Updated ATI CRYSTAL Fonts Driver Required for Windows 3.1

 Last reviewed: April 25, 1996
Article ID: Q86994
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

To use ATI's CRYSTAL Fonts display technology with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 at a resolution of 1024 x 768, you must obtain version 1.2 of the ATI CRYSTAL Fonts driver.

MORE INFORMATION

When running Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 with all models of the ATI Graphics Accelerator line of video cards (ATI Graphics Ultra, ATI Graphics Vantage, or ATI 8514 Ultra adapter), you must use version 1.2 of the ATI CRYSTAL Fonts video driver for 1024 x 768 resolution. Versions earlier than 1.2 do not support TrueType.

The update driver is available from ATI technical support, or by downloading the file named WIN31XTL.ZIP.

To obtain the phone numbers for ATI, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ATI and vendor and hardware and software
This updated driver is also available on CompuServe in the IBMHW forum as WIN31X.ZIP.

CRYSTAL Fonts is a font display technology developed by ATI designed to give an increased WYSIWYG appearance. In the near future, ATI plans to release an updated ATI CRYSTAL Fonts Converter Kit that will work with Windows 3.1.

The CRYSTAL Fonts products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win31 windrvr
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 3rdparty

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Last reviewed: April 25, 1996
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