On Thu, 22 Oct 1998, Phil Clayton wrote:
> If anyone is interested I have some 2MBS Lantastic (Model AE-2) 16 or 8
> bit ISA Network cards with software and documentation also the cables
> for them.. I got them from a reciently upgraded network system. They
> work great on XT computers and will work on newer systems also. Come-on
These cards are great for running a coax-based (thinnet) LANtastic network
on DOS. I think they are NE2000 compatible too. But I used to use them
for all my installations a few years back before they were discontinued.
They were reliable and easy to configure (jumpered on board). I have some
LANtastic 5.0 software that allows unlimited nodes that I wouldn't mind
copying for anyone who gets these. LANtastic is great for setting up a
simple, cheap and easy to use peer-to-peer DOS network.
Artisoft is up to version 7 now for Windows 95 that allows you to access
LANtastic v5.0 and v6.0 servers. If you have to network a legacy DOS
system to Win95 then its a good way to go. You can set the DOS machine up
as a peered server and access files on it from the Win95 machine and vice
versa, and still be able to run apps on the DOS machine. But I abhor
Artisoft these days because their customer support sucks, their software
(these days) sucks, and they as a company suck.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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