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13-779: PCMCIA was based on the original initiative of the British mathematician and computer scientist Ian H. S. Cullimore , one of the founders of the Sunnyvale -based Poqet Computer Corporation , who was seeking to integrate some kind of memory card technology as storage medium into their early DOS -based palmtop PCs , when traditional floppy drives and harddisks were found to be too power-hungry and large to fit into their battery-powered handheld devices. When in July 1989, Poqet contacted Fujitsu for their existing but still non-standardized SRAM memory cards, and Intel for their flash technology,

26-617: A computer specialist of the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Personal Computer Memory Card International Association The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association ( PCMCIA ) was an industry consortium of computer hardware manufacturers from 1989 to 2009. Starting with the PCMCIA card in 1990 (the name later simplified to PC Card ), it created various standards for peripheral interfaces designed for laptop computers. PCMCIA

39-565: Is an English-born mathematician and computer scientist who has been influential in the pocket PC arena. Cullimore has a degree in mathematics from King's College London , and a PhD in cognitive and computer science from the University of Sussex . He was the original founder (in 1985) and main inventor of the pocket PC which became the Atari Portfolio (originally known as the "DIP Pocket PC") in 1989. DIP Research Ltd.

52-466: The PCMCIA website. As of 2023, PCMCIA is now little used in new hardware, with most removable devices using USB instead. The Linux kernel project is now moving toward removing obsolete PCMCIA drivers from the mainline kernel. PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association , the group of companies that defined the standard. This acronym was difficult to say and remember, and

65-411: The PCMCIA website. As of 2023, PCMCIA is now little used in new hardware, with most removable devices using USB instead. The Linux kernel project is now moving toward removing obsolete PCMCIA drivers from the mainline kernel. PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association , the group of companies that defined the standard. This acronym was difficult to say and remember, and

78-492: The association published and maintained a sequence of standards for parallel communication peripheral interfaces in laptop computers, notably the PCMCIA card, later renamed to PC Card , and succeeded by ExpressCard (2003), all of them now technologically obsolete . The PCMCIA association was dissolved in 2009 and all of its activities have since been managed by the USB Implementers Forum , according to

91-418: The association published and maintained a sequence of standards for parallel communication peripheral interfaces in laptop computers, notably the PCMCIA card, later renamed to PC Card , and succeeded by ExpressCard (2003), all of them now technologically obsolete . The PCMCIA association was dissolved in 2009 and all of its activities have since been managed by the USB Implementers Forum , according to

104-459: The necessity and potential of establishing a worldwide memory card standard became obvious to the parties involved. This led to the foundation of the PCMCIA organization in September 1989. By early 1990, some thirty companies had joined the initiative already, including Poqet, Fujitsu, Intel, Mitsubishi , IBM , Lotus , Microsoft and SCM Microsystems (now Identiv ). From 1990 onwards,

117-399: The necessity and potential of establishing a worldwide memory card standard became obvious to the parties involved. This led to the foundation of the PCMCIA organization in September 1989. By early 1990, some thirty companies had joined the initiative already, including Poqet, Fujitsu, Intel, Mitsubishi , IBM , Lotus , Microsoft and SCM Microsystems (now Identiv ). From 1990 onwards,

130-643: The then-emerging credit card memories in the design of the Atari Portfolio. On founding Poqet, and with major investment from Fujitsu, a decision was made to use the 68-pin JEIDA card. He successfully persuaded the board of Poqet to set up an industry standards organization, PCMCIA , to promote this as a standard. Cullimore wrote parts of the PCMCIA driver stack for (NetWare) PalmDOS 1.0 , a variant of Digital Research's DR DOS , tailored specifically at battery powered mobile PCs in 1992. This article on

143-679: Was acquired by Phoenix Technologies in 1994. In 1988 Cullimore was also one of the founders and Vice President of Software at Poqet Computer Corporation in Silicon Valley , where he developed the Poqet PC . His interest in PDAs was sparked from his early times at Psion , working on the first Organiser products. He was also the original instigator of the PC Card (formerly "PCMCIA Card") movement. This came about from his decision to use

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156-615: Was based on the original initiative of the British mathematician and computer scientist Ian H. S. Cullimore , one of the founders of the Sunnyvale -based Poqet Computer Corporation , who was seeking to integrate some kind of memory card technology as storage medium into their early DOS -based palmtop PCs , when traditional floppy drives and harddisks were found to be too power-hungry and large to fit into their battery-powered handheld devices. When in July 1989, Poqet contacted Fujitsu for their existing but still non-standardized SRAM memory cards, and Intel for their flash technology,

169-459: Was sometimes jokingly referred to as "People Can't Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms". To recognize increased scope beyond memory, and to aid in marketing, the association acquired the rights to the simpler term " PC Card " from IBM . This was the name of the standard from version 2 of the specification onwards. These cards were used for wireless networks , modems , and other functions in notebook PCs. Ian Cullimore Ian H. S. Cullimore

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