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Article: Diverse PCMCIA add-ons present difficult choices. (includes related article on new PCMCIA card slots)
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- EDN
- Article date:
- May 12, 1994
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Adding PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) card slots to a desktop computer Or an embedded system is pretty easy. You just plug in one of the scores of different add-in and add-on PCMCIA card drives that have recently become available. Most of the drives are for PCs, but you can also find units for VME, STD, and PC/104 systems. Prices begin at under $300.
Making sure a card drive will operate all the different types of PCMCIA cards is not so easy, however. The numerous available drives have different numbers of slots, different slot sizes, and widely varying support for the many different types of PCMCIA cards. And a few drives, ...