The DockIt Socket lets you use PCMCIA cards with your current 386 or 486 desktop PC. You simply install the DockIt Socket in a free drive bay in your unit for access to most PCMCIA Type I, II, III, and larger peripherals. The socket reads data from the card at an average data transfer rate of 230 KBps. The unit costs $249; with a MiniStor 128-MB PCMCIA card, the cost is $948.
Contact: MiniStor Peripherals, San Jose, CA, (800) 943-0165 or (408) 943-0165.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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