However, the typical laptop with an ExpressCard slot uses that slot as a remote control holder. The ExpressCard slot found in most late-model laptop computers (and a few desktop computers) is a prime example of a high-speed technology that most users arenât putting to work. ExpressCard/34 is 34mm wide, and (you guessed it) ExpressCard/54 is 54mm wide. 2  Both form factors use the same 26-contact connector, and you can connect ExpressCard/34 devices into either type of ExpressCard slot.
This is how the federal government began to remake itself into a national, wartime force. The Civil War and its wartime Congresses gave birth to many of the pillars of the modern federal government. The government sold bonds for the first time and Congress approved the first national banking system. The Agriculture Department was born to help farmers.
To pay off the debt, the government sold bonds, which we'll see later is one way governments fund themselves. It wasn't until 1835 â and after another war, the War of 1812 â that the U.S. was in the black. The Civil War produced a massive round of debt, reaching a figure of $2.7 billion by 1864.