

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

		Contact: 	Joe Waldygo, PR Manager
		Voice: 	602/690-3215
		FAX:	602/293-8065
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ARTISOFT ANNOUNCES NEW LANTASTIC 10BASE-T STARTER KIT

Offers Complete 10BASE-T Hardware/Software Networking Solution For Two PCs

(TUCSON, Ariz. -- September 30, 1991) -- Artisoft announced today its new 
LANtastic 10BASE-T Starter Kit, packaging the LANtastic Network Operating 
System software (for up to 300 users) with a Peer-HubTM 10BASE-T concentrator,
two AE-1/TTM Ethernet adapters, cabling and documentation. Scheduled to ship 
in early October 1991, it is priced at $899.  "The LANtastic 10BASE-T Starter
Kit is designed to provide an integrated hardware/software solution and one-
stop shop for end users and resellers," said Jack Schoof, Artisoft President 
and CEO.
	
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 a peer-to-peer network that allows users of IBM-compatible computers
to connect and share information and peripheral devices such as printers, hard
drives and CD-ROMs. 

The AE-1/T Ethernet adapter is an 8-bit, ISA bus network adapter for use with 
IBM PC/XT/AT 386/486 computers and compatibles. It offers a 10Mbps data 
transfer rate, supports 8K of onboard RAM and is software-compatible with 
Novell's NE1000 adapter.

The AE-1/T Ethernet adapter's telephone-style RJ45 jack connects to the Peer-
Hub concentrator, or any standard 10BASE-T hub, with unshielded twisted-pair 
cabling. The adapter includes a link-integrity LED to show if a proper 
connection to the hub has been made. The AE-1/T Ethernet adapter also has a 
special connector for linking internally to the Peer-Hub concentrator.

The Peer-Hub concentrator is a complete 10BASE-T hub residing in a host PC. 
It has five external 10BASE-T ports using modular RJ45 telephone-style jacks 
that can connect to any standard 10BASE-T adapters. Its network management 
software allows the host PC to view the status of all ports, as well as 
activate or disable each port individually. Plus, onboard EEPROM saves the 
complete network configuration to memory, guarding against power outage.

The Peer-Hub concentrator also has three special internal connectors which 
have been designed to connect with other ArtisoftTM products. One provides 
an internal 10BASE-T connection to Artisoft's AE-1/T, AE-2/TTM or AE-3TM  
Ethernet adapters without using one of the five external RJ45 ports. Another 
internal connector is used to link multiple Peer-Hub concentrators together; 
up to four per PC. The third option, with the separate purchase of an Artisoft
AUI Interface Kit, provides an internal coax connection between the Peer-Hub 
concentrator and an Artisoft AE-3 Ethernet adapter (which supports thin and 
thick coax in addition to 10BASE-T connections). Used in this manner, the AUI 
Interface Kit creates a bridge between the 10BASE-T network on the hub and a 
coax Ethernet segment attached to the AE-3 Ethernet adapter.

For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft, Inc.
at the Artisoft Campus, 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Telephone 
602/293-6363.    Fax 602/293-8065.


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