
     {ARTISOFT'S AUI INTERFACE(TM) KIT FOR THE ARTISOFT(TM) 
     {PEER-HUB(TM) CONCENTRATOR NOW SHIPPING

     {When Combined with Artisoft's Peer-Hub Concentrator, Provides
     {Internal Bridge and Connection Between 10BASE-T and Coax 
     {Ethernet Networks

     Artisoft'a new AUI Interface Kit which, when combined with Artisoft's
     Peer-Hub Concentrator, provides an internal bridge and connection
     between 10BASE-T and coax Ethernet networks. 

     According to Dave Hallmen, Artisoft's Vice President of Sales and
     Marketing, "The AUI Interface Kit allows network users to take
     advantage of the Peer-Hub concentrator's flexibility in combining coax
     and 10BASE-T Ethernet cabling within a network." The AUI Interface Kit
     includes two pulse transformer chips and an AUI Interface cable
     attached. Installation is as easy as plugging the two transformer
     chips and the AUI Interface cable into the Peer-Hub concentrator.

     A complete thin or thick coax Ethernet segment can then be connected
     to an AE-3 Ethernet adapter (which supports thin and thick coax
     cabling in addition to 10BASE-T), and thus, to the 10BASE-T network.
     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 internal connectors designed
     to connect with other Artisoft products. One provides an internal
     10BASE-T connection to Artisoft's AE-1/T(TM), AE-2/T(TM) or AE-3
     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, which requires the AUI Interface Kit, provides an
     internal coax connection between the Peer-Hub concentrator and an AE-3
     Ethernet adapter. Used in this manner, the AUI Interface Kit creates a
     bridge between the 10BASE-T network on the hub and the coax Ethernet
     segment attached to the AE-3 Ethernet adapter. 

     Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of hardware and
     software for local area networks including the LANtastic(R) Local Area
     Network. The LANtastic network is a peer-to-peer network that allows
     users of IBM(R)-compatible computers to share programs, data and
     peripheral devices such as printers, hard drives, tape backups and CD-
     ROMs. 

     For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact:
     
     Artisoft, Inc. 
     691 East River Rd. 
     Tucson, AZ. 85704 
     1-800-TINY RAM
