Difference between revisions of "GX4000 cartridge"
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| − | A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to | + | A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to distribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected with the [[ACID]] chip. |
== Technical specs. == | == Technical specs. == | ||
| − | There are different | + | There are different versions of the cartridges which contain EPROMs of different sizes. To indicate the EPROM size to the CPC+, different combinations of links have to be shorted. |
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| − | [[RAM7]], a | + | [[RAM7]], a French hardware developer, created a device to hack [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker|CPC Plus cartridges]]. |
== Pictures == | == Pictures == | ||
Revision as of 09:21, 26 October 2009
A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ series. This enabled developers to distribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected with the ACID chip.
Technical specs.
There are different versions of the cartridges which contain EPROMs of different sizes. To indicate the EPROM size to the CPC+, different combinations of links have to be shorted.
| EPROM type | EPROM size | Contacts |
| 27C512 | 64kb | LK3 |
| 27C1001 | 128kb | LK1 + LK6 |
| 27C2001 | 256kb | LK3 + LK6 |
RAM7, a French hardware developer, created a device to hack CPC Plus cartridges.
Pictures
- GX4000 cartridges
Inside view of a CPC+ cartridge
Inside view of a CPC+ cartridge
