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Next-gen PCMCIA: Expresscard

Posted by michael on from the forced-obsolescence dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to this article at WindowsForDevices, the PCMCIA trade association rolled out version 1.0 of its next-generation standard for modular mobile and desktop computer expansion at this week's Intel Developer Forum in San Jose, CA. Dubbed "ExpressCard", the new standard is "thinner, lighter, faster" than the group's previous PC Card standards, according to PCMCIA chairman Brad Saunders. ExpressCard achieves its space reduction by replacing the legacy parallel buses of the first and second generation PCMCIA card standards with state-of-the-art, high-speed serial connections, following a trend common in current computer system design."

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  1. PCMCIA by xybe · · Score: 5, Funny

    PCMCIA: People Cannot Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms

  2. Vis a vis USB 2.x? by mcrbids · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, will this by "High speed" PC-Card or "Full speed" PC-Card?

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