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AST RESEARCH, INC. INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN # 0045 07/22/97
TITLE: ISACU and AST Commercial Systems
SUMMARY
AST will no longer support ISACU on new AST commercial systems.
AST's systems will continue to support ISA add-in boards without
this configuration utility. As new systems are developed, AST
shall continue to follow recommendations and initiatives
established for the PC industry by Microsoft and Intel. These
recommendations include a transition of peripheral devices to the
PCI bus from ISA, as well as the use of Plug-and-Play
(PnP)-compatible devices.
This issue applies to any system using ISACU.
NOTES
As a utility, ISACU served its purpose in assisting the
transition to Plug-and-Play peripherals. By following
Microsoft/Intel recommendations, AST is able to provide its
customers with systems which provide the full performance
benefits of recent hardware and software innovations. AST is
encouraging its customers to prepare for a complete transition to
PCI peripheral add-in boards by July 1998, when ISA-less desktop
systems will be the norm.
Summary from Intel:
Intel provides the Plug-and-Play kits for MS-DOS and Windows 3.x
(including the ISA Configuration Utility or "ICU") to its OEMs,
for redistribution to end users on a "use as is" basis, under the
terms and conditions of the attached license. Under this license,
OEMs are solely responsible to their customers for any updates,
all support obligations, and all liability arising from use and
distribution of the utilities. Intel will not provide any future
upgrades or support for these utilities, nor does Intel test
these utilities on its new motherboards.
TAN N/A
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