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- Artisoft's AE-3 Ethernet Adapter
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- Preliminary Specifications
-
- Artisoft's AE-3 Ethernet adapter is not only the smart choice for
- LANtastic(TM) customers, it's the best choice for Novell customers because
- it's 100% downward compatible with Novell's NE2000 drivers. This means our
- board is not only compatible with the NE2000, but improved with these
- features:
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- Up to 64K buffer RAM. Like the NE2000, our adapter offers 16K
- buffer RAM, which is twice as much RAM as you'll get from most
- other boards. But only our AE-3 is upgradeable to 64K, which means
- you can get information off the cable much faster so your computer
- can move onto other jobs.
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- Ultimate flexibility. The AE-3 supports the three kinds of Ethernet
- cabling -- thin, thick and twisted-pair. Which means you can
- initially connect your network with the less expensive twisted-pair
- cable commonly found pre-wired in newer office buildings. And when
- your network expands beyond the twisted-pair's 100 meter
- limitations, you can upgrade the network to either thin or thick
- Ethernet cable for 500 meter capabilities... without having the
- major expense of replacing your adapter cards.
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- Increased efficiency. Artisoft's AE-3 adapter gives you more IRQ
- options (Interrupt Request Lines) than other adapters. These
- additional IRQs can be used by AT class machines or above, which
- means you'll have free IRQs for other hardware devices.
-
- The Artisoft AE-3 Ethernet can be used in either a 16-bit or an 8-bit slot,
- or can be run in 8-bit mode in a 16-bit slot. With its auto-switching
- capabilities, the AE-3 auto-senses between these two modes and switches
- itself for higher performance.
-
- A high-performance on-board transceiver drives cable lengths up to 300 meters
- (984 feet) per segment with thin Ethernet cable and can handle 30 nodes per
- segment without repeaters. Using an external transceiver with thick Ethernet
- cable, the AE-3 supports network segments of up to 500 meters (1640 feet) and
- 100 nodes per segment.
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- The Artisoft AE-3 Ethernet is in 100% compliance with IEEE 802.3 and Ethernet
- standards, and offers a 10 Mbps transfer rate, optional diskless
- remote-booting and a five-year warranty.
-
- Specifications.
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- Hardware compatibility:
- * IBM PC, XT, AT, and 386/486-based PC compatibles, and PS/2 model 30, 30-286
- and compatibles
- * Downward compatible with Novell NE2000
- * Jumper for non-standard bus
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- PC requirements:
- * One floppy drive
- * PC or MS DOS 3.1 or higher (3.2 not recommended)
- * One 16- or 8-bit slot (hardware and software auto-senses between these two
- modes)
-
- Standard:
- * IEEE 802.3 10BASE5
- * IEEE 802.3 10BASE2
- * IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
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- Data Transfer Rate:
- * 10 megabits per second
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- LAN Controller:
- * NS 83902 chip
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- Buffer RAM:
- * On-board 16K, user expandable to 64K
- * Automatically switches to correct RAM size when the chips are inserted
-
- Boot ROM:
- * Optional
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- I/O Base Address:
- * 300h, 320h, 340h and 360h
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- Interrupt Request Lines (IRQs):
- * 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 15
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- DMA Channels:
- * 1, 3, 5, 7 are available if needed (The AE-3 NetBIOS software provided does
- not use DMA channels.)
- * Jumper enabled
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- Power Requirements
- * +5V 1100mA max
- * +12V 200mA max supplied to external transceiver
-
- Access Protocol:
- * CSMA/CD
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- Topology:
- * 10BASE5 and 10BASE2: Linear bus
- * 10BASE-T: Star
-
- Maximum network cable lengths per segment:
- 10BASE5 and 10BASE2:
- * Up to 185 meters (607 feet) with RG-58A/U or RG-58C/U coax cable
- (Cheapernet)
- * Up to 300 meters (984 feet) with RG-58A/U or RG-58C/U coax cable
- (Cheapernet) using jumper option not in compliance with the IEEE 802.3
- standard
- * 500 meters (1640 feet) with Ethernet cable
- 10BASE-T:
- * 100 meters (328 feet) with twisted-pair cable. The number of segments is
- limited by the number of ports in the hub.
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- Maximum nodes per segment:
- 10BASE5 and 10BASE2:
- * 30 nodes (RG-58A/U)
- * 100 nodes (Ethernet)
- 10BASE-T:
- * One node per segment
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- Artisoft's Promise To You
- * Free, unlimited technical support to registered endusers and dealers who
- call 602-292-6363
- * An unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee on all Artisoft products
- * Artisoft's five-year warranty on all hardware products.
-