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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN #0077A                  11-28-90

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                          AST-VGA UTILITIES SOFTWARE


Production Release 3.03        Available November, 1990

Part Number: 910427-001        5.25 inch, 1.2MB diskette

             910427-031        3.50 inch, 760KB diskette

Please note: The part number has changed from the previous release of these
             utilities (see below).

Includes enhancements and problem fixes of previous versions plus the
following:

    ENHANCEMENTS:

    - VGA now supports IBM PS/2 display modes of the VGA standard.  This
      implies that the ability to use either VGA color or VGA monochrome
      displays interchangeably with software applications.  These utilities
      are to be used in conjunction with release 3.10 of the VGA BIOS (part
      number 107000-684).

    - Added 800x600 drivers for Windows 3.0, WordPerfect 5.0 and Autocad
      release 9 and 10.

Production Release 3.00        Available October, 1989

Part Number: 910363-001        5.25 inch, 360K diskette 1 of 4
             910363-002        5.25 inch, 360K diskette 2 of 4
             910363-003        5.25 inch, 360K diskette 3 of 4
             910363-004        5.25 inch, 360K diskette 4 of 4

             910363-031        3.50 inch, 760K diskette 1 of 2
             910363-032        3.50 inch, 760K diskette 2 of 2

    PROBLEMS RESOLVED:

    - An incompatibility with the OS/2 operating system whereby the screen
      would appear blank when OS/2 was booted.

Production Release 1.03        Available September, 1988

Part Number:  910204-001       5.25 inch diskette 1 of 2
              910204-002       5.25 inch diskette 2 of 2

    PROBLEMS RESOLVED:

    - Resolved problems with Windows drivers.  Drivers for 640 by 400, 256
      colors operate correctly with this release.  (PR#B43002)

    - The diagnostics now report the correct switch settings of the VGA
      adapter.

Production Release 1.01        Available May, 1988

    ENHANCEMENTS:

    - Includes Microsoft Windows drivers for extended video modes of
      operation.

Production Release 1.00        Available March, 1988

This is the initial release of the software.