▁software , ▁and ▁fully ▁supported ▁Apple T alk ▁protocol ▁services . ▁ ▁Digital ▁Ocean ▁developed ▁and ▁sold ▁a ▁complete ▁family ▁of ▁Local T alk ▁and ▁eth ern et ▁wireless ▁network ▁ad ap ters ▁for ▁use ▁with ▁Mac int osh ▁des kt ops , ▁Power Book s , ▁and ▁New tons . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁company ' s ▁micro cell ular ▁ro aming ▁permitted ▁virt ually ▁un limited ▁wireless ▁coverage ▁areas . ▁Their ▁Star fish ▁Access ▁Point s ▁deployed ▁micro cell ular ▁ro aming ▁over ▁a ▁building ▁or ▁campus , ▁allowing ▁se am less ▁wireless ▁L AN ▁connections ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁area , ▁similar ▁to ▁cell ular ▁tele ph ones . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Digital ▁Ocean ▁partner ed ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁companies ▁to ▁provide ▁Apple ▁and ▁PC ▁platforms ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁wireless ▁L AN ▁network ▁through ▁a ▁single ▁access ▁point . ▁The ▁solution ▁viewed ▁each ▁computer ▁as ▁an ▁ag nost ic ▁system ▁when ▁accessing ▁the ▁network , ▁which ▁placed ▁all ▁computers ▁on ▁equal ▁foot ing ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁communicate ▁across ▁an ▁enter prise . ▁ ▁Ch ips ets ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Digital ▁Ocean ▁entered ▁into ▁three - way ▁development ▁contract s ▁with ▁AT & T / L uc ent ▁and ▁Air on et ▁to ▁license ▁Digital ▁Ocean ' s ▁Media ▁Access ▁Control ▁( MA C ) ▁ch ips et ▁technology ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁AT & T /