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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. plz welcome our new yiffy hermaphrodite overlords by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Check this out!

  2. Obligatory Simpson's quote from the future... by Drantin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Homer: Get back here with that pair of scissors! *Bart cuts through Homer's brand-new paper-thin laptop with the scissors* Homer: Doh! Nelson: Haha!

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    Actio personalis moritur cum persona. (Dead men don't sue)
  3. Keyboards! Keyboards! Keyboards! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Cheap keyboards at Amazon.com! Every geek needs like two of these! Deal of a lifetime!

    1. Re:Keyboards! Keyboards! Keyboards! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yeah, shipping killed the deal for me, too. I also wonder if Office Depot would honor the $5 rebate that expired last week.