


          {L A N T A S T I C   Z 
             
                             
          {Serial / Parallel / Modem 
                 

          {Software-created 2-station slotless network


          Now  your home  computer can  use a  modem  to share  your office
          computer resources  as if they   were directly linked  via cable.
          Or  create a  two-PC network  with any  combination  of desktops,
          notebooks   or  laptops, even  computers  that  will  not  accept
          adapter cards.   LANtastic Z software lets you  interconnect  two
          machines  via serial  or parallel ports,  the same  ports usually
          used to connect printers and modems.    The  LANtastic Z  network
          won the PC  Magazine Editors  Choice Award  when  reviewing zero-
          slot LANs:

          "LANtastic Z  manages to  incorporate a full  set of  features --
          including excellent printer  control,  powerful e-mail,  and good
          security -- in under 40K of RAM."--April 24, 1990      While many
          "serial" or "zero-slot" LANs are glorified file transfer programs
          that  tie  up your  PCs   while  data  is going  back  and forth,
          LANtastic Z software  creates a true  network.  It  has the  same
          award-winning features that  have  earned  the LANtastic  Network
          Operating System PC Magazine 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.     One disk, a few
          commands, and you're ready to go.

          LANtastic Z software comes on one diskette accompanied by a step-
          by-step  User's  Manual.    Its install    program  automatically
          installs the network for you.

          {Modem support permits remote access.

          The  LANtastic Z  program lets  you  use your  modem at  home for
          remote access to office  PC's files,  programs, printers,  CD-ROM
          drive  and  more.   Plan  an  upcoming project without  work week
          interruptions,  or  finish next week's reports and  print them at
          the office from the comfort of home.    Create  a network for any
          two  IBM  compatibles.  Whether  they're  laptops,  notebooks  or
          desktops,  you can connect any  combination of IBM compatibles to
          form a two-PC network.   All you have to do  is connect them with
          the serial or parallel cable provided.  So a  business can set up
          a two-PC network to share all of its PC resources.  Or a business
          with an established  network can set up temporary  office help by
          networking their PC  to their supervisors' PC.  LANcache  feature
          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.

          The LANtastic  system's disk  caching processes data  much faster
          than other  networks because  it caches   both reads  and writes,
          reducing physical access to the  disk.  The LANcache program will
          detect and release its memory to Microsoft Windows 3.0 or above,
          when  specified, release  part  of  its memory  to  Windows   and
          continue caching the rest. 

          {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 the  LANtastic  system's
          Username with Password   feature.   Limit  any user's  access  to
          certain hours,  days of the  week, etc.  Assign  individual 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  the LANtastic 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.  The  LANPUP  program  alerts  you
          immediately  when you  receive a new  message.  Unloadable   from
          memory. If  you need to  free up  what little  RAM the  LANtastic
          system uses,  you can remove  the LANtastic program   from memory
          without rebooting.

          {Everything you need to link two PCs.

          Your LANtastic  Z kit comes  with LANtastic NOS software  on both
          5.25"  and 3.5"  disks,  a  step-by-step   LANtastic  NOS  User's
          Manual, a  serial cable and a parallel cable.  All you have to do
          is connect your  two   PCs with  one of the  cables, install  the
          software, and you re up and running.

          [{Features}]

          o    Creates network for any two IBM PC compatibles
          o    Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing
          o    Modem support for remote access
          o    Easy installation
          o    Smallest RAM overhead of any LAN
          o    LANcache software boosts network speed
          o    Unloadable from memory
          o    Multiple levels of security 
          o    Audit trails track network activity
          o    Despools to multiple printers simultaneously
          o    Electronic mail with chat and pop-up message notification 
          o    Sound  capabilities for optional Voice-Mail  and Voice-Chat
          o    Simple built-in CD-ROM networking support 
          o    Full support of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and above in
               standard, real and enhanced modes
          o    Built-in UPS support safeguards your network
          o    Supports DOS 3.1 file and record locking

          [{Specifications}]

          PC requirements:
          o    IBM PC and compatible computers (includes portables, laptops
               and notebooks)

          Maximum number of PCs per network:
          o    2

          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    MS-DOS  3.1 and above (3.2 is not recommended)

          Modem requirements:
          o    9600 baud V.32-compatible modems with error correction 
               are highly  recommended. However, modems with at least 
               2400 baud that provide full duplex  communications links 
               with symmetrical data transmission rates can be used 
          o    Half duplex or split speed modems are not supported

          Data transfer rate:
          o    20 to 40 Kbps via parallel ports
          o    8 to 10 Kbps via serial ports

          Baud rates:
          o    Serial: 9600-115200
          o    Modem: 1200-56000

          Cable lengths included:
          o    18' parallel cable
          o    25' serial cable

          Optional Artisoft products (sold separately)
          o    Sounding Board adapters add Voice-Mail and Voice-Chat
          o    Central Station  connectivity platform allows easy-on, 
               easy-off  connections for portables and peripherals 
          o    LANtastic for Windows  provides a Windows graphical        
               interface for  network utilities
          o    ArtiCom  software provides network modem sharing and 
               terminal emulation



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