From: marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com (Bob Marshall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Links 386 v1.05
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:51:20 GMT
Reply-To: marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California

The other day I posted a question about a problem I was having with
LINKS 386 and my Soundblaster 2.0 card. I finally called Access and they
said it was a known problem, and was fixed in version 1.05. They gave
me a phone number for a bulletin board system from which I could download
a .ZIP file with the new version, so I did. And it did indeed fix the 
problem.

I don't know whether it is appropriate to publish the phone number, so
I won't do it. And the documentation for the new version is a little bit
long, so I'd rather not post the whole thing. But attached below is a
summary from the documentation.

I'm sure if you are a registered LINKS owner that you can call ACCESS and
either arrange to download the files or have them mailed to you.

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LINKS386 PRO		    Update Version 1.05 		     08-18-92

CONTENTS OF THIS UPDATE DISKETTE:

1.	New VESALIB.EXE file.
	This updated VESA library contains a new version of the SETVESA program
	as well as new VESA drivers for the following chips or cards.
		a.	Oak Technology OTI-067 and OTI-077 chips.
			(Commonly found in Packard Bell Computers.)
		b.	Genoa cards.
		c.	BOCA Super X VGA (32,768 colors - product code SVGAX1)
		d.	BOCA Super VGA	   (256 colors - product code SVGAN1)
		e.	NCR chipsets (same as BOCA above)
		f.	Some ATI cards.
		g.	Diamond cards with Western Digital chips
		h.	Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 Cards
		i.	IBM XGA cards
		j.	Western Digital (Paradise) chips

2.	New LINKS386.EXE file. (Version 1.05)
	This is the main executable file for LINKS386 and contains several
	changes and bug fixes including the following:

     a. It should fix program lockups, especially on "B1" stepping 386 chips.
     b. It may fix problems with some video cards.
     c. It should fix ORCHID FAHRENHEIT 1280 problems when used in conjunction
	with either the REV1.EXE or REV2.EXE vesa drivers.
     d. SOUND BLASTER...It has a command line switch (/s) to prevent lockups
	during Sound Blaster interrupt conflicts. (See COMMAND LINE SWITCHES)
     e. It has other command line switches to perform various useful functions
	including switching into higher resolution modes.  (Above 640x400)
     f. It will display graphic tiles in blank areas of the screen when running
	   in 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768 modes.

3.	READV105.DOC file.	PLEASE READ.  This is documentation for the
				LINKS386 Version 1.05 update.(See below.)

4.	New GOLF.BAT file.  This will automatically delete the swap file
	if it exists but still allow command line parameters.

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Bob Marshall                     \\     "It ain't age
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.     \\     That makes me look this way
Sunnyvale, CA                      \\    It ain't the years, boys,
marshall@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com\\   It's the miles"
"I tell the truth 'cept when I lie"  \\     - Chris LeDoux
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