On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Barry Watzman wrote:
The correct name for what you are [incorrectly]
calling a "PCMCIA Card" is a
"PC Card". PCMCIA is the name of the organization that owns the trademarks
and they changed the name of the CARDS from "PCMCIA cards" to "PC
Cards"
more than a decade ago (early 1990's), but people just won't let go. The
"MC" in PCMCIA stands for "Memory Card", which was [ALL] that they
were when
they came into existence, but that hasn't been the primary use of these
cards in almost 20 years. And the "A" stands for "Association".
Neither is
appropriate to the cards themselves as they are used today, and "PCMCIA
Card" is not in accord with the organization's registered trademarks [They
own both the standard and the trademarks, they get to decide the "right"
names for them.]
Whatever.
It has been my experience that most people know what you mean when you say
PCMCIA, the same is not true for "PC Card".
Zane