Le dimanche 27 Janvier 2008 04:10, chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
> PCMCIA - just remember "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms"
>
> Actually the PCMCIA acronym is no more since it was too hard to remember.
> I can't remember what replaced it.
>
CardBus. Actually PCMCIA (16 bits) was superseded by cardbus (32 bits) ; new
cards only go in a cardbus slot, while olders can go in PCMCIA or cardbus
slots. There's a physical notch on new cards for this purpose. If you happen
to have an old laptop, never use the bft* method to fit any card in.
--
Manuel Viet
*blunt force trauma.
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