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- {ARTISOFT ANNOUNCES NEW LANTASTIC(R) 10BASE-T STARTER KIT
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- {Offers Complete 10BASE-T Hardware/Software Networking Solution
- {For Two PCs
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- (TUCSON, Ariz. -- September 30, 1991) -- Artisoft announced today
- its new LANtastic 10BASE-T Starter Kit, packaging the LANtastic
- Network Operating System software (for up to 300 users) with a
- Peer-Hub(TM) 10BASE-T concentrator, two AE-1/T(TM) Ethernet
- adapters, cabling and documentation. Scheduled to ship in early
- October 1991.
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- "The LANtastic 10BASE-T Starter Kit is designed to provide an
- integrated hardware/software solution and one-stop shop for end
- users and resellers,"said Jack Schoof,Artisoft President and CEO.
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- Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of hardware and
- software for local area networks including the LANtastic Local
- Area Network. The LANtastic network is a peer-to-peer network
- that allows users of IBM-compatible computers to connect and
- share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard
- drives and CD-ROMs. The AE-1/T Ethernet adapter is an 8-bit,
- ISA bus network adapter for use with IBM PC/XT/AT 386/486
- computers and compatibles. It offers a 10Mbps data transfer rate,
- supports 8K of onboard RAM and is software-compatible with
- Novell's NE1000 adapter. The AE-1/T Ethernet adapter's
- telephone-style RJ45 jack connects to the Peer-Hub concentrator,
- or any standard 10BASE-T hub, with unshielded twisted-pair
- cabling. The adapter includes a link-integrity LED to show if a
- proper connection to the hub has been made. The AE-1/T Ethernet
- adapter also has a special connector for linking internally to
- the Peer-Hub concentrator. The Peer-Hub concentrator is a
- complete 10BASE-T hub residing in a host PC. It has five external
- 10BASE-T ports using modular RJ45 telephone-style jacks that can
- connect to any standard 10BASE-T adapters. Its network management
- software allows the host PC to view the status of all ports, as
- well as activate or disable each port individually. Plus, onboard
- EEPROM saves the complete network configuration to memory,
- guarding against power outage. The Peer-Hub concentrator also
- has three special internal connectors which have been designed to
- connect with other Artisoft(TM) products. One provides an
- internal 10BASE-T connection to Artisoft's AE-1/T, AE-2/T(TM) or
- AE-3(TM) Ethernet adapters without using one of the five
- external RJ45 ports. Another internal connector is used to link
- multiple Peer-Hub concentrators together; up to four per PC. The
- third option, with the separate purchase of an Artisoft AUI
- Interface Kit, provides an internal coax connection between the
- Peer-Hub concentrator and an Artisoft AE-3 Ethernet adapter
- (which supports thin and thick coax in addition to 10BASE-T
- connections). Used in this manner, the AUI Interface Kit creates
- a bridge between the 10BASE-T network on the hub and a coax
- Ethernet segment attached to the AE-3 Ethernet adapter. F o r
- more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact
- Artisoft, Inc. at the Artisoft Campus, 691 E. River Road, Tucson,
- AZ 85704. Telephone 602/293-6363. Fax 602/293-8065.
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