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- {L A N T A S T I C / A I (tm)}
-
- {A D A P T E R }
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- {I N D E P E N D E N T }
-
- {Network Operating System version 4.0}
-
- Run LANtastic NOS on a multitude of third-party adapters. LANtastic/AI is
- an adapter-independent version of the LANtastic Network Operating
- System that enables you to run Artisoft's award-winning peer-to-peer
- network on third-party adapters.
-
- Only LANtastic gives you a long list of powerful features at a price even
- the smallest business can afford. So you can afford to link as few as two
- PCs - and grow to 300 PCs - without sacrificing capabilities or speed.
-
- And LANtastic is the most RAM-efficient network operation system you'll
- find -- taking as little as 12K per workstation and 40K per server. So
- you can run all your programs on the PCs you already have, without
- springing for the high cost of memory upgrades.
-
- Whether you choose the unlimited version for up to 300 nodes or the
- single-user version for just a few nodes (with the option to expand to the
- unlimited version at a later date), LANtastic/AI comes complete with
- LANtastic NOS software documentation and drivers for adapters from
- Western Digital, SMC, Thomas-Conrad, Tandy, Xircom, 3COM, Novell and
- compatibles, and various other adapters with NetBIOS-compatible drivers,
- as well as a generic ARCnet driver. For an up-to-date list of compatible
- adapters, call your Artisoft Technical Sales representative.
-
- Here's why LANtastic won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice Award three
- years in a row:
-
- {"Reviewing LANtastic's past history makes it no surprise that Version
- {4.0 is better than ever. With its improved disk-caching abilities and the
- {upcoming Windows version, LANtastic is faster and easier to use than
- {its successful predecessors, a winner in its own right."} -- PC Magazine,
- June 25, 1991.
-
- {LANcache boosts network speed
-
- {"LANcache, LANtastic's disk-caching program, is one of the fastest
- {caches we tested. Version 4.0 of LANtastic has been improved to
- {cache with expanded, extended, or conventional memory."} -- PC
- Magazine, June 25, 1991.
-
- LANtastic's disk caching lets you process data much faster than many
- other networks because it caches both reads and writes, reducing the
- number of physical accesses to the disk. Designed to be fully compatible
- with Microsoft Windows, LANcache will release its own memory to
- Windows to allow better performance when it detects that Windows is
- running. LANcache will also allow you to cache some memory and leave
- the rest to Windows.
-
- {One disk, a few commands, and you're ready to go
-
- LANtastic is not only easy to install, it also lets you set up your whole
- network -- servers, workstations and user accounts -- when you install
- the system software, so you can be up and running in minutes.
-
- {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 LANtastic's
- "Username with Password" feature and limit any user's access to certain
- hours, days of the week, etc. You can even individually assign users
- any or all of the following privileges: read, write, modify, create, delete
- and rename files; make, delete and lookup directories; execute programs
- and change file attributes.
-
- {Electronic mail with Chat and pop-up notification
-
- One easy menu lets you use LANtastic's Chat feature to send text
- messages back and forth between two computers -- just like a
- conversation. Another menu lets you send and save messages for
- reading at a later time. And LANPUP alerts you immediately whenever
- you receive a new message.
-
- {Adds voice to your PC communications
-
- Because LANtastic has sound capabilities built into the network, you
- can send voice messages across your LANtastic network if you install
- the optional Artisoft Sounding Board adapters. And it's as easy as
- picking up the telephone-style handset provided with each Sounding
- Board, bringing up a handy on-screen menu, and talking. You can use
- the Voice Chat feature to carry on a realtime conversation, or your
- voice message can be saved in digital format for playback later -- just
- like regular e-mail.
-
- LANtastic makes networking so easy that you'll soon be taking it for
- granted. You'll be able to edit and proofread your co-workers' documents
- without leaving your desk. Balancing your books will be easier because
- your entire accounting department can share the same data base.
- Inventory management will be completely streamlined because everyone
- on the network can access inventory records and track products from
- when they are received as raw material, to when they are shipped as
- finished products. Don't let another productive minute pass you by. Call
- 602-293-6363 or fax 602-293-8065 and put the power of LANtastic to work
- for you.
-
-
- [{Features}]
-
- o Smallest RAM overhead of any LAN
- o Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing
- o LANcache to boost network speed
- o Unloadable from memory
- o Easy installation with configuration options
- o Multiple levels of security
- o Electronic mail with Chat and pop-up notification
- o Sound capabilities for optional Voice Mail and Voice Chat
- o UPS support to safeguard your network
- o Remote server processing and shutdown
- o Remote booting for diskless workstations
- o ALONE to set up a dedicated server
- o Wildcard usernames for groups of users
- o Simultaneous despooling to multiple printers
- o Audit trails to track network activity
- o Capacity to open up to 5100 files per server
- o DOS 3.1 file and record-locking support
- o Ability to run other NetBIOS-compatible applications
- o Cleanest CD-ROM networking support available
- o Full support of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and above in standard,
- real and enhanced modes
-
- [{Specifications}]
-
- PC requirements:
- o IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro
- Channel compatibles using NetBIOS-compatible network adapters
-
- Network Operating System RAM overhead (not including NetBIOS
- drivers):
- o Server: Less than 40K
- o Workstation: Less than 12K
- o Expanded or extended memory not required
-
- DOS:
- o PC or MSDOS 3.1 and above (3.2 is not recommended)
-
- Server:
- o IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro
- Channel compatibles with at least 512K RAM
- o No dedicated server required. All computers may be run as
- both servers and workstations
-
- Workstation:
- o IBM PC, XT, AT, 386/486-based PC compatibles and PS/2 Micro
- Channel compatibles
-
- Artisoft's Promise To You
- o Free, unlimited technical support to registered end users and
- dealers
- o A 30-day money-back guarantee on all Artisoft software products
- for incompatibilities*
- o An unconditional 30-day money-back guarantee on all Artisoft
- hardware products*
- o Artisoft's five-year warranty on all hardware products*
-
-
-
-
- *Through participating Artisoft Authorized Five Star Dealers(sm) only
-