Learning About Pc Cards; What Is Pcmcia; Supported Pc Cards - Intermec Janus 2050 User Manual

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39 nugget A Using PC Cards
This chapter introduces PC cards and explains how you can use them in your JANUS
2050.

Learning About PC Cards

The JANUS 2050 comes equipped with a PC card drive to expand the
computer's memory and input/output capabilities. The PC card provides the
mechanism for storing and transferring information to other computers that
have PC card drives. A PC card drive is similar to a disk drive on a PC, and the
PC card is similar to a floppy disk.
PC
PC card
Floppy disk
2050U.012
Note: JANUS 2050s equipped with a 2.4 GHz radio use the PC card slot for the radio
controller.

What Is PCMCIA?

PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) defines
a set of hardware and software standards for memory and expansion cards that
are available for personal computers. The JANUS 2050 uses PC cards that
comply with PCMCIA Standard 2.1
The JANUS 2050 comes with an external PC card drive for Type I or Type II
memory and expansion cards.

Supported PC Cards

The JANUS 2050 uses PC cards that comply with Intel ExCA or PCMCIA
Standards 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1. There are three types of PC cards; you can identify
them according to their physical size:
Type I These cards are 3.3mm thick.
Type II These cards are 5mm thick.
Type III These cards are 10.5mm thick.
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