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To: Manx who wrote (3126)3/15/2000 10:24:00 AM
From: Manx  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5853
 
Wednesday March 15, 6:30 am Eastern Time

Company Press Release

Meade Instruments Corp. Enters Into OEM Agreement

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000--Meade Instruments Corp. (Nasdaq:MEAD - news) today announced
that TeraBeam Corp. has engaged Meade as an OEM manufacturer of optical components and related products for use in TeraBeam's networks.

TeraBeam is an emerging service provider for gigabit IP connectivity in metropolitan areas. Founded in 1997, TeraBeam is a privately held company based in
Seattle.

Meade is a leading designer and manufacturer of optical products including telescopes and accessories for the beginning to serious amateur astronomer. Meade also
offers a complete line of binoculars for the casual observer to the serious sporting or birding observer. The company distributes its products worldwide through a
network of specialty retailers, mass merchandisers and foreign distributors.

Additional information on Meade is available at www.meade.com.

``Safe Harbor' Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The matters discussed in this news release may contain comments and
forward-looking statements based on current plans, exceptions, events and financial and industry trends that may affect the company's future operating results and
financial position. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and which may cause future activities and results of
operations to differ materially from those discussed above. For additional information, refer to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

Meade Instruments Corp.
Brent W. Christensen, 949/451-1450
or
Silverman Heller Associates
Philip Bourdillon/Eugene Heller, 310/208-2550



To: Manx who wrote (3126)3/15/2000 10:30:00 AM
From: Cyrus Mashhoodi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5853
 
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To: Manx who wrote (3126)3/15/2000 10:57:00 AM
From: MangoBoy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 5853
 
Companies and products mentioned in TeraBeam patent's description of their reference implemention:

JDSU: EDFA
MRVC: 1550nm tranceiver, 1500nm detector
Packet Engines: G-NIC, PowerRail 5200 Gigabit Ethernet routing switch
Richardson Labs: 1550nm NGO (diffraction grating)
Meade: receiving telescopes