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          {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' 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.  at 691
          East River Rd. Tucson, AZ. 85704