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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Microvision (MVIS) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: dwight martin who wrote (3622)	9/20/1999 3:19:00 AM
From: kili	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7721

Here's a brief, jumpy, highlight translation of the article: (note: "" a put on the odd places where I'm in loss of finding the appropriate English word) <first, a description of a future scenario using VRD as we know it> The scene from the combat aircraft can become reality in a few years time. VRD is undergoing rapid development with MVIS. Prototypes are being tested both with avionics companies and in simulators, Boeing in Seattle and Saab AB in Link”ping among others. - The foremost issue of this technology is the high picture quality, says G”ran Kindstr”m, project leader for VRD with Saab AB. <a passage telling the charming story about how Saab came in touch with MVIS at an early stage> Saab and Boeing bought the two first prototypes. Agreed to put money into the continued development of VRD. ð We saw that VRD might become something big. And that other companies within the group should get involved in this innovating technology. Ericsson Saab Avionics has developed the "presentation system" with "sight line indicators" that are present in the Gripen airplane today. This might be completed with a helmet mounted display based on VRD. The technicians at Saab have also introduced the interest for the technology to the Swedish armed forces. ð The best qualities with VRD in terms of flying is the high quality of the picture combined with good brightness and contrast. With an even higher resolution, VRD can be used to create virtual cockpit systems, to be used both in simulators and in the aircraft itself. But VRD will surely also be used in totally different areas, such as in surgery and with fire fighting (helmet display displaying a building's layout in a smoke filled environment). <description of different areas for use, both as scanning device (camera), measuring/recording light, retina, etc., Saab/Boeing airplane ground crew/maintenance> <US Army/Navy/Airforce: interest confirmed and described> Saab and Avionics currently have two prototype systems from Microvision, one with a monochrome laser (red) with VGA quality resolution (640x400 pixel), and one for colour with SVGA resolution (800x600 pixel). ð VRD is not an alternative for the Gripen airplane today. The technology is too young and has not yet been tested sufficiently. But it might certainly become it in time, because the technology is promising and the development is getting along very fast. That's all, folks! Kim