Do not call them PCMCIA Cards (was "An interesting eBay find ....)

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>> card.  You can put any function onto a PC card that a desktop slot of the
>> corresponding type would have supported (and, conversely, you cannot, for
>> example, create a 16-bit PC card USB adapter with USB ports; the necessary
>> resources and data rates don't exist on the ISA bus, a PCI slot is
>> required).
> 
> I have personally seen a 16-bit USB PCMCIA card, which are much sought after
> by older Mac laptop owners who do not have CardBus (such as 1400s, 5300s,
> etc.). They are practically unobtanium, but they did exist.

As did ISA USB cards, for that matter.

Peace...  Sridhar