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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Board of Directors
Microware Systems Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Microware Systems Corporation on Form S-3 pertaining to a Securities Purchase
Agreement and related Registration Rights Agreement dated November 28, 2000
and a Private Equity Credit Agreement and related Registration Rights
Agreement dated December 15, 2000 of our report dated April 28, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Microware Systems
Corporation and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended March 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in
the prospectus.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
December 28, 2000
