as these are generally implemented on a stack model. But more serendipity arises since the chip has music in its genes, being named after a 1954 jukebox tune. As we are preparing to deliver ShBoom chips to initial users intent on supercharging JAVA processing and others targeting embedded control applications, we are beginning to learn of numerous other innovative and diverse applications for this novel microprocessor architecture. Other high volume applications include laserprinters, video terminals, industrial controllers, modems and TV set-top boxes. Some specialized applications, like that of the researchers at Washington University, are just not feasible or economical with existing RISC processors. Patriot Scientific is engaged in the development of proprietary technologies including patented microprocessor technology and ISDN interface products, both with a strong commitment to development for the growing Internet market. The ShBoom-architecture PSC1000 microprocessor is being developed and targeted as a highly efficient and cost-effective JAVA processor and for use in sophisticated embedded control environments. The Company also owns radar and antenna technology. For more information on the Company and its technologies, visit www.ptsc.com. Thanks Delite....

To: Burt Roger who wrote (6360)	7/7/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: Walter Morton	Respond to of 18366

Burt, were you responding to post 6346?

To: Burt Roger who wrote (6360)	7/7/1999 2:02:00 PM
From: Walter Morton	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18366

<For them to deliver this feature without eDig and the microOS will be prohibitively more expensive.> Interesting comment. But, on what do you base this comment. What is cost prohibitive to you and me may not be cost prohibitive to somebody else. How much cost does it take to become cost prohibitive? I think time may be a better argument (without know actually what's going on inside of those two companies) since EDIG claims it can reduce the to-market-time. However, LU may have been working with Lydstrom many months prior to this announcement and time may no longer be a factor.