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PCMCIA Announces NEWCARD Format

Posted by michael on from the that's-the-best-name-they-could-come-up-with dept.

schnoz writes "Found this over at DPReview: "The PCMCIA technology association has today announced the 'NEWCARD' format. This new format makes use of PC Card, PCI Express and USB 2.0 technologies. The NEWCARD format is also aimed at both Mobile and Desktop PCs". Check out the rest of the article here."

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  1. Newcard by SILIZIUMM · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks 'Newcard' is just the codename. Imagine if it would have been the actual name... the next version of the product would have been called 'Newer Card', the following 'Even newer card' and so on.

    1. Re:Newcard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I don't care what _they call it. I'm still going to call it P, C, M, C, I, A, Card, and pronounce each of the syllables in luxurious detail.

    2. Re:Newcard by swordboy · · Score: 2, Funny

      And rounding out the pop charts this week at number two is Ezra. Once again, number one is, Better than Ezra!

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    3. Re:Newcard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Old time MIT students will of course realize the logical successor name is "NextCard".

  2. Excuse me Sir... by greymond · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Hi I wanted to get a NEWCARD for my computer."

    "Sure, what kind of new card did you want to get, a modem, video card, etc...?"

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  3. what does it stand for? by fermion · · Score: 5, Funny
    does anyone remember what PCMCIA stands for.

    I think I head it was People Can't Memorize Complicated Industry Acronyms?

    Any want to confirm/correct this?

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  4. Oh.. the NEWCARD.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I prefer the OLDCARD name... as one would put it "Teeeh Expensive Little Piece of Garbage".

  5. Re:A Troll Apologizes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

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  6. Re:What??? by baryon351 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, it's changed recently.

    For quite a while it was "The way skriptkiddies interact with people's PCs is a key component of development at Microsoft"

  7. Re:It's not the size, but how you lose it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've got an EasyDisk drive the size of two or three cigarettes -- it came in a leather case, and I've just attached it to my keychain. Haven't lost it yet.

  8. N-E-W-C-A-R-D by FS · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as we don't have to spell it "N-E-W-C-A-R-D" every time we say it! People mispeak PCMCIA more than any other acronym I can think of.

  9. Re:It's not the size, but how you lose it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You know how often I lose change?

    As a matter of fact, I have a nickel for every single time.

  10. Re:The photo by swordboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    The photo shows a unit labled 'Single Wide'. I wonder what that implies for the future

    Well, if it is anything like my 'Double Wide', then the future isn't so bright...

    Seriously...

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  11. Speaking of stupid names... by ediron2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey, laugh it up about 'newcard'.

    Seriously.

    Have fun. All I know is any name beats the everloving s**t out of PCCard. I can't count
    all the times I've had to break out of a conversation to make sure whoever I was doing
    a support call for was talking about a PC-CARD (like a credit card) and not a PC card (like
    one you open up the PC and install inside).

    Oh god. I just channeled my own voice from the future: "No, is that a *NEW* card you've installed, or is it..."

  12. Old vs. New by DarwinDan · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now they're gonna call the older PCMCIA standard OLDCARD?

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