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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 ù even
non-AppleTalk(R) interface printers such as Hewlett
Packard's LaserJet(R) series ù 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 connectivity 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.
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