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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0350          06/03/97

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TITLE:  Ascentia J40 & J55 Flash BIOS, v2.14
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05597033.EXE / 905597-033
   Ascentia J40 & J55 Flash BIOS, v2.14 

SUMMARY

   File 05597033.EXE contains version 2.14 of the Ascentia J40 and 
   Ascentia J55 flash BIOS. This software applies to the following 
   systems: 503146, 503147, and 503171.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   N/A   


ENHANCEMENTS

   N/A   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Version 2.13 contained the following enhancement:
   
   This BIOS uses the new VGA BIOS from Chips & Technology to fix 
   the 640x480x16M mode issue.


NOTES

   N/A

   For information on installing this update, please view the 
   README.TXT file that accompanies the update.

   You can download this file from the following services:

   AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
   AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
   CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
   Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

   * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's international BBS 
     numbers.

   To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
   hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
   the file. 

TAN N/A

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