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  • Page 1

    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 superior performance and flexibility for the notebook TokenLink ® III and TokenLink Velocity ™ adapters: Featuring outstanding price/performance fo[...]

  • Page 2

    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. Desktop Products— Performance and V alue Whether you m[...]

  • Page 3

    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. All Fast EtherLink and EtherLink III adapters include Paralle[...]

  • Page 4

    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. Dual-speed [...]

  • Page 5

    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 & Whiteside BW-TCP, BW-NPS* ▼ BSDi BSD/OS Century Software Tiny Term* ▼ Crynwr/Clarkson Packet Driver* ▼ DCA/Tiara 10Net* ▼ DEC Pathworks* ?[...]

  • Page 6

    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. The adapters support twisted pair and coaxial Ethernet connections[...]

  • Page 7

    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. All EtherLink adapters are available in 5-packs. 3C529 and 3C529-TP (EtherLink III 16/32-Bit MCA adapters) are also available in 30-packs; 3C509B, 3C509B[...]

  • Page 8

    ▼ 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. † Ships with Windows NT The product names above [...]

  • Page 9

    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. Plug-and-Play Support for Windows 95 When you work in the Windows 95 environ- ment, adapter configuration is effortless with a 3Com adapter that supports Windows 95 and its plug-and-play* [...]

  • Page 10

    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. W ith 3Com T okenLink III adapters, you[...]

  • Page 11

    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. Excellent 3C619C and Shielded price/performance, and the easiest-to- Twisted Pair (STP)[...]

  • Page 12

    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 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 5.5 ▼▼ ▼ ▼ DCA IRMA Workstation for Windows ▼▼ ▼ ?[...]

  • Page 13

    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 . 3Com FDDILink adapters give you af[...]

  • Page 14

    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. MIC connector. PCI High-performance 32-bit PCI adapter FDDILink PCI Fiber SAS (All PCI-bus PCs) optimizes network power and provides 3C795 maximum throughput w[...]

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    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. This lets you scale up to A TM incrementally , giv- ing you maximum performance[...]

  • Page 16

    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. The 3Com Impact family of high- performance ISDN adapters a[...]

  • Page 17

    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 compatibility ✔✔ Built-in NT1 for easy installation (North America) Option ✔ International ISDN signaling support ✔ Direct bus interface for ma[...]

  • Page 18

    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. Performance and Economy ISDN is fast. Using a single tele- phone connection, Basic Rate ISDN provides two B channels for digital calls, each carrying[...]

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    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. When you’re faced with real time problems demanding instant solutions, you can rely on the 3ComBBS (Bulletin Board System) to download software drivers, fixes, and diagnosti[...]

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    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. 3Com Impact, Async-Sync, ATMLink, AutoIQ, AutoLink, CELLplex, FDDILink, L[...]