Best Data introduces Fast Ethernet Adapter.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 1996-- LANMaster 110 Automatically Connects to 10Base-T and 100Base-TX Ethernet Networks Best Data Products today introduced the LANMaster 110 Fast Ethernet Adapter. Compatible with both 10 Mbps 10Base-T and 100 Mbps 100Base-TX, the LANMaster 110 preserves the buyer's investment in older 10 Mbps networks while facilitating easy and cost-effective upgrading to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet. The LANMaster 110 uses a full 32 bit PCI bus interface with parallel cut-through bus mastering for the highest possible speed networking. The product has a SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. of $99. The LANMaster 110 is highly flexible, and compatible with half- and full-duplex data concentrators. By eliminating the need to purchase new concentrators, the LANMaster further preserves the buyer's network investment. "The LANMaster 110 is the next logical evolution for our data communications line," explained Daniel Horowitz, Marketing Manager at Best Data Products. "The LANMaster 110 is designed around the most modern, state-of-the-art chipset to ensure the value, reliability and performance our customers have come to expect from Best Data." Reducing valuable set-up time, the LANMaster 110 uses the latest 802.3 autonegotiation procedures to detect and adjust for the highest common speed in a network. The LANMaster 110 also automatically corrects for receive polarity, eliminating the need to correct minor wiring errors. The LANMaster 110 is fully plug and play with Windows 95. The LANMaster 110 has Link Status LEDs for 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and Activity Status speed installation and troubleshooting. In addition to compliance with PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Local Bus Revision 2.0 and 2.1, the card meets the full range of I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output base address and interrupt levels as per the PCI specification. Best Data provides drivers for Client and Server ODI, NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification 2 and NDIS 3. The LANMaster 110 is compatible with CAT 3, 4, or 5 UTP UTP (uridine triphosphate): see uracil. (Unshielded Twisted Pair) See twisted pair. UTP - unshielded twisted pair cabling for 10BaseT and CAT 5 UTP cabling for 100Base-TX, and fully complies with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, and ANIS 8802-3 standards. The LANMaster 110 supports Intel PCI based platforms, and is compatible with all major operating systems including Windows 3.x, Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. 3.11, Windows 95, Windows NT 3.x and 4.x, Novell 3.x and 4.x, and Microsoft LAN Manager. For more information, call Best Data at 818/773-9600 or 800/632-2378 or visit the company Web site at http://www.bestdata.com. -0- Founded in 1984, Best Data Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of communication products for the PC and Macintosh markets. The company sells its products through a nationwide network of distributors, resellers and computer retail stores. NOTE TO EDITORS: There is an "at" symbol in the email address below, before "compuserve.com." This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: S&S Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Lauren Finkelman, 415/773-5359 FAX: 415/773-5369 E-MAIL e-mail: see electronic mail. in full electronic mail Messages and other data exchanged between individuals using computers in a network. : 76225.2253@compuserve.com |
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