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- From: aglover@acorn.co.uk (Alan Glover)
- Subject: Ethernet for the Acorn A4 (Third Party press release)
- Date: 24 Aug 92 08:46:59 GMT
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- >Organization: Aleph One Ltd. Bottisham, Cambridge, UK.
- >From: Nicko van Someren <nicko@aleph1.co.uk>
- >Subject: Ethernet for the Acorn A4
-
- 17th July 1992
-
- Industry-standard networking for the new Acorn A4 portable
-
- Acorn developer and dealer Atomwide is pleased to announce Ethernet for
- A4, a solution which allows Acorn A4 users to attach their portable
- computers to industry-standard Ethernet networks and communicate with
- Acorn and other computers.
-
- The pocket-sized adapter attaches to the parallel port on the back of
- the A4 and can be connected to thin Ethernet cabling (10Base-2). It is
- supplied with software which allows it to communicate with both TCP/IP
- and AUN networks - the industry standard for Unix computers and Acorn's
- own advanced and improved networking system respectively. Ethernet is
- a networking standard which offers improved data transfer rates
- compared to Acorn's Econet. All Atomwide Ethernet hardware complies
- with the IEEE 802.3 standard, so users are assured of full Ethernet
- compatibility.
-
- Users can run a choice of software, as with all Atomwide Ethernet
- cards. Those with a Unix (NFS) file server on their network can run
- Acorn's TCP/IP Protocol Suite software. Networks with an Acorn Level 4
- fileserver can use Acorn Universal Networking (AUN), which is as easy
- to use as Econet but much faster.
-
- Atomwide is now able to supply IEEE 802.3-compliant Ethernet cards for
- all Acorn RISC computers. Two further models of internal expansion
- cards are available, one for the A3000 and and one for larger A400 and
- A5000 models; hundreds are already in use in schools, colleges and
- businesses throughout the UK and Europe.
-
- "Ethernet and AUN are the way forward for networking with Acorn
- computers. By supporting Acorn's own software and the industry
- standards we can guarantee our customers complete compatibility with
- Acorn's networking strategy which we fully support," said Martin
- Coulson, managing director of Atomwide.
-
- Ethernet for A4 is available in October priced at #199 per adapter.
- Education and quantity discounts apply.
-
- For further details and photographs, contact:
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- Alex van Someren, Capricorn Consulting 0223 300781
-
- Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation
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