    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1696          04/01/97

    TITLE:  Landscape Printing in Windows 3.1x

    ISSUE

       When printing a file in landscape mode, from a Windows 3.1x
       application, the output file may contain missing text. This
       condition may occur with systems using the SiS 6205 video
       chipset.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       File SISFIXUP.EXE contains the fixup drivers for the SiS 6205
       video chipset. These drivers will resolve the issue stated above.

       If you exhibit the printing problem mentioned above, perform the
       following:

       1. Download file SISFIXUP.EXE from any of AST's On-Line!
          services including:

          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.

       2. Follow the README.TXT instructions included with the
          downloaded file.

    NOTES

       AST verified this issue using an Epson Stylus 1000 printer. Other
       printers may exhibit the same issue.

    TAN 001247DJ

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