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- (TUCSON, AZ--April 1, 1992)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today that it will
- begin shipping its LANtastic for 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 realtime 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 for 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 for 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 Word and Excel or Aldus PageMaker. File attributes and
- record-locking are supported in both directions. In addition, any
- PostScript-compatible printer--even non-AppleTalk interface printers such
- as Hewlett Packard's LaserJet series--can be shared simultaneously between
- all workstations, both Macintosh and PC.
-
- The LANtastic for 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 server to the
- Macintosh user and files are accessed in the same fashion as with any
- other AppleShare server. The LANtastic for 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-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
- 602/2938065. Corporate 602/2934000.
-
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