How much can you pack into a tiny little portable? New plug-in cards contain spacious disk drives, facsimile modems and more

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Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) cards add vast capabilities to portable computers, such as increased memory and communications capabilities. The cards are also easy to carry, durable, and use less power than other cards. Type 1 cards primarily add memory or applications. Type 2 cards add communications features, such as modems and network adapters. Type 3 cards add hard disk drives that store up to 100M-bytes. Removable storage provides better data security than storage built into the computer itself. The cards also provide quick data transfer because they connect to the computer's internal data paths. Over 300 companies belong to the association, and several computers already use type 3 cards. Although there are standards for the cards, there is no standard yet for the software on them. Lack of standardization makes the software compatible with only some machines and may delay widespread use of the cards.

Standards, Equipment and supplies, Standard, Standardization, Computer memory, Column, Laptop computers, Portable computers, Communications boards/cards, Communications boards (Computers), Memory boards/cards, Memory cards (Expansion boards), Laptop/Portable Computer, Boards/Cards, Semiconductor Memory, Expansion boards, Boards/cards (Computers), LAN Adapter

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Two small companies win big federal computer contract

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The Department of Defense (DoD) awards its three-year Desktop IV computer contract, worth at least $1 billion, to Compuadd Corp, Austin, TX, and Sysorex Information Systems Inc, Falls Church, VA. The award was made on Nov 15, 1991, by the Air Force Standard Systems Center, Gunter Air Force Base, AL, but the news was not released until Monday, Nov 18. Twenty-two companies competed for the contract. Most of them were larger and better known than Compuadd and Sysorex. The contract is for microcomputers based on Intel 80286, 80386 and 80486 microprocessors.

Computer integrated systems design, Computer industry, Microcomputers, Contracts, United States. Department of Defense, Microcomputer, Defense Contract, Competitive Bidding, CompuAdd Computer Corp., United States. Air Force. Standard Systems Center, Sysorex Information Systems Inc.

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