Lantastic supports ethernet, arcnet and token ring adapters as well as its original twistedpair adapter at 2 mbits. Can also interoperate with netware, lan server, wfw windows nt2000 servers etc. If you are installing windows 10 on a pc running windows xp or windows vista, or if you need to create installation media to install windows 10 on a different pc, see using the tool to create installation media usb flash drive, dvd, or iso file to install windows 10 on a different pc section below. The dos version of lantastic is still at version 8. Does anyone know how to configure a windows 98 machine to communicate with a dos based network useing lantastic 8. Under some conditions transfering data over the lantastic network from a windows xp pc may be slower then normal, yet transfering data to the windows xp pc over the lantastic network is fast. Both dos and windows installation instructions are described below. Although lantastic may still be purchased, linktivity has ceased further development of the product.
This interconnectivity saves you time and administrative hassles by eliminating the need for expensive software upgrades on your existing network when you add a pc with a new operating system. Zero enables you to construct a group to connect methods the usage of dos and home windows three. The bad news the download contains 7 floppy images but they are not images of a lantastic disk set. Lantastic is not compatible with windows 7 or vista. To see how easy it is to install, view our lantastic dos installation walkthrough. Lantastic even offers the possibility to install a dosservermodule, allowing windows95. We were orginally on lantastic 5 i think with 2 dos machines. Lantastic was popular in the dos world and in mixed dos and early windows environments. It is only required to connect to an smb compatible server.
Rather, each image contains 1 part of a 7 part, selfextracting rar archive. In addition, lantastic for windows nt has enhanced network administration, security, and interface features. Is it feasible to do a clean install of windows 95 on this machine. Microsoft offers for download a dos client for workgroup networks called. When i came to the office 4 yrs ago, we got a win95 machine and upgraded to i think 7. The public beta version of lantastic for windows nt is expected to be available for download from. With lantastic for windows nt, legacy dos, windows, windows 95, or os2based pcs can access and share files, cdroms, and printers on nt platforms running lantastic for windows nt.
Lantastic allows sharing files, printers, cdroms, and other hardware over multiple operating system platforms. Licensed users can download the dos version from our ftp site. This release supports the entire 3c900, 3c900b, 3c905 and 3c905b family of nics. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Since you need to access your dos machines, you may want to consider installing lantastic 8. While lantastic is dos based, it works well under windows 3.
This file contains fixes for several serious bugs in this version of lantastic. Lantastic supported ethernet, arcnet and token ring networks. This interconnectivity saves you money, time, and administrative hassles by eliminating the need for expensive software upgrades on your existing network when you add a pc with a new operating system. Lantastic networks use netbios its multiplatform support allows a lantastic client station to access any combination of windows or dos operating systems, and its interconnectivity allows sharing of files, printers, cdroms and applications throughout an enterprise. Download lantastic 7 for dos 7 by artisoft vetusware. Lantastic networking software enables you to build a network to connect pcs running the following operating systems. Copy the file onto a diskette and use it to configure the noderunner adapter installed in your windows 9598 computer. If you are running version 6 of lantastic, you should download and apply the fixes contained in nos600.
Zip, which can be found on the sos bbs 9042429105 and in the artisoft forum on compuserve. Compass makes a copy of the existing dos database and converts it to the windows format. This update will install on computers running windows 9598me or. To resolve various reported problems with the windows support programs with lantastic.
At the time it competed against novell netware lite. Client to microsoft networks is not required to connect to pcs running lantastic 8. Its main focus is towards usage with pointofsale terminals connecting to windows servers. Lantastic was especially popular before windows 95 arrived with builtin networking and was nearly as popular as the. Single user pc requirements floppy disk drive, ibm pc or compatatible computer. Windows bootdisk with network support, created from windows9598. Lantastic is a peertopeer local area network lan operating system for dos and microsoft windows and formerly os2. Lantastic 8 dos to win98 solutions experts exchange. Artisoft lantastic lantastic for dos and windows is available from spartacom. Lantastic software for windows and dos, network interface cards.
Artisoft lantastic performance synergistic office solutions. At the time it competed against novell netware lite, and many other small lan oriented products. Lantastic networking software enables you to build a network to connect pcs running. Use the following instructions or those located in your lantastic documentation to install the lantastic client software and the adaptec dos ndis or odi driver. Winworld is an online museum dedicated to providing free and open access to one of the largest archives of abandonware software and information on the web. Lantastic is a peertopeer local area network lan operating system for dos, microsoft windows and os2. Lantastic for dos and windows is available from spartacom. I tried to install the ibm lan client but failed because i dont have an ibm network card. Lantastic is i think still the only nos that supports dos, win 3x, win 9x and nt2000.
Mailman 3 hosting superlongterm file storage buy link here. Download description version update time file size. Artisoft offers the trial download of lantastic 7, which is the win95 version, but no a trial version of lantastic 6, which is the dos version is in no. Share files, printers, cdroms, and applications among all your pcs that run any combination of windows or dos operating systems. To share the disk andor the printer of a dos system for access from a windows system. Artisoft announces lantastic for windows nt ee times. Artisoft also sold networking kits that included both network adapters and the lantastic software. Ndis2 driver for dos support msclient, lantastic,lanman 2. Trademarks lantastic and artisoft are registered trademarks. This driver release is designed to provide the minimum installation required to accomplish network connectivity and is specified for use on pcs running windows 95, windows 98, windows nt 4. Share files, printers, cdroms and applications among all your pcs, running any combination of windows or dos operating systems. Com the biggest free abandonware downloads collection in the universe.
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