PC Card
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'''PC Card''' is a [[technical standard]] specifying an [[expansion card]] interface for [[laptops]] and [[personal digital assistants|PDAs]].{{Cite book |last=Imdad-Haque |first=Faisal |title=Inside PC Card: CardBus and PCMCIA design |date=1996 |publisher=[[George Newnes Ltd]] |isbn=978-0-7506-9747-7 |series=EDN series for design engineers |location=Boston}} The [[PCMCIA]] originally introduced the 16-bit [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA]]-based '''PCMCIA Card''' in 1990, but renamed it to PC Card in March 1995 to avoid confusion with the name of the organization.{{Cite book |last=Rathbone |first=Tina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA87|title=Changing of the card |date=1995-12-18 |publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. |pages=87 |language=en}} The '''CardBus PC Card''' was introduced as a 32-bit version of the original PC Card, based on the [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] specification. CardBus slots are [[backward compatible]], but older slots are not [[forward compatible]] with CardBus cards. |
'''PC Card''' is a [[technical standard]] specifying an [[expansion card]] interface for [[laptops]] and [[personal digital assistants|PDAs]].{{Cite book |last=Imdad-Haque |first=Faisal |title=Inside PC Card: CardBus and PCMCIA design |date=1996 |publisher=[[George Newnes Ltd]] |isbn=978-0-7506-9747-7 |series=EDN series for design engineers |location=Boston}} The [[PCMCIA]] originally introduced the 16-bit [[Industry Standard Architecture|ISA]]-based '''PCMCIA Card''' in 1990, but renamed it to PC Card in March 1995 to avoid confusion with the name of the organization.{{Cite book |last=Rathbone |first=Tina |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA87|title=Changing of the card |date=1995-12-18 |publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. |pages=87 |language=en}} The '''CardBus PC Card''' was introduced as a 32-bit version of the original PC Card, based on the [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]] specification. CardBus slots are [[backward compatible]], but older slots are not [[forward compatible]] with CardBus cards. |
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== Applications == |
== Applications == |
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[[File:Various PC Cards.jpg|thumb|Various PC Cards |
[[File:Various PC Cards.jpg|thumb|Various PC Cards, from left to right: |
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• [[ISDN]] PC Card |
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• [[ ITU-T V.90]] modem CardBus PC Card |
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• [[CompactFlash]] (CF) adapter PC Card |
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• [[SCSI|SCSI II]] PC Card |
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Many notebooks in the 1990s had two adjacent type-II slots, which allowed installation of two type-II cards or one, double-thickness, type-III card. The cards were also used in early digital SLR cameras, such as the [[Kodak DCS 300 series]]. However, their original use as storage expansion is no longer common. |
Many notebooks in the 1990s had two adjacent type-II slots, which allowed installation of two type-II cards or one, double-thickness, type-III card. The cards were also used in early digital SLR cameras, such as the [[Kodak DCS 300 series]]. However, their original use as storage expansion is no longer common. |
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