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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Board of Directors
Microware Systems Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-38840 on Form S-3 of Microware Systems Corporation 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
Des Moines, Iowa
July 13, 2000
