============================================================================= AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0731 01-06-92 ============================================================================= AST 486 SYSTEMS AND MICROSOFT EXCEL PROBLEM: When running Microsoft Excel version 3.0 with a Postscript printer and doing a "Print Preview" in landscape mode with the print expanded 150%, the software will generate the following error message: "NON-RECOVERABLE APPLICATION ERROR" SYMPTOM: All AST 486 based systems experience "NON-RECOVERABLE APPLICATION ERRORS" (UAE). A system reset is required to recover from this problem. The UAE's will not occur while printing, only when doing a print preview. AFFECTED SYSTEMS: All AST 486 models. SOLUTION: This is not a problem that AST can resolve. Microsoft Windows version 3.1 (BETA) has been tested by AST and does not experience the same problem. Customers experiencing the above problem should contact Microsoft Product Support at (206) 637- 7098 for a resolution.