STARBASE CORP
SC 13G, 2000-09-22
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                              STARBASE CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    854910205
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                September 8, 2000
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check    the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant  to which  this
Schedule 13G is filed:

                |_| Rule  13d-1(b)
                |X| Rule  13d-1(c)
                |_| Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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CUSIP NO.  699071106
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1.       Names of Reporting Persons.

         I.R.S. Identification Nos. Of Above Persons (entities only): Michael A.
         Roth and Brian J. Stark (filing as joint filers pursuant to
         Rule 13d-1(k))

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2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
         (a)______                  (b)_______

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3.       SEC Use Only

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4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization:  United States

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Number of shares Beneficially Owned by     5.  Sole Voting Power      3,853,210*
Each Reporting Person With:
                                           6.  Shared Voting Power          -0-
                                           7.  Sole Dispositive Power 3,853,210*
                                           8.  Shared Dispositive Power     -0-
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9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  3,853,210*
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain shares (See
    Instructions):  N/A
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11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  8.2%
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12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):  IN
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* BayStar Capital, L.P. ("BayStar"), a Delaware limited partnership beneficially
owns 2,568,807  shares of Starbase  Corporation (the "Issuer") common stock, par
value $.01 (the  "Common  Stock") and 513,761  warrants  ("Warrants")  which are
exercisable  for  an  equal  number  of  shares.  BayStar  International,   Ltd.
("International"),  a corporation  organized as a limited company under the laws
of the  British  Virgin  Islands is the  beneficial  owner of 642,202  shares of
Common Stock and 128,440 Warrants. Based on information provided in the Issuer's
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,  there were 46,549,629  shares of
Common Stock issued and  outstanding  as of July 31,  2000.  Therefore,  for the
purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  Michael A.
Roth and Brian J.  Stark,  in their  capacity  as the sole  members of  Northbay
Partners,  LLC, a Wisconsin limited liability company,  which serves as both the
managing member of (i) BayStar  Management,  LLC, the general partner of BayStar
and (ii)  BayStar  International  Management,  LLC,  the  investment  manager of
International,  beneficially own and possesses sole voting and dispositive power
over all 3,853,210  shares of Common Stock which represents 8.2% of the Issuer's
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

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Item 1.

(a)  Name Of Issuer:   Starbase Corporation
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(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  4 Hutton Centre Drive,
     Suite 800, Santa Ana, California 92707

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Item 2.

(a)  Name of Person Filing:  Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark
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(b)  Address of Principal Business Office  or,  if  none,  Residence:  1500 West
     Market Street, Suite 200, Mequon, WI 53092
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(c)  Citizenship:  United States
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(d)  Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock

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(e)  CUSIP Number:  854910205

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Item  3.  If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to   ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)   or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a)  |_| Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C.
              78o);

     (b)  |_| Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

     (c)  |_| Insurance  company as defined in Section  3(a)(19) of the Act (15
              U.S.C. 78c);

     (d)  |_| Investment  company  registered  under Section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

     (e)  |_| An investment adviser in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

     (f)  |_| An  employee   benefit  plan  or  endowment  fund  in  accordance
              with Sections 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g)  |_|  A  parent  holding   company  or  control  person  in  accordance
               with Sections 240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

     (h)  |_| A savings  associations  as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

     (i)  |_|  A  church  plan  that  is  excluded  from  the  definition  of an
               investment  company  under  Section  3(c)(14)  of  the Investment
               Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

     (j)  |_| Group, in accordance withss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.  Ownership.

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned (as of September 19, 2000): 3,853,210

     (b)  Percent of Class (as of September 19, 2000): 8.2%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

          (i)  Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,853,210

          (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0

         (iii) Sole  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the  disposition  of:
               3,853,210

          (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following |_|.

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.  N/A


Item 7.  Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.  N/A


Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.  N/A


Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.  N/A


Item 10.  Certification.

          By  signing below, we  certify  that, to the best of our knowledge and
belief, the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the control
of the issuer of such  securities  and  were  not  acquired  and are not held in
connection  with  or  as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief,  we
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

                                                     September 19, 2000

                                                     Date

                                                     /s/Michael A. Roth
                                                     ___________________________
                                                     Michael A. Roth

                                                     /s/Brian J. Stark
                                                     ___________________________
                                                     Brian J. Stark

      Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
                Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

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                                    EXHIBIT 1

                          AGREEMENT AS TO JOINT FILING

                            Dated: September 19, 2000

The  undersigned  hereby  agree that the  Schedule  13G with respect to Starbase
Corporation,  dated as of the date  hereof,  is filed on  behalf  of each of the
undersigned jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k).

                                                         /s/Michael A. Roth
                                                         _______________________
                                                         Michael A. Roth

                                                         /s/Brian J. Stark
                                                         _______________________
                                                         Brian J. Stark


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