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            {L A N T A S T I C

            {Network Operating System version 4.1

            {The international award winner in peer-to-peer connectivity

            From small business to major corporations, the  easy-to-use,
            full communication  DOS-based  LANtastic  Network  Operating
            system makes sense.   Featuring simple menus  to set up  and
            manage the network in minutes, a peer-to-peer structure that
            provides high-tech democracy and one small price tag for  an
            entire network's software,  LANtastic networks get  people's
            attention.

            What makes people take notice is that the LANtastic  network
            works.  Simply.  Reliably.  Quickly.  Without hiring a fleet
            of  computer  technicians,  without  abandoning  the  MS-DOS
            foundation, without  the enormous  expenses of  high-powered
            hardware for  dedicated servers,  a LANtastic  system  makes
            sense to business people who want their networks to improve,
            not confound, productivity.

            Beyond that, the LANtastic network operating system features
            tiny RAM  usage,  high  performance,  multi-level  security,
            built-in e-mail and voice capability, Windows compatibility,            audit trails  and CD-ROM  support that  makes the  LANtastic
            network an international award-winner  and the world's  most
            popular peer-to-peer system.

            Peer-to-peer is networking between equals.  In contrast to a
            centralized  network's  structure  where  one  computer   is
            dedicated to  processing  network requests,  a  peer-to-peer
            system allows  a broader  distribution  of resources.    Any
            workstation can  also  be a  server.   Users  can  log  into
            multiple servers, so workgroups  can have their own  servers
            and still be part of the  larger structure.  Resources  like
            printers  and  CD-ROM   drives  are   accessible  from   any
            convenient network  station.   The structure  easily  shifts
            with a few simple management  commands, so a temporary  task
            group can network together for a project.

            "LANtastic is easy to use and administer, and inexpensive in
            price and RAM. It also gives dynamite performance. In  fact,
            it can handle 100 users using typical DOS-based applications
            on a single server.  Its optional voice feature  and_Windows
            capabilities can add  extra dimensions to  the network,  and
            the security features  are very well-implemented.  LANtastic
            is a must-see if you're considering a peer-to-peer network."
               --PC Magazine Editors' Choice citation, June 25, 1991

            {The Tiny RAM network that avoids big expenses

            Many networks devour large helpings of  your PC's RAM.   The
            LANtastic system overhead is as small as 13K per workstation
            and  40K  per  server,   leaving  room  to  run   RAM-hungry
            applications.

            Using the  tiny  LANtastic  system  saves  big  money.    It
            includes the robust features you need to get your network up
            and running affordably at one low price.  Many networks  are
            sold per node, which can be an expensive proposition.

            Rather than buy more expensive printers and peripherals, you
            share the  ones you  have.   Because any  station can  be  a
            network server,  you  don't have  to  spend thousands  on  a
            dedicated server with a high-speed processor, massive memory
            and a monster hard drive.

            {Enter LANtastic version 4.1
            The latest  version of  the LANtastic  operating system  has
            taken  performance  to  a  new  level  by  fine-tuning   the
            network's DOS  interface.   A  quick  new NetBIOS  and  more
            extensive use  of your  server's available  memory for  file
            requests provide a quantum leap in speed.

            Management tasks are simplified even further.  User-friendly
            menus can  yield to  more direct DOS commands --- or a batch
            file--- to reconfigure  the network.  Hot keys also  provide
            more direct access to network commands.

            Printing has gained new flexibility.  Large files can  print
            before they finish spooling to the  server's hard drive.   A
            new print queue screen monitors the list of files waiting to
            print and estimated times to  start and complete each  print
            job.

            LANtastic software caches  applications and  files to  speed
            work on  the local  machine and  across  the network.    The
            LANcache program  allows faster processing because it caches
            both reads and writes, reducing physical access to the disk.
            The LANcache  program detects  and  releases its  memory  to
            Microsoft Windows 3.x.  File directories and user's  network
            access rights can be stored in memory buffers,  accelerating
            responses to access requests.

