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Fast EtherLink ® adapters: Ensuring an easy migration path to high-speed networking EtherLink III adapters: Delivering superior performance and value to the desktop EtherLink III PC Cards: Providing .
2 W HY C HOOSE 3C OM N ETWORK A D APTERS ? Because 3Com can meet all your needs for personal computer connectivity with a complete range of high-performance, reliable adapter products: world-renowned desktop adapters; high-performance PC Cards; and high-speed ISDN digital modems and adapters.
3 ® T HIRD -G ENERA TION A DAPTER WITH P ARALLEL T ASKING S ECOND -G ENERA TION A DAPTER How Parallel T asking Maximizes Performance in Ethernet Environments For premium performance, without a price premium, choose an adapter based on 3Com’s patented Parallel Tasking architecture.
Fast EtherLink 10/100 Family: Providing superior performance and an easy migration path to high- speed networking. 4 F AST E THER L INK A D APTERS 3Com Fast EtherLink 10/100 adapters set the industry standard for performance. With 3Com’ s exclusive Parallel T asking technology , you can get maximum speeds at both 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.
5 3Com TriROM (BootP, RPL, Netware, RomShield) ▼ 3Com NFS with DPA* ▼ 3Com OSI/ES with DPA* ▼ 3Com TCP with DPA* ▼ Artisoft LANtastic* ▼ AT&T LAN Manager* ▼ Banyan VINES* ❍ Beame &am.
6 The EtherLink III Parallel Tasking Family: The world’s most popular Ethernet adapters. E THER L INK III A D APTERS The EtherLink III family of network adapters delivers the superior performance of Parallel T asking architecture to PCs with ISA, PCI, MCA, EISA, and PC Card buses.
7 H OW T O C HOOSE THE R IGHT E THER L INK A D APTERS Save on Quantity Orders In addition to selling its adapters individually, 3Com packages its adapters to provide you with maximum cost savings.
▼ board supported in development ❍ client only ■ available only in TriROM and BootWare Plus ✖ 3C529 only *Drivers for this product are available on the EtherDisk ® diskette shipped with each EtherLink adapter or 5-pack; other product drivers are available from independent software vendors.
9 3Com Ensures Y ou the Easiest Adapter Installation Ever Whether you use Windows 95 or AutoLink software, 3Com adapters make your installation the easiest ever.
10 The TokenLink III Family and TokenLink Velocity Adapter: Leading price/performance network adapters for all your Token Ring needs. T OKEN L INK III AND T OKEN L INK V ELOCITY A D APTERS 3Com T okenLink III and T okenLink V elocity T oken Ring adapters feature unsurpassed price/performance and ease- of-use.
11 H OW T O C HOOSE THE R IGHT T OKEN L INK III A D APTERS W IRING T YPE B US T YPE A DVANTAGES 3C OM A DAPTER Unshielded ISA 8/16-bit, 100% IBM compatible, auto- or TokenLink III 16/4 Twisted Pair (UTP) (All ISA- and EISA-bus PCs) software-configurable adapter.
3Com 3+Open DOS LAN Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 ▼▼ ▼ ▼ 3Com 3+Open OS/2 LAN Manager 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 ▼▼ ▼ ▼ 3Com NFS with DPA ▼▼ ▼ ▼ 3Com OSI/ES with DPA ▼▼ ▼ ▼ 3Com TCP with DPA ▼▼ ▼ ▼ Attachmate Extra Windows ▼▼ ▼ ▼ Banyan VINES 4.
13 The FDDILink Family: Setting the standard for affordability in high-performance adapters. FDDIL INK A D APTERS An affordable package of high-performance and fault tolerance for servers and workstations with the PCI or EISA bus. 3Com FDDILink adapters deliver low CPU utilization and advanced network resiliency .
W IRING T YPE B US T YPE A DVANTAGES 3C OM A DAPTER Fiber EISA High performance 32-bit EISA adapter FDDILink-F (All EISA-bus PCs) provides maximum throughput with low 3C771A CPU utilization.
15 A TML INK A D APTERS W ith 3Com’ s A TMLink adapters you can make a smooth transition from your legacy system to state- of-the-art A TM networking. A TMLink adapters support A TM Forum LAN Emulation which inte- grates A TM with legacy systems across the enterprise.
16 The 3Com Impact Family: High-speed dial-up network access and easy installation. 3C OM I MP ACT ISDN A D APTERS AND M ODEMS 3Com Impact ISDN external digital modems and ISA adapters are easy to install and use, and give you the fastest dial-up network access at speeds of up to 128 Kbps.
17 3C OM I MP ACT F AMIL Y C OMP ARISON Features ISA Adapter External Digital Modem Multilink PPP for fast dial-up access ✔✔ DOS and Windows installation software ✔✔ Standards-based for wide c.
18 3C OM I MP ACT ISDN A D APTERS AND M ODEMS Basic ISDN Advantages ISDN service — offered by major telephone companies around the world — offers many advantages over analog telephone connections.
19 C OUNT ON 3C OM FOR F AST , E ASY A D APTER S UPPOR T Support 3Com’ s automated on-line systems bring fast, reliable, technical infor- mation as close as your telephone.
To learn more about 3Com products, visit our World Wide Web site at http://www.3com.com. © 3Com Corporation 1996. All rights reserved. 3Com, CardFacts, EtherDisk, EtherLink, Parallel Tasking, SmartAgent, TokenLink, and Transcend are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation.
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