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Article: Descartes brings PCMCIA power to your desktop. (Antec Inc) (Hardware Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- July 1, 1995
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Descartes PCMCIA Card Reader/Writer
Antec Inc.
2859 Bayview Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 770-1200
Requires: 1MB RAM; 1MB hard drive space; one free
16-bit ISA bus slot; DOS 5.0 or higher
List Price: $149.99
Antec Inc.'s Descartes doesn't speak French like its famous namesake, the 17th-century philosopher Ren Descartes of "I think; therefore, I am" fame. However, this peripheral package does something that is perhaps just as useful. The low-cost $149.99-list Descartes PCMCIA Card Reader/Writer lets any 386 or higher IBM-compatible desktop read virtually any PCMCIA card on the market.
Descartes consists of a 16-bit ISA interface card and a 3.5-inch PCMCIA ...