Extendable and retractable type 2 PC card and method of operation thereof

A PCMCIA card is provided with integrated connectors for standard telephone or LAN or other communication medium for use in corresponding slots of a laptop computer. The card has a first assembly and a second assembly that are movable relative to one another. The card can be operated in a fully contracted position or in a fully extended position or in a number of intermediate positions. In the extended position, the card can be connected to a telephone line or LAN using industry standard cables while occupying only one slot of the laptop leaving the other slot accessible to a second card. In the contracted position the card can be used in a laptop with two standard PCMCIA slots while being fully inside the PCMCIA card slot and connected to a telephone line and/or LAN using industry standard cables. The card has a sliding cover for connectors located at one end thereof