BTW, Chris, it looks like this problem will only affect folks who've
installed an add-on card (and used ATI's Universal installer). You
probably won't have used this installer with your Powerbook or G3
because the drivers come with the OS.

John

>At 11:55 AM -0500 on 11/4/99, thee scribed:
>>I was looking to find out if people were experiencing these problems
>>that ATI describes.  I'm looking to upgrade my Wallstreet Powerbook
>>and wondering if I'll be in trouble.  Not a problem following the
>>instructions... just wondering.
>
>I had some problems, although the biggest thing was a missing
>extension that caused the video performance on my main monitor to
>drop to LC-class levels. The reinstall was completely painless, so I
>wouldn't worry about it too much. Just download the Universal
>Installer and whatever other updates you'll need before you upgrade,
>and you'll be ready to fire them all off once the OS installation is
>finished. Then, hopefully, you can avoid any trouble altogether.
>That's what I did, and other than some rather annoying crashes with
>Office (for which there's no update...), I've not had so much as a
>stumble.
>
>
>Regards,
>Bob
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