    AST RESEARCH, INC.       TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1051                     1-4-95

    			   SCREEN REFRESH ON ADVANTAGE! NOTEBOOK

    PROBLEM
    When running an application written in FoxPro for DOS on the Advantage
    notebook, the screen information is either blank or retained from the prior
    screen.  Random characters are left on the screen as drop-down menus are
    moved from one side to the other.

    CAUSE
    The MS-DOS disk-caching program SMARTDRV.EXE is incompatible with FoxPro for
    DOS running on the Advantage! notebook.  Any implementation of SMARTDRV.EXE
    will cause screen corruption in these applications.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER      DESCRIPTION

    501460-001     ADVANTAGE NOTEBOOK 486SX33

    SOLUTION
    Do not load SMARTDRV.EXE on the Advantage! notebook when running FoxPro or a
    program written in FoxPro.