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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1113                3-23-95

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		  ASCENTIA 8XXN AND 9XXN DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY 
				  WHEN MULTITASKING WITH A DOS SHELL

PROBLEM

When using the DOS command  "mode bw80,50" in a DOS shell, under Windows, 
to switch the display to 50 column mode, there will be no line feeds in the 
displayed text if the user multitasks  out to Windows and then back 
to DOS shell.

CAUSE

The wrong version (ANSI.SYS) of the ANSI driver is loaded. 

SYSTEMS AFFECTED
AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

501469-301     ASCENTIA 800N 4/33
501469-401     ASCENTIA 800N 4/33
501471-301     ASCENTIA 800N 4/50
501471-401     ASCENTIA 800N 4/50

501683-XXX     ASCENTIA 810N 4/66 CS10

501299-2XX     ASCENTIA 900N 4/50 CS10
501300-3XX     ASCENTIA 900N 4/50 CT9
501302-2XX     ASCENTIA 900N 4/75 CS10
501304-3XX     ASCENTIA 900N 4/75 CT10

501590-301     ASCENTIA 910N 4/75 CS10
501589-301     ASCENTIA 910N 4/75 CT10
501589-401     ASCENTIA 910N 4/75 CT10
501592-201     ASCENTIA 910N 4/50 CS10

SOLUTION

Load Western Digital's WDANSI.SYS (to replace DOS's ANSI.SYS).

To install WDANSI.SYS, run INSTALL.EXE from the DOS video drivers disk, and 
select "utilities" from the drivers/installation screen.

Load the WDANSI.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file (replacing ANSI.SYS).