

        {LANTASTIC/AI

        {ADAPTER

        {INDEPENDENT

        {Network Operating System

        Run the LANtastic network on a multitude of third-party adapters.

        LANtastic/AI  software  is  an  adapter-independent  version  of  the
        LANtastic Network  Operating  System,  which runs  the  world's  most
        popular peer-to-peer  network  on  third-party  adapters.  Simple  to
        install, use and support, the  LANtastic network is a  full-featured,
        high-performance  system  that  connects  PC  users  in  a  high-tech
        democracy where any workstation  can also be a  server.  This  allows
        freely exchanging  information, programs,  printers, hard  disks  and
        even CD-ROM drives across your network.

        The latest version of LANtastic system  still uses a tiny portion  of
        your PC's RAM,  but has taken  a quantum leap  in speed,  based on  a
        quicker new NetBIOS and extensive resource caching for instant access
        to frequently-requested data.

        Managing network resources and security  is more flexible than  ever.
        Now you can set up servers, user accounts and shared resources,  like
        printers, through  your choice  of  user-friendly menus,  direct  DOS
        commands, batch files or hot keys.

        Printing, too, has  gained new flexibility.   Large  files can  begin
        printing before they finish spooling to  the server's hard drive.   A
        new print queue screen  monitors the list of  files waiting to  print
        and estimated times to start and complete each print job.

        Combined with  highly individualized  security options,  e-mail  with
        built-in notification and  voice capability,  network activity  audit
        trails and compatibility with Microsoft Windows in real, standard and
        enhanced modes, the LANtastic network has the features to remain  the
        leader of the peer-to-peer pack.

        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 software  comes
        complete with LANtastic system documentation and drivers for adapters
        from IBM, 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 the LANtastic network won PC Magazine's Editor's 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

        The LANtastic  program'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.

        Resource caching also provides  virtually instantaneous response   in
        verifying your access  rights and  looking up  directories.   Caching
        large files  also  provides  random access  to  any  point  within  a
        document.

        {One disk, a few commands, and you're ready to go.

        The LANtastic system 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 the  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 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. And LANPUP_ alerts you immediately  whenever
        you receive a new message.

        {Adds voice to your PC communications.

        Because the LANtastic  system 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 NOS makes networking so easy, you can take it for  granted.
        Edit and proofread  your co-worker's documents  without leaving  your
        desk.   Balance  your books  easily  because your  entire  accounting
        department shares the data base.  Inventory management is streamlined
        when everyone on the network has access to inventory records and  can
        track products from  raw material  to finished  products. Don't  lose
        another productive minute.  Put the  power of a LANtastic network  to
        work for you.

        {Features
        o One of the smallest RAM overheads of any LAN
        o Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing
        o Resource caching boosts network speed
        o Multiple levels of security
        o Streamlined performance from high-speed throughput
        o Handles large number of users with minimal performance loss
        o Auto-login makes quick and easy server connections, can log into 
          multiple servers with one command
        o Print queue reports status of jobs in queue, time of start and 
          completion
        o Printing can begin before file completely spools to the server
        o Issue network management commands through menus, hot keys, DOS 
          command line, batch files or Windows
        o Unloadable from memory
        o Easy installation with configuration options
        o Electronic mail with Chat and pop-up notification
        o Sound capabilities for optional Voice Mail and Voice Chat
        o UPS support safeguards your network
        o Remote server processing and shutdown
        o Loads into high memory with EMS software or DOS 5.0
        o ALONE_ program sets up a dedicated server
        o Wildcard usernames for groups of users
        o Despools to multiple printers simultaneously
        o Audit trails track network activity
        o Exceeds DOS limits opening up to 5100 files per server
        o Supports DOS 3.1 and above file and record locking
        o Runs other NetBIOS-compatible applications
        o Cleanest CD-ROM networking support available
        o Full support of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and above in
          standard and enhanced modes

        {Specifications

        {PC requirements:
        o IBM PC and compatibles using NetBIOS-compatible network adapters
        o MS-DOS 3.1 or above (3.2 not recommended)

        {Network  Operating  System  RAM  overhead  (not  including   NetBIOS
        {drivers):
        o Server/workstation: Less than 40K
        o Workstation: Less than 13K

        {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 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 ArtiCom software provides network modem sharing and terminal 
          emulation
        o The Network Eye program offers remote network management
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