@Felthry Basically? USB supplanted it.
@LexYeen and it feels like a SATA-based PCMCIA-equivalent could have been far faster than USB 2, given that by 2004 you could have 300 MB/s SATA II speeds
Or even better, a PCIe-based replacement, with 250 MB/s per lane--you could probably fit four lanes in a PCMCIA-sized form factor, possibly even more, giving you a GB/s or more transfer speeds
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@Felthry No worries at all, I know how sometimes the words just kinda come out and can't be stopped.
As for why something technically inferior would become dominant? Ease of use and cross-compatibility, IMO. If you wanted to use a PCMCIA cards in a desktop you needed a special expansion card, and laptops would need the whole-ass slot built in. Meanwhile, USB uses less physical space and is more broadly available thanks to that.
@LexYeen I just want laptops to have expansion slots like how desktops have PCIe slots.
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@Felthry Saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-[48 hours later]-aaaaaaame.
@LexYeen sorry i got a bit rambly there
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