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A PC card communication system for facilitating both wireless and hardwire based communication between a host device, in which the PC card communication system is received, and one or more remote devices. The PC card communication system includes a wireless PC card conforming to a Type II form factor and containing two antennae, one each of which is disposed on opposing sides of a recess defined by a housing of the wireless PC card. The PC card communication system additionally includes a combination PC card conforming to a Type III factor, and which includes RJ-11 and RJ-45 connectors having a connector body centered in a front edge of a housing of the combination PC card. The recess defined by the wireless PC card, and the connector body of the combination PC card, are configured and arranged so that at least a portion of the connector body may be received in the recess. As a result of this arrangement, the wireless PC card and the combination PC card collectively conform to a Type III form when the connector body is so received and, accordingly, can be employed contemporaneously in a single Type III PC card slot of a host computer. This arrangement also permits removal of the combination PC card from the PC card slot without also necessitating the removal of the wireless PC card. Finally, such an arrangement contributes to a desirable separation of the antennae of the wireless PC card.
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