
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Joe Stunkard, PR Specialist
Voice: 602/690-3231
FAX: 602/293-8065

ARTISOFT PREMIERES NEW LANTASTIC(R) CONNECTIVITY 
SERIES WITH INTRODUCTION OF LANTASTIC(R) TO 
MACINTOSH(R) SYSTEM
Provides Interoperability Between Macintosh And 
LANtastic Networks
	(TUCSON, AZ -- April 1, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. 
announced today that it will begin shipping its 
LANtastic to Macintosh system in the second quarter of 
calendar year 1992. Priced at $799, this system 
provides an unlimited amount of users a transparent 
integration of a Macintosh network and PostScript 
printers into the LANtastic network operating system 
environment, and enables real-time file-sharing 
between both environments.
	"By establishing the LANtastic network's 
interoperability with Macintosh networks, we are 
bringing the two leading peer-to-peer networks 
together for the first time," stated Jack Schoof 
(pronounced "shoaf"), Artisoft President and CEO.
	The LANtastic to Macintosh system establishes a PC 
to serve as a dedicated gateway between the Macintosh 
and LANtastic networks. PC servers on the LANtastic 
network are set up as logical drives on the gateway PC 
and appear as slightly modified Macintosh computer 
icons to users on the Macintosh network. Thus, 
Macintosh users see PC files and directories as they 
would standard Macintosh files and directories and use 
the Chooser to select printers attached to the 
LANtastic network. 
	Slightly different for PC users, the LANtastic to 
Macintosh system establishes a dedicated gateway PC 
where users can access PostScript printers on the 
Macintosh network and where they can see Macintosh 
files which have been saved onto the gateway PC's hard 
drive. PC users can see and access any PostScript 
printer that is attached to the Macintosh network from 
their own LANtastic interface.
	Both sets of users can access the other set's files 
of the same file format (i.e. Microsoft(R) Word and 
Excel or Aldus(R) PageMaker(R)). File attributes and 
record-locking are supported in both directions. In 
addition, any PostScript-compatible printer  even 
non-AppleTalk(R) interface printers such as Hewlett 
Packard's LaserJet(R) series  can be shared 
simultaneously between all workstations, both 
Macintosh and PC.
	The LANtastic to Macintosh system uses a Standard 
Macintosh User Interface and maintains all Apple 
security privileges normally available to Macintosh 
users. The gateway PC appears as an AppleShare(R) 
server to the Macintosh user and files are accessed in 
the same fashion as with any other AppleShare server. 
The LANtastic to Macintosh system provides one 
AppleTalk Interface Board (Apple LocalTalk PC board, 
Ethernet, Token Ring) and requires one LANtastic 
workstation with 640K RAM, a LANtastic-compatible 
network adapter, Apple's System 6.0 or greater, and 
DOS 3.3 or greater.
	Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of 
hardware and software for local area networks 
including the LANtastic Local Area Network. The 
LANtastic network is recognized as the leading DOS-
based peer-to-peer network and has won numerous 
industry awards for its cost-effective features, 
performance, and ease of use. It allows up to 300 
users of IBM(R)-compatible computers to connect and 
share information and peripheral devices such as 
printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs. The LANtastic 
network and Artisoft's other connectivity products are 
distributed in over 70 countries worldwide. 
	For more information about Artisoft or its product 
line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, 
Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM. 
Fax 602/293-8065. Corporate 602/293-4000. 
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