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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0811                 01-11-93

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                       POWER EXEC SETUP FIELD CHANGES


Beginning with the Power Exec BIOS version 2.0, the System Setup fields used
to enter password input and verification no longer display a moving cursor or
asterisk while typing.

AST, in compliance with an evolving international security implementation
specification has adopted this practice.