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- LANtastic(TM) Network Operating System Version 4.0
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- Preliminary Specifications
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- To anyone who believes that all big-capability PC networks demand big bucks,
- big hassle and big RAM, we offer the Artisoft(TM) LANtastic network.
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- Only LANtastic gives you a long list of powerful features at a price even the
- smallest installation can afford. So you can afford to link as few as two PCs.
- And grow to 300 PCs. Without sacrificing capabilities or speed.
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- And only LANtastic uses the smallest RAM of any LAN -- less than 40K on a server
- and under 12K on a workstation. So you can run all your programs on the PCs you
- already have, without springing for the high cost of memory upgrades.
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- Plus, LANtastic NOS can be run on four different hardware platforms --with
- LANtastic 2Mbps adapters or Ethernet adapters, as well as in a serial / parallel
- / modem version, or in a version that runs on selected third party adapter
- cards.
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- Introducing LANtastic NOS version 4.0.
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- By carefully reworking how our NetBIOS and Network Operating System function
- together, we've created a system that's considerably faster than our previous
- award-winning NOS. Here are some of the innovative features you'll find on
- LANtastic NOS version 4.0:
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- Full Microsoft Windows(TM) 3.0 and above support.
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- Now you can use LANtastic with Microsoft Windows on both servers and
- workstations in any mode including Enhanced 386. And with the purchase of
- LANtastic for Windows, you'll be able to utilize Windows' easy-to-use
- features on both NET and NET_MGR.
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- Unloadable from memory.
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- If you ever need to free up what little RAM LANtastic uses, you can now
- remove LANtastic's network software from memory without rebooting.
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- Improved installation.
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- Now LANtastic is not only easier to install, it also allows you to set up
- your whole network -- servers, workstations, and user accounts -- when you
- install the system software. With just one disk and one manual, LANtastic
- makes it easy to do it right the first time.
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- A new LANcache(TM).
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- LANcache set a new standard for network caching software by caching both
- reads and writes. And our new LANcache is even faster, more reliable and more
- efficient, designed to be fully compatible with Microsoft Windows. In fact,
- when LANcache detects that Windows is running, it will release its own memory
- to Windows to allow better performance.
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- Remote processing.
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- The NET RUN command lets you remotely issue commands to a network server.
- This means you can use your fastest server for RAM and hardware-intensive
- tasks -- database sorts, compiles and backups -- while youÆre using your
- local workstation for remote processing.
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- Remote shutdown.
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- Now you can shutdown a server remotely. You can even schedule shutdown for a
- future time and users will be warned at key times prior to the shutdown.
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- UPS support.
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- If you have a UPS connected to your server, LANtastic will now work in unison
- with it to safeguard your network. If the UPS signals a server that a
- shutdown is imminent, LANtastic will warn all the network users, give them
- time to log off, then close all the network files so that no one loses any
- work. If the power returns, LANtastic NOS will tell the users theirs nothing
- to worry about.
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- ALONE: Artisoft's Standalone Server program.
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- If you want to set up a dedicated server, the ALONE program will allow it to
- service the network with unsurpassed performance. By side-stepping DOS, ALONE
- allows true multitasking on a network server. Your computer will be able to
- perform more simultaneous user requests with no loss in performance.
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- Wildcard usernames.
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- Now you can create a single username such as ACCT* and assign it a password
- and access rights. Users can then log in with any username that has the ACCT
- prefix, such as ACCT-LINDA. This can save much time during setup since you
- only need to create one user account for a group of users. The server is
- still secure, however, because the user group can still be assigned passwords
- and access rights.
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- Features.
- * Easy, fast installation program
- * Smallest RAM overhead of any LAN
- * First PC network with Voice Mail option
- * Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing
- * Electronic mail
- * Chat feature with E-mail and Voice
- * Cleanest CD-ROM networking available
- * Multiple levels of security
- * Disk caching to boost network speed
- * Laptop and modem option available
- * Open up to 5100 files per server
- * Despools to multiple printers simultaneously
- * Audit trails track network activity
- * Supports DOS 3.1 file and record locking
- * Remote booting option
- * NOS can be removed from memory without rebooting
- * Remote processing support
- * UPS support
- * Available with LANtastic 2Mbps or Artisoft Ethernet adapters; also in a
- serial/parallel/modem version; and in a version that runs on selected third
- party adapter cards
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- Specifications.
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- PC requirements:
- * IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro Channel
- compatibles using NetBIOS-compatible network adapters
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- RAM overhead:
- * Server: Less than 40K
- * Workstation: Less than 12K
- * Expanded or extended memory not required
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- DOS:
- PC or MSDOS 3.1 and above (3.2 is not recommended)
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- Server:
- * IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro Channel
- compatibles with at least 512K RAM
- * No dedicated server required. All computers may be run as both servers and
- workstations
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- Workstation:
- * IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro Channel
- compatibles
- * Diskless when optional boot ROM is used (dumb terminals not permitted)
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- Maximum logins per server:
- 300
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- Artisoft's Promise To You:
- * Free, unlimited technical support to registered endusers and dealers who
- call 602-293-6363
- * An unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee on all Artisoft Products