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To: Edward Hardaway who wrote (5824)	11/11/1998 10:03:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 8581

Ed, ==========NEWS FLASH=========== Company Press Release Patriot Scientific Microprocessor Will Help Power Disk Arrays Offered by a Compaq European Division Newest GENROCO Controller Products Driven by PSC1000 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1998--Patriot Scientific Corp. (OTC BB:PTSC - news) today said its powerful PSC1000 microprocessor will play a key role in powering new disk arrays to be offered by Compaq Computer Corp.'s (NYSE:CPQ - news) European Custom Systems Division. The microprocessor is a key component in host adapters from GENROCO, Inc. (OTC BB:GRCI - news) that enable Compaq's disk arrays to run a DIGITAL UNIX operating system. Compaq will be providing GENROCO's PSC1000-powered TURBOfibre PCI Fibre Channel (FC) host adapters with its StorageWorks HSG-80 Fibre Channel disk arrays used in Compaq AlphaServers running the 64 bit DIGITAL UNIX operating system. A disk array is a collection of hard disks packaged to provide vast amount of data storage with fast data access capabilities to a computer, typically configured as a server. The FCP-1032 from GENROCO is the first FC interface for Alpha computer platforms capable of interfacing seamlessly with DIGITAL UNIX while also providing the highest sustainable data rate by any controller with the HSG-80. GENROCO indicates that Compaq will now begin using GENROCO FC host bus adapters in Oracle Video Servers (OVS). GENROCO has been a leading provider of high performance storage, digital video and network interfaces to such companies as Compaq, Sun, Silicon Graphics, Tektronix and Fujitsu for nearly a quarter century. It recently demonstrated the world's first open systems Gigabyte Systems Network (GSN) link powered by the PSC1000, moving data between Compaq and Sun Computers at a burst rate of 800 megabytes per second. ''Our PSC1000 powering this latest GENROCO application by Compaq once again validates the chip's remarkable pedigree,'' said Jim Lunney, Patriot's president & chief executive officer. ''We feel proud to be in such good company, and look forward to playing an integral part in other pioneering efforts.'' The PSC1000-powered GENROCO FCP-1032 is the newest member of GENROCO's TURBOfibre family of high bandwidth, low cost overhead controller products. The single PCI card utilizes the PSC1000 a 32 bit, 100 MHz onboard Java engine from Patriot which enables it to move files at sustained rates of over 90 megabytes per second. Fibre Channel has become the standard of choice for high performance, network attachable storage systems. GENROCO's new FCP-1032 controller is currently the only product capable of sustaining such speed on Compaq storage systems. 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 Basis 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 www.ptsc.com. GENROCO is the premier supplier of high performance and network interfaces for PCI and Sbus-based computer systems. The company manufactures Fibre Channel HIPPI, Ultra SCSI and DVB products for such platform vendors as Fujitsu, Tektronix, Digital Equipment Corp. and Sun Microsystems. These organizations, in turn, sell into high-end applications that require extraordinarily high data transfer rates such as digital video, 3-D seismic and satellite imaging. GENROCO's product line is based on its sophisticated and flexible proprietary TURBOfibre architecture. Additional GENROCO information is available at www.genroco.com. TURBOfibre is a registered trademark of GENROCO, Inc. All other products or brand names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Patriot Scientific Corp. Paul Berlin, 619/674-5000 ext. 235 pberlin@ptsc.com or The Townsend Agency John Chier, 619/457-4888