PCMCIA is actually Personal Computer Manufacturer's Computer Industry
Association... meaning a "standards" group. However, no one (except me,
maybe) could ever remember this mouthful and so it's most appropriate
that it fostered the People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.
And, yes, it is now simply called PC Card.
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> I thought PCMCIA had gone away in favor of PC card. My late brother
> designed portable computers. He believed PCMCIA stood for People Can't
> Memorize Computer Industry Ackronyms.
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