pcmcia vs pccard vs cardbus

[bscott at ntisys.com]

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004, at 11:18pm, dan at rastech.com wrote:
>> I know that pccard is the same is pcmcia (easier for consumers). What is
>> cardbus?
> 
> PCMCIA the next version (well, next in 1997)

  In particular, PCMCIA cards are 16-bit and use 5 volts.  CardBus cards (or
at least, can be) are 32-bit (faster) and 3.3 volts (saves battery power).  
CardBus slots can generally accept either type, but CardBus cards generally
will not work in an old PCMCIA slot.

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Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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