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The EtherLink III Parallel Tasking Family:
The world’s most popular Ethernet adapters.
ETHERLINK III ADAPTERS

The EtherLink III family

of network adapters delivers

the superior performance of

Parallel Tasking architecture

to PCs with ISA, PCI, MCA,

EISA, and PC Card buses.

The adapters support twisted

pair and coaxial Ethernet

connections.

3Com EtherLink III Parallel
Tasking adapters deliver outstand-
ing value, reliability, and compati-
bility, as well as the fastest through-
put of any network interface card
available today.
EtherLink III Parallel Tasking
adapters set the standard for data
transfer speeds by simultaneously
performing multiple processing
tasks. With an EtherLink IIIadapter
in your PC or notebook, you get
the fastest data throughput, regard-
less of the PC bus type used.
3Com offers EtherLink III models
for ISA, MCA, EISA, PCI, and
PC Card buses.
You’ll want to have EtherLink III
adapters if you’re looking for:
■Superior performance.
EtherLink III Parallel Tasking
adapters consistently outperform
competing adapters, in all major
environments including NetWare,
Windows 95, Windows NT,™and
Banyan VINES.®
■32-bit bus mastering. High-
performance EtherLink III PCI
and EISA adapters provide 32-bit
bus mastering, giving you a wide
data path, fast transfers, and low
CPU utilization. With Parallel
Tasking, they also provide the
fastest data throughput. This makes
them ideal for both servers and
multitasking clients.
■Speed and safety for portables.
The EtherLink III PC Card and
LAN+Modem PC Card (the PC
Card with a 28.8 Kbps modem)
pack the fastest performance into a
credit card-sized package. And
you’re safe wherever you go—they
are guaranteed compatible with a
wide range of notebooks with and
without Card Services, are simple
to install, and conserve power and
time between battery charges.
■Unsurpassed ease-of-use.
3Com’s AutoLink auto-installation
software automates installation and
configuration tasks for DOS and
Windows 3.1. For NetWare LANs,
a single menu choice completes the
installation, including the down-
loading of NetWare Universal client
files from the server.
■Support for Windows 95 and
plug-and-play PCs. EtherLink III
adapters automatically support
plug-and-play PCs, and provide
seamless Windows 95 support.
■Extensive compatibility.
EtherLink III adapters are the
world’s most popular cards. You
can count on the fullest range of
Ethernet software support in the
industry.
■Proven reliability.For
optimal reliability, all EtherLink III
components are integrated into one
ASIC. Furthermore, 3Com backs all
EtherLink III adapters with a
lifetime warranty.
■Superior manageability.
Driver-integrated SmartAgent®
intelligent agents provide powerful
SNMP and DMI manageability
using 3Com’s Transcend®
WorkGroup Manager or Enterprise
Manager for Windows applications.