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Here are a few more initials to remember in the jargon of computers: PCMCIA. This stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Assn., a 300-company group that establishes technical specifications for the little add-on cards that plug into portable computers.
Nearly all the portable-computer makers are displaying computers with slots for these credit card-size circuit cards at the Comdex computer trade show in Las Vegas this week.
A number of Orange County companies are making the seven-ounce cards, which allow lightweight computers to use peripherals such as modems, memory boards and printers. JAE Electronics in Irvine, Litronic Industries in Costa Mesa, Telecomputer Inc. in Westminster, ITT Cannon Inc. in Santa Ana and D-Link Systems Inc. in Irvine are making PCMCIA-related products.
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