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[[Image: | [[Image:Burning Rubber - cara A.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A cartridge for the + series]] | ||
A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to destribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected with the [[ACID]] chip. | A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to destribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected with the [[ACID]] chip. | ||
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== Technical specs. == | == Technical specs. == | ||
A device to hack [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker| | A device to hack [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker|CPC Plus cartridges]]. | ||
There are different version of the cartridges which contain EPROMs with different sizes. For each EPROM size, a pair of contacts have to be closed. | |||
{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}} | |||
|''EPROM type''||''EPROM size''||''Contacts'' | |||
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||27C512||64kb||LK3 | |||
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|27C2001||256kb||LK3 + LK6 | |||
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== Pictures == | == Pictures == | ||
Revision as of 21:09, 21 October 2008
A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to destribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected with the ACID chip.
Technical specs.
A device to hack CPC Plus cartridges.
There are different version of the cartridges which contain EPROMs with different sizes. For each EPROM size, a pair of contacts have to be closed.
| EPROM type | EPROM size | Contacts |
| 27C512 | 64kb | LK3 |
| 27C2001 | 256kb | LK3 + LK6 |
Pictures
- GX4000 cartridges
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Inside view of a CPC+ cartridge
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Inside view of a CPC+ cartridge
