Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
(PCMCIA, or "PC Card") An
international trade association and the standards they have
developed for devicies, such as modems and external hard
disk drives, that can be plugged into notebook computers.
A PCMCIA card is about the size of a credit card.
For some unfathomable reason, around 1995(?) they decided to
rename PCMCIA cards "PC Cards", perhaps to encourage sales to
confused purchasers.
(ftp://ftp.sidewinder.com/pub/Portables/PCMCIA).
Address: PCMCIA Administration, 1030 East Duane Avenue, Suite
G, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA.
Telephone: +1 (408) 720 0107. Fax: +1 (408) 720 9416. BBS:
+1 (408) 720 9388.
(1996-10-16)