

            {ARTICOM


             For  moving data  around  an office,  a  Local Area  Network
             performs near-miracles.   But to burst beyond the  walls and
             call   out   to  branch   offices,   field  representatives,
             mainframes,  commercial  information  services and  bulletin
             board systems, you need to hitch your network to a modem and
             dial out to the rest of the computer world.

             ArtiCom is a  memory-resident program using less  than 6K of
             RAM and no additional  hardware to dial out from  your LANs.
             Any  station on the network  has access to  any modem across
             the network.  

             The ArtiCom software has  the user-friendly interface of the
             LANtastic Network  Operating System,  although  it works  on
             most  NetBIOS-compatible  systems.     The  ArtiCom   system
             features built-in  terminal emulation, a  dialing directory,
             multiple upload and download  protocols as well as extensive
             security features. 

             On the  ArtiCom  asynchronous communications  server,  modem
             communication on the  LAN is as routine as network printing.
             But ArtiCom is  also designed for use  with plotters, serial
             printers, or  any other bi-directional peripheral devices on
             a  serial port.   Any  PC on  the system  can be  an ArtiCom
             workstation,  server or both.  And with support of the INT14
             protocol,  ArtiCom  can  be  used  with  other communication
             products.

             [{Features}]
             o   Share an unlimited number of modems/serial devices      
                 across the network, up to 32 resources on a single        
                 server
             o   Offers  LANtastic network  look and  feel, but  works on
                 other NetBIOS-compatible networks
             o   Command line  option displays  all  ArtiCom servers  and
                 available resources 
             o   Software only, requires no additional hardware expense
             o   Allows user to connect to use local COM ports as well as
                 networked COM ports
             o   Optional security features  include password protection and
                 access time limitations
             o   Unloadable from memory
             o   Built-in terminal emulation
             o   Supports non-intelligent multiport serial boards
             o   Supports modem pooling 
             o   Dialing  directory provides  quick access  to stored  phone
                 numbers
             o   Downloads using XMODEM, YMODEM and YMODEM batch protocols
             o   Uploads  using  ASCII, XMODEM,  XMODEM  1K, YMODEM,  YMODEM
                 batch and four custom protocols
             o   Custom shared port resources with non-standard I/O port and
                 IRQ options 

             [{Specifications}]

             PC Requirements:
             o   IBM PC  and compatible computers using a NetBIOS-compatible
                 network adapter
             o   Two floppy drives or one floppy and one hard drive
             o   MS-DOS 3.1 or higher (3.2 not recommended)

             Supported terminal emulation:
             DOS,  ANSI BBS,  DEC  VT-100, DEC  VT-52,  DEC VT-320,  TTY
             (teletype)
             o   Four custom terminal configurations


             Port Options:
             o   Supports baud rates from 110 to 115200
             o   DTR/RTS allows  option of raising or  dropping signals with
                 port connect or disconnect
             o   Parity supported: None, Odd, Even, Mark and Space
             o   Stop bits at connect time: 1, 1.5, 2
             o   Flow control supports XON/XOFF, hardware control, or none
             o   Third-party INT14 support for  BLAST PC , COM-AND , cc:Mail
                 Remote V3.2,  Crosstalk Mk. 4, Procomm Plus   LAN Version,
                 EM320  V5.0,  DynaComm   Asynchronous  Edition,  Smartcom 
                 Exec, SmarTerm   V1.2, Mirror III , WinComm , Reflection 2
                 Plus 

             Optional Artisoft products (sold separately)
             o   Central  Station   connectivity  platform  allows  easy-on,
                 easy-off connections for portables and peripherals
             o   LANtastic    for  Windows   software   provides  a  Windows
                 graphical interface for network utilities
             o   LANtastic  for  NetWare  system adds  valuable peer-to-peer
                 networking features to a Novell  NetWare network
             o   The Network Eye  offers remote network management

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