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From article <1993Jan8.161521.22457@utkux1.utk.edu>, by harp@martha.utcc.utk.edu (harp):
> In article <1993Jan8.150655.5640@gvl.unisys.com> pastor@prc.unisys.com (Jon Pastor) writes:
>>The build 53 driver was uploaded by some kind person to ftp.cica.indiana.edu 
>>(in the ../win3/uploads directory).  I happened to be talking to Gateway tech
>>support last night, and I asked about it.  The tech said that they'd just had
>>a long meeting about ATI  drivers that morning, and they have now released
>>build 50, meaning it's on the Gateway BBS after passing Gateway's QA.  He said
>>that they *did* have to fix it up some, and that Gateway does not officially
>>recommend using ATI's beta drivers.
>>
> Gateway is officially "not with it".  The build 50 drivers were on the
> internet weeks ago and they stink.  Is this a different build 50 than I
> have played with?  Could there be such a thing as a build 50 final release
> that would be more stable than a build 53 beta?
> 
> Sean Harp
> University of Tennessee

Build 53 is the next step along on the (interminable) "bug fix" path for the
ATI drivers.  Gateway appears to have some QC process that takes them several
weeks to OK a driver for distribution (I suppose that makes sense, given the
exposure they have), so they've only just accepted build 50.

The Build 53 drivers eliminate (at least for me and many others) the extremely
annoying "insufficient memory" messages that kept popping up in the Build 50
drivers.  The only remaining bug I see is the first time I switch a DOS
window to full screen, it's got garbage in it.  The fix is to quit the DOS
app, restart, switch to full window again, and no more garbage.  I haven't
tried MS Access to see if the font/cursor problem (I-beam text cursor does not
match the font) is fixed.

Since Gateway does not officially support the ATI beta drivers, my
recommendation is >>don't bother with build 50<< - the build 53 drivers
are much better!

Rich Baughman / Boston Technology / Wakefield, MA
rich@bostech.com
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Rich Baughman / Boston Technology / Wakefield, MA
rich@bostech.com