Absolute Noob question re: PCI card

I've just been given an iBook G4 800Mhz. This is is my first Mac, after many years with PCs.
I noticed that it does not have a PCI Card slot. I have a couple of things that are PCI card based, and I was wondering if there's any kind of adapter available that could be used to connect them to the iBook via FireWire or USB.
Is this possible, or do I need to get another laptop that has the PCI card slot?
TIA,
Naraman

John, I mean PCMCIA not PMCIA. I googled for PCMCIA cards, and there are such cards available. See http://www.pcmcia.org/pccard.htm
Perhaps my question is framed incorrectly. My iBook does not have a PCMCIA Card slot. It has USB and FireWire ports. I want to know if I can add PCMCIA Card support through an external adapter which will connect through the USB or FireWire ports.
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