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PC Card/CardBus and ExpressCards
PC Card and CardBus form factors are the same (left). The ExpressCards (middle and right) changed the format. (Image courtesy of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, www.pcmcia.org)
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The PC Card
The PC Card (left) on laptops is the equivalent expansion mechanism to the printed circuit board (right) on desktop computers.
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Desktop Readers
PC Card drives can be added to desktop machines, either externally (top two) or internally (bottom). The unit in the middle is actually a SCSI hard drive with a built-in slot. (Image courtesy of Microtech International, Inc.)
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