            {Multiple levels of security

            "Security in a LANtastic network is  tight as a drum if  you
            choose." -- PC Magazine, June 25, 1991

            You can prevent  unauthorized entry into  a system with  the
            LANtastic network's Username with Password feature, or limit
            a user's access  to certain hours,  days of  the week,  etc.
            You can individually assign users privileges to read, write,
            modify, create, delete  and rename files,  make, delete  and
            look  up  directories,  execute  programs  and  change  file
            attributes.

            {E-mail with Chat, pop-up notification and voice

            Electronic mail is a  built-in LANtastic feature, which  you
            can use to send real-time text messages to chat between  two
            computers.  Another menu lets you send and save messages  to
            read later.   The  LANPUP  feature  alerts you  to  incoming
            messages.  You can use  the LANtastic sound capabilities  to
            send  voice  messages  across  the  network  with   optional
            Artisoft  Sounding  Board adapters.  It's as easy as picking
            up the telephone-style handset  provided with each  Sounding
            Board adapter, bringing  up a menu,  and talking.   Use  the
            Voice Chat feature to carry on a conversation, or save  your
            voice message  in digital  format for  playback later,  like
            regular e-mail.

            {UPS support safeguards your network.

            If an Uninterruptible Power Supply connected to your  server
            signals that a shutdown  is imminent, the LANtastic  program
            warns network users, gives them time to log off, then closes
            network files so no one loses any work.

            {Remote control or shut down any server

            Network managers can  use the  NET RUN  command to  remotely
            assign tasks to any available server on the network, so  the
            fastest machine can  handle a time-consuming  data sort.   A
            user with manager privliges can remotely shut down a  server
            or  schedule  its  shutdown,  at  which  point  the   system
            automatically  warns  users   of  the  impending   shutdown.
            Managers can also lock users out of a server when necessary,
            such as during file backups.

            {ALONE_ sets up a dedicated server.

            The  ALONE  program  dedicates  a  server  for   unsurpassed
            performance.  You can run this stand-alone server program on
            demand with a single command, and escape just as easily.  By
            side-stepping DOS, ALONE  allows multitasking  on a  network
            server, so it  can perform more  simultaneous user  requests
            without reducing performance.

            {Despools to multiple printers simultaneously.

            Other LANs  despool to  only one  printer at  a time.    The
            LANtastic system  simultaneously  despools to  two  or  more
            printers.   LANtastic software  also  allows you  to  create
            files to  define  draft, letter  quality,  different  fonts,
            banner pages,  tab  expansion,  and  other  printer  options
            including setting  margins  and page  lengths  for  printing
            ASCII files.

            {Audit trails track network activity.

            The LANtastic system's  audit feature  monitors and  records
            all access to subdirectories and printers, letting you  know
            who used a PC,  printer or other  shared devices, when  they
            used them, and  for how long.   It can  tell you if  someone
            tries to  enter a  directory to  which they've  been  denied
            access, providing detailed records  for security or  billing
            purposes.

            {Simple CD-ROM networking.

            No LAN surpasses LANtastic software's ability to support CD-
            ROM drives with Microsoft  extension software.   PC Magazine
            awarded the LANtastic system  an additional Editors'  Choice
            Award in February 1990 for the network's ability to  network
            CD-ROMs.  While other LANs require you to load the  CD-ROM's
            extension software on  every remote  computer accessing  the
            drive,  the  LANtastic  system  only  requires  loading  the
            software on  the  computer  to which  the  CD-ROM  drive  is
            attached.

            {Full support of Windows 3.0 and above.

            The LANtastic  program  supports  Microsoft  Windows'  real,
            standard and enhanced  modes on  both non-dedicated  servers
            and workstations.  With  The LANtastic for Windows  program,
            you can use Windows' pull-down menus, icons and on-line help
            for both NET and NET_MGR functions.

               "Artisoft continues  to take  a good  thing  and make  it
            better."        -- PC Magazine, June 25, 1991.

            {Help on-line . . . or a phone call away
            If you  can't find  the answer  to a  problem in  our  user-
            friendly manual  and  the LANtastic  system's  on-line  help
            doesn't solve the  problem, call us  from 7 a.m.  to 5  p.m.
            Mountain Standard  Time.    One  of  our  technical  support
            representatives works with you until your problem is solved,
            and we don't  charge a  cent for  the service.   Answers  to
            common questions are available in on-line help files through
            Artisoft's Arti-Facts Bulletin  Board Service  and our  fax-
            back system.

