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JANUS? 2020 Hand-Held Computer (4MB) - Intermec

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NF BC Using PC Cards in the Reader<br />

This chapter describes how to use PC cards and the reader’s PC card drive.<br />

Learning About PC Cards<br />

4<br />

The PC card drive expands both the <strong>JANUS</strong> reader’s disk space and<br />

input/output capabilities. With a PC card, you can store and transfer<br />

information to other readers and computers that also have PC card drives.<br />

A PC card drive is similar to a disk drive on a PC, and the PC card is similar to<br />

a floppy disk.<br />

<strong>JANUS</strong> reader<br />

PC card<br />

Floppy disk<br />

PC<br />

<strong>2020</strong>U.155<br />

Note: PC cards were called PCMCIA cards in previous versions of this manual.<br />

The next sections introduce PCMCIA and describe how the <strong>JANUS</strong> readers<br />

support PC cards.<br />

What Is PCMCIA?<br />

PCMCIA (Personal <strong>Computer</strong> Memory Card International Association) defines<br />

a set of hardware and software standards for memory and expansion cards that<br />

are available for personal computers. With <strong>Intermec</strong>’s version <strong>JANUS</strong> 2.1<br />

software or later, the <strong>JANUS</strong> readers can use PC cards that comply with<br />

PCMCIA Standard 2.1.<br />

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