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Revision as of 21:16, 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 |
| 27C1001 | 128kb | LK1 + LK6 |
| 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
