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{L A N t a s t i c
{A2Mbps and E2Mbps MC Adapters}
{Standard Bus and Micro Channel}
LANtastic A2Mbps and E2Mbps MC adapters are the perfect way to
economically network small or medium-sized businesses with IBM PC
or Micro Channel compatible computers.
Both Micro Channel Architecture and Industry Standard Architecture
(ISA) adapters include a 10Mhz coprocessor, and 32K of on-board
dual-ported RAM. Each 2Mbps adapter also includes software-
selectable IRQ and RAMBASE address settings.
Artisoft's implementation of the NetBIOS standard is loaded into
and executed within the adapter. This plunges the NetBIOS draw on
a PC's base RAM down to just 2K and off-loads network processing
onto the adapter. The cards are easy to install and use
inexpensive dual-twisted pair cable.
LANtastic A2Mbps and E2Mbps MC adapters drive cable lengths of up
to 1500 feet per network with Artisoft cable, up to 300 feet with
AT&T telephone-grade cable, and will handle 32 nodes per segment.
{Specifications}
{Hardware compatibility:
{Standard Bus (ISA):
{} IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 model 30, 286 and compatibles, and
386-based IBM PC bus compatibles
{} Approved for up to 33MHz 386, 20MHz 286 and 12MHz 8088
systems
{Micro Channel:
{} IBM PS/2 Micro Channel and compatibles
{PC requirements:
{} One floppy drive
{} One 16- or 8-bit slot
{} PC or MS DOS 3.1 or higher (3.2 not recommended).
{Interrupt Request Line (IRQ):
{} Standard Bus (ISA): 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and AT 10, 15
{} Software selectable
{} Micro Channel: 3,4,5,6,7, and 9
{Selectable I/O Base Address (ISA):
{} Selectable by on-board switches: 220h, 240h, 260h, 280h,
2A0h, 320h, 340h, 360h
{RAMBASE Address:
{} Standard Bus (ISA): Uses 8K above 640K boundary at
64 software selectable addresses
{} Micro Channel: Uses 32K at selectable addresses: 8000,
8800, 9000, 9800, A000, A800, B000, B800, C000, C800, D000,
D800, E000, E800, F000, F800
{Buffer RAM:
{} On-board 32K bytes of dual-ported buffer RAM
{Coprocessor:
{} On-board 10MHz
{Data transfer rate:
{} 2.0 Mbps
{Topology:
{} Bus topology
{} Star and tree configurations with optional Hub
{Network cable lengths:
{} Up to 1500 feet with Artisoft cable
{} Up to 1000 feet with Belden 9729 or Plenum 89729
{} Up to 300 feet with AT&T telephone grade solid conductor,
twisted pair wire (We do not support cables not listed
above.)
{Network size:
{} Up to 32 computers without additional hardware
{} Up to 500 computers with optional Hub
{Connection method:
{} Rugged DB9 connectors, built-in "T" connector on each
adapter
{} Optional DB9 to phone jack (RJ11) adapters
{Standards:
{} NetBIOS, EIA-489, EIA-422, SDLC
{Protocols:
{} CSMA/CD and CSMA/CA
{Power requirements
{} +5V 1400 mA maximum
{} +5V 900 mA typical
{Options:
{} Hub unit extends network beyond standard network lengths
and creates star or tree topologies
{} DB9 to phone jack (RJ11) adapters
{} Remote boot ROM for ISA
{} Additional RAM for ISA that can reduce LANtastic NOS's
RAM overhead in workstations to 0K and in servers to under 32K