I use mine for extra memory..
You can get a card reader that accepts the little cards they use in
digital cameras. up to two gig I believe though it may be more by now.
You can also boot from those.  I
also have a Toshiba micro drive five GB that works off the same slot..
Best


--
Jack
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dividing and sharing it."  Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)



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On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Diane Scalzi wrote:

> I have a Dell laptop and use a PCMCIA card to make my network connection.  I
> also have one that has two USB ports on it.  I have also heard you can get
> MODEMS that way and extra storeage but don't have personal experience with
> these.  Hope this helps.
>
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> Hello Friends,
> could you please tell me what functionalities are possible with PCMCIA card
> in a laptop?
> would it be a substitute for USB Port also?
>
> thanks
> Anjalee
>
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