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- From: fisk@cvdv99.mayo.edu (Tom Fisk | 2D-337 STM | 5-4341)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- Subject: Re: ATI Graphics Ultra Pro Local Bus
- Message-ID: <27DEC199213580491@cvdv99.mayo.edu>
- Date: 27 Dec 92 20:58:00 GMT
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- In article <85859@ut-emx.uucp>, dcoleman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daniel M. Coleman) writes...
- >I recently purchased a Gateway 2000 4DX2-66V with a local bus ATI Graphics
- >Ultra Pro, and was wondering if anyone out there has noticed bizarre behavior
- >in Windows. Here's what I mean:
- > 1) Printing: I use a Panasonic KX-P1124i and notice that whenever I
- > Print from Windows, some lines are missing and out of place,
- > and generally not good. This happens when I use a variety of
- > the Epsonlike printer drivers, such as NEC, Epson, IBM, and
- > Panasonic.
- > 2) Norton Desktop for Windows 2.0: Good luck. If I'm lucky I can
- > get this one to load.
- > 3) Microsoft Golf for Windows: 'Box' appears around player in any of
- > the 16-bit color modes.
- > 4) Caseliner 3.5: Dotted lines do not appear properly on-screen.
- >
- >I have NONE of these problems when I switch from the ATI mach 32 drivers to
- >8514/a, Crystal Fonts, or VGA. But there is quite an obvious speed penalty.
- >I am up to build 50 on the mach 32 drivers, but they have yet to correct ANY
- >of the problems I have had. Anyone have any hints? Suggestions? Fixes?
-
- Build 50 still has many incompatibility problems with many DLL's. Don't call
- ATI to ask for suggestions...their suggestion is to switch to the 8514a driver
- or wait until their next build is released....when???? Good question! I've
- gotten two different answers for the two times that I called...one person said
- last week, another said by mid-January...last week came and went...
-
- One of their support techs also suggested trying their Mach 8 drivers...what a
- waste of time (it don't work!).
-
- Being on the cutting edge of technology you sometimes get cut.
-
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