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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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body, hardware, standard (PCMCIA, or "PC Card") An
international trade association and the
standards they have
A PCMCIA card is about the size of a credit card.
For some unfathomable reason, around 1995(?) they decided to
rename PCMCIA cards "PC Cards", perhaps to encourage sales to
confused purchasers.
Address: PCMCIA Administration, 1030 East Duane Avenue, Suite
G, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA.
Telephone: +1 (408) 720 0107. Fax: +1 (408) 720 9416. BBS:
+1 (408) 720 9388.
(1996-10-16)