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What happened to PCMCIA?

What happened to PCMCIA?

Heck, the group formerly known as PCMCIA doesn’t exist anymore—it was usurped by the USB Implementers Forum in 2010. Guess we don’t care about expansion devices on laptops anymore. In a weird way, these devices fulfill the mission of PCMCIA.

What does PCMCIA stand for?

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCMCIA is an acronym for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association; the acronym is pronounced as separate letters. PCMCIA is a non-profit trade association and standards body consisting of some 500 companies.

How fast is pcmcia?

PC Card

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
A PC Card network adapter
Width in bits 16 or 32
No. of devices 1 per slot
Speed 133 MB/s

How does pcmcia card work?

How Does PCMCIA Work? The PCMCIA card is plugged into a host socket/adapter on the computer’s motherboard or connected to its expansion bus. The socket side has the standard 68-pin interface for the card. The adapter side translates the PCMCIA interface signals to match the computer’s bus standards.

What is a pcmcia card slot used for on LG TV?

That slot is for a CAM (conditional access model) you would plug one in then get a card (like sky) to decode tv.

Is Pcmcia same as CardBus?

CardBus are PCMCIA 5.0 or later (JEIDA 4.2 or later) 32-bit PCMCIA devices, introduced in 1995 and present in laptops from late 1997 onward. CardBus is effectively a 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI bus in the PC Card design.

Are pcmcia cards hot swappable?

Are pcmcia cards hot swappable? Yes.

What is a pcmcia card slot on LG TV?

What is a PC card in Honda?

Honda CR-V: To Play a PC Card You operate the PC card player with the same controls used for the radio and the disc player. The PC card player reads and plays cards in MP3 or WMA formats. Depending on the format, the screen will indicate ”MP3” or ”WMA” when a card is playing.