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PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) is the standard expansion
slots in your desktop PC.
There are several ways to install a wireless NIC into a desktop
machine with a PCI slow - one is to purchase one of the PCI network
cards and plug it straight in, another is to purchase a PCMCIA cradle
that goes in a PCI slot and then buy a PCMCIA NIC, and finally you
could forget about PCMCIA entirely and buy a USB NIC (which has the
advantage that you can run a (cheaper) long USB cable and a much
shorter antenna cable).
One thing to be aware of is that some NICs require a PCI 2.2
complaint motherboard. Most PCI motherboards are, but some very early
ones are not. Check your manual before buying!
Links:
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[1] http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/conventional
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