{L A N T A S T I C Z {Serial / Parallel / Modem {Software-created 2-station slotless network Now your home computer can use a modem to share your office computer resources as if they were directly linked via cable. Or create a two-PC network with any combination of desktops, notebooks or laptops, even computers that will not accept adapter cards. LANtastic Z software lets you interconnect two machines via serial or parallel ports, the same ports usually used to connect printers and modems. The LANtastic Z network won the PC Magazine Editors Choice Award when reviewing zero- slot LANs: "LANtastic Z manages to incorporate a full set of features -- including excellent printer control, powerful e-mail, and good security -- in under 40K of RAM."--April 24, 1990 While many "serial" or "zero-slot" LANs are glorified file transfer programs that tie up your PCs while data is going back and forth, LANtastic Z software creates a true network. It has the same award-winning features that have earned the LANtastic Network Operating System PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award three years in a row: "Reviewing LANtastic's past history makes it no surprise that Version 4.0 is better than ever. With its improved disk-caching abilities and the upcoming Windows version, LANtastic is faster and easier to use than its successful predecessors, a winner in its own right."--PC Magazine, June 25, 1991. One disk, a few commands, and you're ready to go. LANtastic Z software comes on one diskette accompanied by a step- by-step User's Manual. Its install program automatically installs the network for you. {Modem support permits remote access. The LANtastic Z program lets you use your modem at home for remote access to office PC's files, programs, printers, CD-ROM drive and more. Plan an upcoming project without work week interruptions, or finish next week's reports and print them at the office from the comfort of home. Create a network for any two IBM compatibles. Whether they're laptops, notebooks or desktops, you can connect any combination of IBM compatibles to form a two-PC network. All you have to do is connect them with the serial or parallel cable provided. So a business can set up a two-PC network to share all of its PC resources. Or a business with an established network can set up temporary office help by networking their PC to their supervisors' PC. LANcache feature boosts network speed. "LANcache, LANtastic's disk-caching program, is one of the fastest caches we tested. Version 4.0 of LANtastic has been improved to cache with expanded, extended, or conventional memory." -- PC Magazine, June 25, 1991. The LANtastic system's disk caching processes data much faster than other networks because it caches both reads and writes, reducing physical access to the disk. The LANcache program will detect and release its memory to Microsoft Windows 3.0 or above, when specified, release part of its memory to Windows and continue caching the rest. {Multiple levels of security. "Security in a LANtastic network is tight as a drum if you choose." -- PC Magazine, June 25, 1991. You can prevent unauthorized entry into a system with the LANtastic system's Username with Password feature. Limit any user's access to certain hours, days of the week, etc. Assign individual users any or all of the following privileges: read, write, modify, create, delete and rename files, make, delete and lookup directories, execute programs and change file attributes. {Electronic mail with chat and pop-up notification. One easy menu lets you use the LANtastic chat feature to send text messages back and forth between two computers -- just like a conversation. Another menu lets you send and save messages for reading at a later time. The LANPUP program alerts you immediately when you receive a new message. Unloadable from memory. If you need to free up what little RAM the LANtastic system uses, you can remove the LANtastic program from memory without rebooting. {Everything you need to link two PCs. Your LANtastic Z kit comes with LANtastic NOS software on both 5.25" and 3.5" disks, a step-by-step LANtastic NOS User's Manual, a serial cable and a parallel cable. All you have to do is connect your two PCs with one of the cables, install the software, and you re up and running. [{Features}] o Creates network for any two IBM PC compatibles o Cost-cutting peer-to-peer resource sharing o Modem support for remote access o Easy installation o Smallest RAM overhead of any LAN o LANcache software boosts network speed o Unloadable from memory o Multiple levels of security o Audit trails track network activity o Despools to multiple printers simultaneously o Electronic mail with chat and pop-up message notification o Sound capabilities for optional Voice-Mail and Voice-Chat o Simple built-in CD-ROM networking support o Full support of Microsoft Windows 3.0 and above in standard, real and enhanced modes o Built-in UPS support safeguards your network o Supports DOS 3.1 file and record locking [{Specifications}] PC requirements: o IBM PC and compatible computers (includes portables, laptops and notebooks) Maximum number of PCs per network: o 2 Network Operating System RAM overhead (not including NetBIOS drivers): o Server: Less than 40K o Workstation: Less than 12K o Expanded or extended memory not required DOS: o MS-DOS 3.1 and above (3.2 is not recommended) Modem requirements: o 9600 baud V.32-compatible modems with error correction are highly recommended. However, modems with at least 2400 baud that provide full duplex communications links with symmetrical data transmission rates can be used o Half duplex or split speed modems are not supported Data transfer rate: o 20 to 40 Kbps via parallel ports o 8 to 10 Kbps via serial ports Baud rates: o Serial: 9600-115200 o Modem: 1200-56000 Cable lengths included: o 18' parallel cable o 25' serial cable Optional Artisoft products (sold separately) o Sounding Board adapters add Voice-Mail and Voice-Chat o Central Station connectivity platform allows easy-on, easy-off connections for portables and peripherals o LANtastic for Windows provides a Windows graphical interface for network utilities o ArtiCom software provides network modem sharing and terminal emulation