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From: Frank Slootweg on 16 Dec 2009 10:21 Richard Bonner <ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca> wrote: [...] > > The name was changed in the mid 1990's. > > *** What was the reason? That "PCMCIA" was too hard to remember/use, i.e. a marketing aspect. For the full story, see the Wikipedia reference which I gave before (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_card>).
From: Mike S. on 16 Dec 2009 11:09 In article <7osc8gF3ob2e3U1(a)mid.individual.net>, Frank Slootweg <this(a)ddress.is.invalid> wrote: >Richard Bonner <ak621(a)chebucto.ns.ca> wrote: >[...] > >> > The name was changed in the mid 1990's. >> >> *** What was the reason? > > That "PCMCIA" was too hard to remember/use, i.e. a marketing aspect. I always thought it was to be more accurately descriptive. The PCMCIA spec was for memory cards ... how do you explain labelling a modem with that interface in the design?
From: Richard Bonner on 18 Dec 2009 10:59
Mike S. (retsuhcs(a)xinap.moc) wrote: > Frank Slootweg <this(a)ddress.is.invalid> wrote: > >> > The name was changed in the mid 1990's. > >> > >> *** What was the reason? > > > > That "PCMCIA" was too hard to remember/use, i.e. a marketing aspect. > I always thought it was to be more accurately descriptive. The PCMCIA spec > was for memory cards ... how do you explain labelling a modem with that > interface in the design? *** That is my thinking, too, Mike. The uses grew beyond what the name originally meant. -- Richard Bonner http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/ |