November 2000 • Vol.8 Issue 11 Page(s) 73-75 in print issue Add To My Personal Library What They Lack In Glamour, They Make Up In Functionality The configuration of individual PCs is as diverse and varied as the decorating schemes inside individual houses. Just as two houses that look identical on the outside are often completely different on the inside, so, too, are PCs. The key word here is "personal." Whether you buy a computer off the shelf or build it from the ground up, the time will probably come, all too quickly, when you find that you want to add or change something to suit your personal needs and wishes. That's when you'll probably start looking at the different ways you can get the extra functionality you want. And that's where other cards and adapters come in. Most computers, other than "bare bones" systems, come with the usual assortment of cards, boards, chips, drives, and
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PCMCIA Cards and Accessories
PCMCIA cards and accessories follow standards developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA), an international standards body and trade organization. PCMCIA cards, or PC cards as they are commonly known, were designed originally for adding memory to portable computers, but are now used in a variety of devices.
PCMCIA Card Readers and Writers
PCMCIA card readers and PCMCIA card writers allow a user to transfer data from or to a host computer to or from a PCMCIA card.
PCMCIA Bus Interface Cards
PCMCIA bus interface cards translate the data from the PCMCIA bus to another bus, and vice versa. They are used to connect two otherwise incompatible buses.
PCMCIA Hard Drive Cards
PCMCIA hard drive cards provide high storage capacities for notebook and palmtop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile systems, and PCMIA-equipped computers.
CPU Cards and Modules
CPU cards and modules are computer boards that contain the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer.

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