![]() At the time it competed against Novell Netware Lite, and many other small LAN oriented products. Lantastic was avaialble for DOS, Windows, and OS/2. Artisoft also sold networking kits that included both network adapters and the Lantastic software. Lantastic supported Ethernet, ARCNET and Token Ring networks. Lantastic was also very memory efficient, using minimal DOS memory in both workstation and sever modes, enabling users to run most popular DOS applications while Lantastic was running. Lantastic connects the Dos machines to Dos server in the office & can use Win98 for server but prefer to use Linux since Microsoft does not allow W98 to be sold anymore. ![]() Any computer may be configured as a server as well as a client. I have a DOS based POS system running in many restaurants & want to add a Linux server to relay history to the home office via the Web. It is considered a "peer-to-peer" network, as there is no need for a dedicated server. Lantastic gives users the ability to share printers and files on a hard drive or CD-ROM. Unlike most LAN networking software of the time, Lantastic required only installation and minimal, straightforward, configuration. It was very popular and highly rated in the early 1990s. Networking software for DOS LANtastic networking software enables you to build a network to connect PCs running the following operating systems: MS-DOS 7.1, 7.0, 6.22, 6.xx, 5. ![]() Lantastic is an easy to use, low cost networking system targeted at small networks and home users.
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