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On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:17:10 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:33:31 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> 
>> I had a laptop that had interchangeable drives. Want to read a CD? Plug
>> in the CD drive. Want to read a floppy? Plug in the 5 1/4-inch drive.
> 
> Did it also have a PCMCIA slot?

My Compaq Concerto had two.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Concerto

I did have an external CD and I think an Iomega Zip 100 drive. Man 100 MB, 
that was class in a glass.