[NTLK] Amigo-600C first PDA with PC card slot?

From: eschneck_at_mindspring.com
Date: Fri Oct 05 2001 - 15:45:39 EDT


>> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 10:20:32 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Amigo-600C first PDA with PC card slot?
>> From: John Ruschmeyer

Well, the NEC Ultralite (1988?) had a card that pre-date, and looked very much like, a PCMCIA card, but was not compatible with them. See Victor's Ultralite site:

http://www.chuma.org/ultralite/scans/romcardsoftware.jpg

>>I think you hit the wall on PCMCIA around 1990 since you don't even see it
>> in laptops before then.

>> As for the Amigo-600C, I think the correct claim is more that it is the
>> first PocketPC (Palm-size WinCE, not H/PC) with a full type II PC Card slot
>> built in (not a CF slot like the Casio and not requiring an add-on sled like
>> the iPaq).

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