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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. 2 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 28, 2000
