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- VIEWTOP Control Panel 3.0 - for B3d-S3x
- Release Notes
- =================================
-
- Contents: 1. Supported Chipsets and Software
- 2. Foreign Language Support
- 3. DCI and DirectDraw Support
- 4. Windows 95 QuickColor
- 5. Removing the Splash Screen
- 6. Windows 95 Driver Compatibility
- 7. VCP Media Player and Xing3.0
- 8. Windows NT 4.0
- 9. Customer Service
-
- 1. Supported Chipsets and Software
- -------------------------------
- This package provides transparent support for the ViRGE 325 and ViRGE/VX
- 988 graphics controllers, as well as Asian language support for
- Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean and Thai/English
- editions of Windows 3.1.
-
- 2. Foreign Languages
- -----------------
- On-line hints are provided in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish,
- Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Dutch, Russian and Korean
- for this release.
-
- 3. DCI and DirectDraw Support
- --------------------------
- Windows 3.1x DCI and Windows 95 DirectDraw 2.0 support are automatically
- installed along with the VCP by the Setup program.
-
- 4. Windows 95 QuickColor
- ---------------------
- This release incorporates our QuickColor code, which allows color
- depth to be changed on-the-fly under Windows 95. Since these techniques
- bypass the Win32 API and directly manipulate the GDI, we have taken a
- rather cautious approach to exception handling: if a QuickColor change
- fails, the display will default to 640x480 - a resolution supported
- under all hardware configurations and by all monitors. You will
- then have the option of restoring your original display settings.
-
- 5. Removing the Splash Screen
- --------------------------
- If you tire of the splash screen and/or sound, the unInstaller program
- now gives you this option.
-
- 6. Windows 95 Driver Compatibility
- -------------------------------
- The VCP has been tested and works transparently with Windows 95 drivers
- from both the chip vendor and Microsoft, including the original drivers
- shipped with Windows 95 as well as Microsoft's various updates included
- with DirectX 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0B.
-
- 7. VCP Media Player and XingMPEG 3.0
- ---------------------------------
- The recent release of XingMPEG 3.0 has a floating-point bug which
- makes it incompatible with the VCP's integrated media player. The
- VCP's media player is, however, compatible with earlier releases of
- XingMPEG, as well as Compcore, Mediamatics, Native-MPEG, CP3 and other
- hardware-based MPEG decoders.
-
- 8. Windows NT 4.0
- --------------
- A ViRGE driver for Windows NT 4.0 is provided by Microsoft with the retail
- release of NT 4.0. If NT is unable to correctly detect your accelerator,
- select an "S3 Compatible" display type. The ViRGE/VX is not properly
- supported by this driver.
-
- A beta release of a new ViRGE-ViRGE/VX driver is currently in testing.
-
- 10. Customer Service
- ----------------
- BBS : 886-2-5622774
-
- Open : 0:00 to 24:00 (GMT+8)
- Monday through Friday
-
- E-mail : britek01@ms1.hinet.net
-
- Copyright (C) 1996, EnTech Taiwan.
- (C) 1996, Britek Electronics Co., Ltd.