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Features

	Supports 80x86 Family of Host Processors
	Provides Hardware Transparent Interface to Host Systems Relieves Programmers of the Necessity of Programming the Details of the Network Interface Communication is Accomplished through Simple Read/Write Type Routines No Packet Formatting or Detailed Knowledge of Network Protocols Necessary
	Open-Ended Allows Running Higher Level Protocols, Such as OPTOMUX I/O Protocols on Top of ARCNET®
	Modular Architecture Allows the Programmer to Use Only Those Routines Needed for His Particular System Separate Modules for the Low Level Driver, IEEE 802.2 Class 1 Services, and Network Diagnostics and Utilities
	Provides the Following Low Level Driver Functions: Hardware Initialization Packet Formatting Basic Transmit/Receive Activities Status Reporting
	Conforms to IEEE 802.2 Link Layer Control Specification. Supports the Following Class 1 Functions: XID (eXchange ID) TEST (Verifies Integrity of a Node or Group of Nodes) UI (Unnumbered Information for Basic Data Transfer
	Provides the Following Network Diagnostic and Utility Functions: Basic Network Statistics Such as Retries, Reconfigurations, Excessive NAKs, etc. Network Mapping Disconnect a Node Utilities Such as Node Shutdown and Configuration
	Portable Code Written in ANSI C Language Allows Easy Porting to Additional Microprocessor Families Can Be Linked in with User-Supplied Routines Includes Both Source and Object Code Supports Symbolic Addressing
	Supports Symbolic Addressing Programmers Needn't Worry about the Physical Routing of Their Data Addresses Can Use Logical Identifiers Called Service Access Points (SAPs)