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{FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]
{Contact: Joe Stunkard, PR Specialist
{Voice: 602/690-3231
{FAX: 602/293-8065
{ARTISOFT PREMIERES NEW LANTASTIC(R) CONNECTIVITY
{SERIES WITH INTRODUCTION OF LANTASTIC(R) TO
{MACINTOSH(R) SYSTEM
{Provides Interoperability Between Macintosh And
{LANtastic Networks
(TUCSON, AZ -- April 1, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. announced
today that it will begin shipping its LANtastic to Macintosh
system in the second quarter of calendar year 1992. Priced
at $799, this system provides an unlimited amount of users a
transparent integration of a Macintosh network and
PostScript printers into the LANtastic network operating
system environment, and enables real-time file-sharing
between both environments.
"By establishing the LANtastic network's interoperability
with Macintosh networks, we are bringing the two leading
peer-to-peer networks together for the first time," stated
Jack Schoof (pronounced "shoaf"), Artisoft President and
CEO.
The LANtastic to Macintosh system establishes a PC to serve
as a dedicated gateway between the Macintosh and LANtastic
networks. PC servers on the LANtastic network are set up as
logical drives on the gateway PC and appear as slightly
modified Macintosh computer icons to users on the Macintosh
network. Thus, Macintosh users see PC files and directories
as they would standard Macintosh files and directories and
use the Chooser to select printers attached to the LANtastic
network. Slightly different for PC users, the LANtastic
to Macintosh system establishes a dedicated gateway PC
where users can access PostScript printers on the Macintosh
network and where they can see Macintosh files which have
been saved onto the gateway PC's hard drive. PC users can
see and access any PostScript printer that is attached to
the Macintosh network from their own LANtastic interface.
Both sets of users can access the other set's files of the
same file format (i.e. Microsoft(R) Word and Excel or
Aldus(R) PageMaker(R)). File attributes and record-locking
are supported in both directions. In addition, any
PostScript-compatible printer --- even non-AppleTalk(R)
interface printers such as Hewlett Packard's LaserJet(R)
series --- can be shared simultaneously between all
workstations, both Macintosh and PC.
The LANtastic to Macintosh system uses a Standard Macintosh
User Interface and maintains all Apple security privileges
normally available to Macintosh users. The gateway PC
appears as an AppleShare(R) server to the Macintosh user and
files are accessed in the same fashion as with any other
AppleShare server. The LANtastic to Macintosh system
provides one AppleTalk Interface Board (Apple LocalTalk PC
board, Ethernet, Token Ring ) and requires one LANtastic
workstation with 640K RAM, a LANtastic-compatible network
adapter, Apple's System 6.0 or greater, and DOS 3.3 or
greater.
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 recognized as
the leading DOS-based peer-to-peer network and has won
numerous industry awards for its cost-effective features,
performance, and ease of use. It allows up to 300 users of
IBM(R)-compatible computers to connect and share information
and peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-
ROMs. The LANtastic network and Artisoft's other onnectivity
products are distributed in over 70 countries worldwide.
For more information about Artisoft or its product
line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road,
Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM.
Fax 602/293-8065. Corporate 602/293-4000.