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[Acronym] for __P__eople __C__an't __M__emorise __C__omputer __I__ndustry __A__cronyms.
Ain't it true?
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More boringly, stands for _P__ersonal __C__omputer __M__emory __C__ard __I__nternational __A__ssociation.
+More boringly, stands for _
_P__ersonal __C__omputer __M__emory __C__ard __I__nternational __A__ssociation.
These are the credit-card-sized cards that can be inserted into most laptops (and several desktop) computers. These are now known as "PC Cards" as it is easier to remember.
Some examples of pc cards include network card, firewire card and CompactFlash reader cards.
PCMCIA was the old 16-bit standard - the newer 32-bit procotol is called CardBus. However, these terms appear to be used interchangeably, although "CardBus" is much easier to say. I think PCMCIA uses the [ISA] [Bus], while CardBus uses [PCI].
