Re: Mensch computer

[danb@pro-nfug.cts.com (Dan Brown)]

In <philip.732756144@labtam>
philip@labtam.labtam.oz.au (Philip Stephens) writes:

>ST2975@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU writes:
>
>>I know little about the PCMCIA memory card interface except that it
>>is supposed to be small(?) in size.
>
>A PCMCIA memory card is approximately 8.5 x 5 x 0.3 cm in size; it easily
>fits in your hand.  Typical storage sizes are 1, 2 and 4 Mb.  They are
>non-volatile memory cards, both writable and readable, though typically you
>must erase the card before you can write to it.  Hence they are good as
>replacable ROMs or ROM disks.

        That's true, all right, but memory cards aren't the only PCMCIA
devices out there.  Maxtor has produced a PCMCIA type III hard drive, 105
megs.  There's also a bunch of modems out there; I don't know what else is
available.

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