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This README file contains the following information:
           A) What's new?
           B) Properties of the Drivers
           C) Requirements for Installation
           D) Installation of the OS/2 Drivers
           E) Changing the resolution under OS/2 or Win-OS/2
           F) Known Restrictions
           G) Special information for BigBlue users working with the
              Beta OS/2 version 2.99, WARP Beta II

A) What's new?
==============
   The installation of the OS/2 driver for SPEA V7 graphic boards has now
   been simpified. In order to enable more comfortable use of the driver
   under OS/2 we have included a new tool, V7SETOS2.
   The installation is quite different to this previous description in the
   manuals and README files.
   In addition, the driver has been complemented with HiColor and - according
   to the board and memory available - TrueColor capability.


B) Properties of the Driver
===========================
   This driver supports the following resolutions and color depth in the
   OS/2 Workplace Shell:
      640 * 480  * 256 colors
      800 * 600  * 256 colors
     1024 * 768  * 256 colors
     1280 * 1024 * 256 colors (Only with 2 MB videoram!)
      640 * 480  * 64k colors
      800 * 600  * 64k colors                            (*)
     1024 * 768  * 64k colors (Only with 2 MB videoram!)

  (*)  In this resolution Seamless Windows is only supported by
       V7-MIRAGE boards with 2 MB videoram.

   The BigWin driver can be installed in the Windows Session in all available
   resolutions and also with color depth higher than 256 colors.
   Also if the BigWin is configured in another resolution than the OS/2
   environment it is possible to switch between both surfaces without
   any problems.

C) Requirements for Installation
================================
   OS/2 has to be installed and runs with standard VGA driver or and older
   BigBlue driver with the V7-MIRAGE board in the OS/2 environment as
   well.
   Note: You need the V7-MIRAGE "Drivers for Windows" Disk for the
   installation.


D) Installation of the OS/2 Drivers
===================================
1. (Only when drivers are downloaded from mailbox)
   Extract the files to an 1.44MB floppy a name this disk "V7-MIRAGE
   BigBlue v2.01".
   A disk label is NOT necessary any longer.

2. Start OS/2.
   Important: before beginning the installation shut down any running
   OS/2 and Windows programs!
   Open a fullscreen session or an OS/2 window. Put the disk labelled
   "V7-MIRAGE BigBlue v2.01" in drive A: and enter:
      A:\V7SETOS2
   Follow the instructions on the screen and if unsure at any point,
   call the online help.

   Note:
   If you use OS/2 without Windows then the checkbox titled 'Use settings
   in Win-OS/2 fullscreen session' will be deactivated.

   After terminating the program and restarting OS/2 you have access to
   the OS/2 desktop and seamless Windows with the BigBlue driver and
   to Windows via the BigWin driver in the resolution and color depth
   that you selected.


E) Changing the resolution under OS/2 or Win-OS/2
=================================================
After you have installed BigBlue a new folder named "SPEA/V7" will be
created on your desktop with the V7SETOS2 program icon. After starting
this program you can change the resolution or color depth before restarting
your system to initialize the changes.

Note the following if you wish to use a different resolution under Win-OS/2
as opposed to the OS/2 desktop.
1. Deactivate the checkbox 'Use settings in Win-OS/2 fullscreen session'.
2. Start Win-OS/2. Select the options 'File' and 'Run' in the Program
   Manager. Then enter V7SETUP' without a path or drive. After starting
   the program make the changes for your Win-OS/2 session in the same
   way as under V7SETOS2.

   Note: V7SETUP for Windows can't be started as a seamless window
   application.

F) Known Restrictions
=====================
Videoplayer:
   If you change to a fullscreen session whilst running a video then text
   will be displayed in black on blak. Switching from digital video to
   fullscreen windows can cause the system to crash.

V7SETOS2:
   The option 'Shutdown and restart' at the end of V7SETOS2 doesn't save
   opened files! Before starting the program you should therefore save
   all opened files or end V7SETOS2 with the option 'Shutdown'.
   If you see an error message "Error writing file" then the file is either
   write-protected or currently being used by another application. Remove
   the corresponding file attribute or close the other application and
   then start OS/2 again before repaeting the installation.

SPtune:
   User modes (tuned modes) are currently not supported. They are not shown
   in V7SETOS2 but are used and running if set under SPtune.

G) Special information for BigBlue users working with the Beta OS/2 version,
   WARP Beta II
============================================================================
   The program V7SETOS2 has not yet been adapted for the new beta version
   of OS/2. It is however possible to workaround this manually although
   SPEA can not provide any support for problems that may arise
   from using this driver with the beta version of OS/2.

   To use BigBlue with this version of OS/2 you have to manually
   undertake the following steps:

   - Install as described above without restarting. Before restarting open
   an OS/2 window and enter:
     COPY \OS2\SCREEN*.SYS \OS2\BOOT
   You can now restart OS/2 with the selected resolution.

   Win-OS/2 will however still start in VGA mode after this installation.
   To change this, start a text editor and open the file SYSTEM.INI and
   alter the 'display=.....' entry in the [boot] section to fdisplay=...
   e.g. for a resolution with 256 colors:
      fdisplay=bigws38.drv
   This entry must be altered after every change to the existing color
   depth setting.

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