CATALYST™ Version 02.1 Web Posting
Release Notes
What is CATALYST™ Version 02.1?
CATALYST™ VERSION 02.1 is ATI’s software and services suite that enhances and accelerates the
ultimate visual experience. CATALYST™ Version includes four elements: the latest driver, the latest version
of MULTIMEDIA CENTER™, the latest version of HYDRAVISION™, and the latest support for ATI’s
REMOTE WONDER™ product.
Operating systems supported by CATALYST™ Version 02.1 display
drivers.
The CATALYST™ Version 02.1 display driver is designed to support the following Microsoft Windows
platforms:
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Windows 98/98SE and Millennium Edition (ME)
Features of ATI CATALYST™ version 02.1
New ATI Control Panels Directory
This feature allows for different version of the drivers to co-exist. This allows as hierarchy drivers which are
installed on directories using build numbers. Further, the ATI Control Panel is installed into its own directory
becoming a stand alone product. This allows for ATI Control Panel to be forward and backward compatible
from this release onward.
SMARTGART™
ATI’s proprietary diagnostic tool to determine the most stable AGP setting, making the most stable drivers in
the industry even more stable.
SMARTGART™ automatically tests the AGP compatibility upon the initialization of the display driver, and
dynamically determines the proper AGP bus speed based on the results of the test. If a new AGP setting is
required and the system must reboot, the driver will automatically set the new bus speed on the next reboot.
The diagnostic tests will only be run on the system when the driver is installed for the first time, or when the
system configuration is changed.
New Direct3D™ and OpenGL® control panels for all RADEON™ class products
The Direct3D, OpenGL and Options pages of the control panel have undergone drastic changes in
order to make ATI’s control panel more consistent, user-friendly, and most importantly, more
functional.
Remote Wonder™ 1.2
Provides users with a Pre-Defined plug in for WINAMP and MICROSOFT® POWERPOINT (plus many
more to come in the future!)
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