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.... COMMODORE NEWS ....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Expected Ship Date: June 1990
COMMODORE ADDS EXTENSIVE NETWORKING CAPABILITIES
ANNOUNCES PLANS TO EXPAND GROWING AMIGA MARKETS
NEW YORK, NY -- April 24, 1990 -- Commodore Business Machines
Harold Copperman today introduced a wide variety of networking
capabilities for the company's popular line of Amiga personal
computers during a spectacular multimedia presentation at the
Palladium. The company also unveiled the newest addition to the
Amiga Family, the Amiga 3000, and a new multimedia authoring
system called AmigaVision (tm).
Commodore Vice President of Marketing C. Lloyd Mahaffey said the
announcements are a key component in Commodore's strategy to
significantly penetrate the business, higher education and
government markets. He said today's introduction marks the
first time Commodore has marketed Amiga networking products.
Shipping is expected to begin in June.
"Adding networking capabilities to the Amiga has been a priority
since our team took over at Commodore last sprint," Mahaffey
said. "We're convinced that this added capability will greatly
enhance the appeal of the Amiga in an office or campus
environment and increase our competitiveness in the U.S.
market."
Networking products introduced today include the following:
THE A2065 -- ETHERNET NETWORK ADAPTOR
The Amiga Ethernet Network Adaptor runs at 10 megabits per
second and provides full ANSI 802.3 type Ethernet protocols over
both thick and thin Ethernet connections. The networking
product gives Amiga users access to the widely installed
Ethernet networking standard.
Suggested retail price is $349.
THE A2060 ARCNET NETWORK ADAPTOR
The Arcnet Network Adaptor, now available for the Amiga,
provides full Arcnet bus protocols over Arcnet bus topology
networks. The 2.5 Mbps Arcnet Network Adaptor supports up to
256 nodes and features a socket for optional autoboot ROM. It
also provides buffered memory to enhance inter-system
communications.
Suggested retail price for the A2060 is $229.
THE AS220 -- AMIGA CLIENT FOR NOVELL (R) NETWARE
With Commodore's introduction of the Amiga Client for NetWare,
the Amiga now has the capability of utilizing Commodore's A2060
adaptor to communicate with Novel Networks running Novell NetWare
Version 2.15 or higher. The software features password security
and provides the user with two interfaces: a text-oriented
interface or the Amiga mouse-based interface. Users can utilize
the Amiga's multitasking feature to simultaneously run other
programs under AmigaDOS and/or the MS-DOS with Amiga Bridgeboard
(tm) options.
Suggested retail price is $149.
TCP/IP AND NFS SOFTWARE
TCP/IP and NFS software provide the Amiga with connectivity to
DoD and other networks which support either of these standard
packet-switching protocols. This new software for the Amiga
will provide users with access to the widely installed
far-reaching communications networks employing the TCP/IP
standard.
Several developers for the Amiga are already supporting TCP/IP
and/or NFS for their networking software products. These
include the X-Window System (tm) from GfxBase and TSSnet from
Syndesis.
Suggested retail price for the TCP/IP an NFS software is $199.
Other networking solutions currently available for the Amiga
platform include:
DECnet. TSSnet (Thursby Software System), an Amiga implementation
of DECnet (Digital Network Architecture), is available from
Syndesis Corporation.
X-WINDOW SYSTEM. The X-Window System, available from GfxBase,
enables computers to run applications on other machines while
displaying the program's output and interfacing with the program
from their Amiga system.
PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK. A peer-to-peer network, manufactured by
UK-based Hydra Systems, provides communication capabilities for
Amiga sharing hard and floppy disk drives as well as devices
connected to an Amiga's parallel or serial ports (printers,
modems, etc.).
For more information on Commodore networking capabilities,
contact Walt Simpson, director of product marking, Commodore
Business Machines, 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA 19380 or
call 215-431-9100.