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12IntroductionThe PCMCIA (PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card InternationalAssociation) standard was developed to standardize the many different types of memorycards so that they could interface to a wide variety of personal computers. In 1995 thename was changed to simply the PC Card. The PC Card can be considered the same as astandard plug-in card and is used for many different types of devices including flashmemory, analog to digital conversion, GPIB, digital I/O, networks, and modems. Specialdrivers for these cards are supplied by the PC Card manufacturers. All settings, includingbase address, IRQ and DMA, if available, are set up by the user through the installationsoftware. Temporary stay resident programs (or TSRs) are used to allow constant accessto the card by the user. The PC Card consists of miniaturized electronics inside a smallmetal box with a connector at one end. The connector is an industry standard 68 dual inlinesocket that fits into the host computer’s PC Card adapter. The other end of the PCCard may or may not have a connector, depending on the type of device.Figure 12.1PCMCIA Card

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