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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~Date~~DATE ofOF ~~Report~~REPORT (~~Date~~DATE ofOF ~~earliest~~EARLIEST ~~event~~EVENT ~~reported~~REPORTED): ~~June~~October 3024, 2003

APPLIED MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


WASHINGTON	0-26778	91-1074996
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer) Identification No.)

16770 NE 79th ~~St.~~Street Suite 103 Redmond, Washington 98052 ~~(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)~~

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 883-1606

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5. Other Events.
	Item 4. Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.
	Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
	Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 3.1
EXHIBIT 16.1

Item 54. ~~Other~~ ~~Events~~Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

(a) On ~~June~~October 3024, 2003, Applied Microsystems Corporation (the “Company”) ~~filed~~ ~~its~~received ~~Articles~~notice ofthat ~~Dissolution~~Grant ~~which~~Thornton ~~became~~LLP ~~effective~~(“GT”) ~~upon filing. The Company~~ has ~~instructed~~resigned ~~its transfer agent to close the share transfer records of the Company~~ as ofits ~~the close of business on June 30, 2003 and to no longer recognize~~independent ~~or record any transfers of shares of the Company’s common stock~~accountants. ~~After~~GT ~~the close~~had ofserved ~~the~~as ~~Company’s stock transfer books, certificates representing~~ the ~~common~~ ~~stock~~independent ofaccountants ~~the Company shall not be assignable or transferable on the books~~ of the Company ~~except by will, intestate succession or operation of law.~~since ~~All future distributions~~June 20, ~~if any~~2002, toand ~~holders~~audited of the Company’s ~~common~~financial ~~stock~~statements ~~will be~~for ~~made to~~ the ~~shareholders of record at the close of business on June 30,~~fiscal ~~2003,~~year ~~except~~ended as may be necessary as a result of any assignments by will, intestate succession or operation of law. The Company is proceeding with its dissolution and liquidation under Washington law pursuant to the Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company as approved by its shareholders on MayDecember 2231, ~~2003~~2002.

~~Item~~ (b) The report of GT on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December ~~7. Financial~~31, ~~Statements~~2002, ~~Pro~~contained ~~Forma~~no ~~Financial~~adverse ~~Information~~opinion or disclaimer of opinion and ~~Exhibits~~was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

(c) ~~Exhibits~~GT’s resignation as the Company’s independent accountants was not recommended or approved by the Company’s audit committee of its board of directors or other similar committee.

~~3.1~~ (d) During ~~Articles~~the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and through the date of ~~Dissolution~~this report, there have been no disagreements between the Company and GT on any matter of ~~Applied~~accounting ~~Microsystems~~principles ~~Corporation~~or ~~filed~~practices, ~~June~~financial 30statement disclosure, ~~2003~~or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of GT would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the Company’s financial statements for such years.

(e) During the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, and through the date of this report, the Company has had no reportable event (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

(f) The Company has provided GT with a copy of the disclosures contained herein and has requested that GT furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made by the Company in response to this item and, if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. The Company has filed as an exhibit hereto the response of GT to such disclosures.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


16.1		Letter from Grant Thornton LLP regarding change in certifying accountant

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits 3.1 Articles of Dissolution of Applied Microsystems Corporation filed June 30, 2003


Exhibit No.		Description

16.1		Letter from Grant Thornton LLP regarding change in certifying accountant

Applied Microsystems Corporation

July 1, 2003

October 28, 2003

/s/ Stephen J. Verleye

Robert C. Bateman Chief Financial Officer

Stephen J. Verleye

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