The company is either changed directions or is no more, but at one time, Arnatech did Digicard network stuff. The Archive.org Wayback machine gives this info on them. see this link for more: http://web.archive.org/web/20001102001129/arnatech.com/digi.html Check the Apple II FAQ area for in depth info on how these gadgets worked. I am also posting this below in the event anyone wants to archive it in in the A2 world ;) As you can see from this post. the name "Mandrake" was in use for a network operating system long long before a Linux flavor had it ;) -Bart Keeper of the Network from Heck And yeah, I have a Digicard too ;) ------------------------------------------------ DIGICARD Welcome to the Digicard home page. Be sure to see the list of the last items of stock we have on the WHAT'S NEW section below. There will be no more availability of any other items. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- FAQ and Tech Support Descriptions of Digicard products Digicard Price List and Order Form Support Contract Options Go Back To Home Page ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WHAT'S NEW? SOFTWARE PROMOTIONS: MECC Software Lifetime License $350.00 HARDWARE PROMOTIONS: Demo SRC2's (slightly used - as is): $500.00 Power supply replacement: $95.00 1000 Mb hard drive upgrade: $300.00 NEARLY OUT OF STOCK - LIMITED SUPPLY SpeedyNet - 8 in stock Internet Router - 2 in stock Demo SRC2 - 3 in stock External Tape Backup - 1 in stock Remote Printer Server - 7 in stock Apple IIE Dnet cards - 5 in stock VERY SPECIAL - SOFTWARE MIRRORING OPTION: Have you ever lost all your MECC software and had to recopy all those floppy disks? This new routine will restore any area you have backed up, saving you lots of time and work. Simply get the software set up just as you want it and then make an individualized backup of it. If the area ever fails, simply restore it in less than 4 minutes. The Apple II version of Mandrake (but not the Macintosh version) has a new option added under the Software Management filecard which makes a "hidden" backup copy of any individual software area right on the SRC (unlike a tape drive which backs up the entire server to an external tape, taking perhaps an hour). The advantage of this option is that when any software area goes bad, you can simply use this option to restore that area. WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE AN ORDER: You need to use Mandrake to look at your server free space to see if you have enough space available to effectively use this option. See FAQ General Info for information about how to find out what your current free space is. FYI, each MECC area is about 14,000K, and the main Global School Net area is about 32,760K. When you make a backup, total free space will decrease by these amounts. Hard Drive Upgrades (if needed) are listed elsewhere in this section. By the way, use the DEFRAGMENT option, if Largest Free Space does not equal Total Free Space. We also need your SRC serial number in order to process your order. The serial number is the eight digit number shown in the upper left corner of the screen at Server Information cited earlier about free space. Each copy of Mandrake is now serialized to the individual SRC. To order the new Mandrake, you also need to know your System version. This is the number shown in the box on the screen when you turn on an Apple computer and the Username prompt is showing on the screen. You need a 3.31 System version in order to use the new Mandrake. If your System version number is any number smaller than 3.31, you also need to order a System upgrade. By the way, your Mandrake version (not to be confused with System version) is the number shown immediately after you type the Username SYSTEM (and password). To summarize, you need: $49.00 for Apple II Mandrake 1.62 upgrade The SRC serial number Maybe a System upgrade ($49.00) Maybe a larger hard drive Main DIGICARD menu This page last edited Jan. 24, 2000