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To: bob who wrote (2583)	5/19/1999 9:51:00 AM
From: kili	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

This is exciting -to say the least. Lola: Since it doesn't seem your expected relapse to 18-19 is near (for the immediate future), how do you read the current price & movement?? Kim

To: bob who wrote (2583)	5/19/1999 9:52:00 AM
From: JDN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

To all: You know, reviewing all the MVIS press releases a thought has occurred to me. At this point it looks as though MVIS is substantially a R & D company however products are now coming onstream, although R&D will continue indefinitely. I wonder if it would make sense to set up a new Corporation, transfer all R&D into it (since it is not really profitable initially) and spin it off to the shareholders of MVIS and allow MVIS to become the marketer and perhaps manufacturer of the finalized products. Thus enhancing MVIS profitablility?? JDN

To: bob who wrote (2583)	5/19/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Dee Jay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7720

this DARPA contract, for 360 degree vision, would be a wonderful response to the limited vision provided by Kaiser Electronics' system for the AIM-9X Sidewinder under the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System mentioned in the Microvision Pages site under competitive products. That system allows the pilot to see enemy planes off to the side and perhaps above and below, so that the heat-seeking Sidewinder can be directed to go in the appropriate angle once launched. Imagine being able to cover 360 degrees instead with "our" system, as the ultimate blind side is from the rear. Now the only hitch to be concerned about is that the "heat" coming from our aircraft's own thrust doesn't cause the missile to run up our own a**es as it goes for an enemy behind us. Dee Jay

To: bob who wrote (2583)	5/24/1999 7:41:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 7720

Monday May 24, 6:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Microvision, Inc. Microvision Wins Second DARPA Contract BOTHELL, Wash., May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS - news, MVISW - news), developer of the heavily patented Virtual Retinal Display(TM) (VRD(TM)) technology today announced that it has received funding for a second Phase I contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA). Microvision will design a revolutionary ''Autoscope'' which allows multiple viewers to see a stereoscopic, 3-D virtual image without the need for a head-worn device or special viewing aids. Microvision will construct a proof-of-concept demonstrator, with the possibility of a second phase contract for further product development. Work performed during Phase I will include the design of an Autoscope to meet the military's needs in various command-and-control applications. Additionally, the design has the potential to directly support an existing need in the medical community for high-performance, high-resolution, 3-D, off-the-head displays to service the growing requirements associated with minimally invasive and microsurgical procedures. Research analysts forecast that approximately 12 million endoscopic surgical procedures and explorations, including cardiovascular and arthroscopic procedures, will be conducted by the year 2000. ''As we continue to develop exciting head-worn applications for the VRD technology, we also see the need for high-fidelity binocular 3-D displays that require no viewing aids, unlike head-worn displays,'' said Dr. Thomas Lippert, Microvision Principal Scientist and Principal Investigator for the Autoscope Project. ''But the highly complex nature of existing auto-stereoscopic display systems limits their success in applications where video image quality is of prime importance. For example, holograms are current forms of auto- stereoscopic displays which remain optically complex, expensive, static, and incompatible with electronic image sourcing in general. Other approaches suffer from optical complexity, difficult maintenance of multiple image alignment, and generally low image quality. We believe Microvision's Autoscope is the best approach to the development of an auto-stereoscopic display because it combines optical simplicity with the VRD technology's inherent benefits. The VRD technology features unmatched brightness and color gamut, high contrast and color resolution, and high bandwith analog line scanning for the greatest stereo image fidelity as well as pixilated video signal compatibility. Our objective is to provide revolutionary displays that fully exploit human visual capabilities, while paying special attention to user-friendly design requirements. In this manner we can meaningfully improve user confidence and critical task performance.'' ''We are honored to have been selected by DARPA with our second contract this year,'' stated Rick Rutkowski, Microvision President and CEO. ''DARPA's overall mission is to develop imaginative, innovative, and high-risk research technologies offering a significant technological impact that will go well beyond the normal evolutionary developmental approaches, and to pursue these ideas from the demonstration of technical feasibility through the development of prototype systems. Their funding of our technology development is a strong validation of the product value we can deliver to multiple users in the military and commercial sectors.'' About Microvision Headquartered in Seattle, Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq: MVIS - news, MVISW - news) is the developer of the patented Virtual Retinal Display(TM) (VRD(TM)) technology that uses a rapidly scanned beam of light to project images on the eye's retina, allowing the viewer to see large, full-motion images without the need for a conventional display screen. Microvision's objective is to be a leading provider of personal display products and imaging technology in a broad range of military, medical, industrial, professional and consumer applications. The company was founded in 1993. Additional information can be found at the company's website at mvis.com. Forward-Looking Statement The information set forth in this release includes ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. Certain factors that realistically could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the company's forward-looking statements are set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE: Microvision, Inc.