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Standard Brewing For PC Card Replacement 'Newcard'

Posted by timothy on from the standard-flux dept.

winston_pr writes "The details on the successor to the PC Card is starting to take form with details being given in this article at Nikkei Japan. The standard is scheduled to be finalized in 2003, while the first PCs with NEWCARD slots are expected to ship in the second half of 2004. Will this mean the end of all these crazy SD-card connection based peripherals?"

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  1. crazy by Boromir+son+of+Faram · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Isn't this the wrong way to go about it? Usually the hardware is built and then the standard is derived from that, guaranteeing compatability. What if the standard requires something that turns out impossible to implement? Everything will be broken. We'd never have cool tech like FireWire, PCI, and SDRAM if hardware producers had to wait for a standard before they even started working on products.

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  2. Why do we need PC cards anyhow by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can some informed person speculate as to what the purpose of a PC card is in the day of Firewire800? Does a PC card have better bus access or something? Is it a form factor issue (e.g. its not dangling but is sort of part of the laptop?) With laptops getting smaller and PC-cards tending to get larger and bulging outside the chasis, the form factor issue looks less distinct to me. so why PC cards?

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  3. Future Legal Issues by nurb432 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    While that may be true today, dont be suprised if in the near future the 'homeland security' department will mandate you use 'approved hardware and software' before you can get online. And use of anything other will be considered criminal...

    Then watch it expand to other conutries..

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  4. Re:The end of multiple standards by ackthpt · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Will this mean the end of all these crazy SD-card connection based peripherals?

    No, of course not. It just adds one more peripheral standard.

    Also means getting another pocket or drawer hold more crap in. Smaller, yes, but more diverse.

    "Ah, this model uses Newcard and SD and has an adapter for PCMCIA so you can plug in another adapter for your CF card, blah, blah, blah."

    Funny how more octopus-like compact electronics get when you finally have everything hooked up to it.

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