M8WR30.ZIP - ATI Technologies Inc.

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ÛÛÛÝ T E C H N O L O G I E S    I N C . ÞÛÛÛÛ   ³ 256 color ATI Desktop driver³
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  36712  Stored   36712   0%  07-26-94  12:49  94935ae1 --w-  MACHW.LZH
   2130  Implode    883  59%  04-15-94  17:44  c0d16860 --w-  WININST.HLP
 206417  Stored  206417   0%  07-11-94  09:55  5a6aaea0 --w-  MACHS.LZH
   2228  Implode   1126  50%  07-26-94  13:39  c938ffdf --w-  README
    788  Implode    336  58%  07-26-94  14:36  cdbecbb6 --w-  LOADER.VSF
    968  Stored     968   0%  07-11-94  16:50  2a21873c --w-  MACHE.LZH
 295931  Stored  295931   0%  07-26-94  14:35  a048b6a2 --w-  ATIDESK.LZH
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IMPORTANT DRIVER INFORMATION:

In order to resolve outstanding issues with Windows 3.1/3.11, 
and Windows based applications,  ATI has released this new 
driver for the ATI 38800 (Mach8) chipset based graphics cards.

This new Mach8 Windows driver, which runs on Mach8 cards with 
1MB of accelerator memory, is faster than previously released 
drivers with an emphasis on stability.  Extensive internal and 
beta testing have shown the driver to meet this target criteria.

In order to achieve the speed and stability the designers were 
targeting, the specifications for this new driver differ from 
the original Mach8 Windows driver in the following ways;  

- The new driver does not support 16 color (4bpp) mode. 
Incorporating 16 color mode into the driver would seriously 
affect performance.  This mode was also found to be 
incompatible with most of the software applications that are 
currently being released.

- Since the 1280x1024 resolution was only supported on later 
versions of the Mach8 family of graphics cards, and it only 
supported 16 colors, the new driver does not incorporate 
this mode.

- The proprietary Crystal Font feature that appeared in the 
original Mach8 driver, was also dropped for performance and 
compatibility reasons.


The new driver operates in 256 color mode at 640x480, 
800x600 and 1024x768 resolutions in Windows 386 enhanced 
mode only.  It features an ATI desktop with the look and 
feel of Windows drivers offered with ATI's high end graphics 
products.

This driver is available from Library #17 of the ATI 
forum on Compuserve (GO ATITECH) or for download from the 
Canadian ATI Download BBS at (905) 764-9404 and German ATI 
Download BBS at +<49> 89 460 90766 {8N1}.

Mach8 based graphics cards include the Graphics Ultra, 
Graphics Vantage, 8514/Ultra and VGAWonder GT products.



INSTALLATION NOTES:

1. Ensure that you have a copy of LOADER.ZIP.  The LOADER utility is used 
to install this driver.  LOADER.ZIP is available on the ATI BBS and on
our CompuServe forum.

2. Ensure that you have a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE, v1.10 or later.  PKUNZIP
is available on most BBS and information services, including the ATI
BBS and CompuServe.

3. Do NOT attempt to perform the driver installation from within Windows.
Exit Windows completely, and perform the following operations in DOS.

4. Unzip LOADER.ZIP and M8WR30.ZIP into the same temporary directory on
your hard disk, then run the LOADER utility.  For example:

MD \ATITEMP
PKUNZIP LOADER.ZIP \ATITEMP
PKUNZIP M8WR30.ZIP \ATITEMP
CD \ATITEMP
LOADER

5. Follow the screen prompts for installing the Windows driver.  

6. Once the driver has been installed, you can delete the contents of the 
temporary directory (DEL \ATITEMP\*.*) and delete the directory itself 
(RD \ATITEMP).  

7. We recommend that you copy the ZIP files (M8WR30.ZIP and LOADER.ZIP) to 
floppy disk, in case you need to install the driver again.