            The LANtastic system has won the PC Magazine Editors' Choice
            Award for three years running,  and based on user  requests,
            we continue improving it.  That's  how we remain the  leader
            of the peer-to-peer pack.

            {LANtastic for Windows utility  gives you fingertip  network            control

            If you use Microsoft  Windows' simple, elegant framework  of
            pull-down menus,  icons,  and on-line  help,  LANtastic  for
            Windows software  gives  you  fingertip  access  to  network
            commands.

            LANtastic for  Windows software  runs the  system's NET  and
            NET_MGR utilities  within  Windows.    Use  the  utility  to
            simultaneously  monitor  print  queues,  handle  e-mail  and
            multiple servers.

            With the  drag  and  drop  feature,  you  quickly  assign  a
            server's drives and printers  to any drive in  your PC.   If
            you want to use a CD-ROM drive from the server, simply  drag
            the CD-ROM icon across the screen,  drop it in the drive  of
            your choice and it's done.

            The LANtastic for Windows  utility is purchased  separately,
            and runs with the LANtastic system version 4.O and above and
            Windows 3.0 and  above to make  a user-friendly system  even
            friendlier.

            {Features
            o  Tiny RAM overhead of 13K per workstation, 40K on a server
            o  Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing
            o  No dedicated server  required because any  node can  be a
               workstation or a workstation/server
            o  LANcache software boosts network speed  by caching access
               rights, file  directories and  active  files with  random
               access
            o  Manage  network  resources  through   easy-to-use  menus,
               command  lines,  batch   files,  hot  keys   or  optional
               LANtastic for Windows utility
            o  Print queues monitored on screen, immediate despooling on
               request, despooling to multiple printers
            o  Unloadable from memory
            o  Easy installation with option flexibility
            o  Multiple levels of security
            o  Electronic mail with Chat and pop-up message notification
            o  Sound capabilities for optional Voice Mail and Voice Chat
            o  Built-in UPS support to safeguard your network
            o  Remote server processing and shutdown
            o  Remote booting for diskless workstations
            o  The ALONE program sets up a dedicated server
            o  Wildcard user names for groups of users
            o  Audit trails track network activity
            o  Overcomes DOS limitations, opening  up to 5100  files per
               server
            o  Supports DOS 3.1 and above file and record locking
            o  Runs other NetBIOS-compatible applications
            o  Simple built-in CD-ROM networking support
            o  Full support of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and above in
               standard, real and enhanced modes

            {Secifications

            {Requirements:
            o  IBM and  compatible  computers  using  NetBIOS-compatible
               network adapters
            o  MS-DOS 3.1 and above (3.2 is not recommended)
            o  One floppy  drive  (supports  diskless workstations  with
               optional boot ROM or PEROM chip

            {Network  Operating  System  RAM  overhead  (not   including
            {NetBIOS drivers):

            o  Server: Less than 40K
            o  Workstation: Less than 13K
            o  Expanded or extended memory supported but not required

            {Maximum users per server:
            o  300

            {Optional Artisoft Products (sold separately)
            o  Voice mail  and  Voice  Chat  with separate  purchase  of
               Artisoft Sounding Board adapters
            o  Easy-on,   easy-off   connections   for   portables   and
               peripherals  with   the  Central   Station  connectivity
               processor
            o  LANtastic  for  Windows  provides   a  Windows  graphical
               interface for network utilities
            o  LANtastic operating system available in LANtastic Starter
               Kits with everything you   need: two adapters  (A2Mbps or
               Ethernet), software  and  cables  for a  two-PC  network.
               LANtastic Software Kits provide software and cables only
            o  LANtastic Z, a two-PC serial/parallel/modem version that
               requires no adapters
            o  LANtastic/AI, a  version  that runs  on  a multitude  of
               third party adapters
            o  LANtastic for  NetWare for  adding valuable  peer-to-peer
               networking features to a Novell NetWare network
            o  ArtiCom software  enables the  network to  dial-out over
               modems across NetBIOS networks