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[[Image:burning rubber cartr.jpg|right|thumb|250px|A cartridge for the + series]]
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[[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|+ cartridges]]
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A device to hack [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker|CPC Plus cartridges]].
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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.
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{|{{Prettytable|width: 700px; font-size: 2em;}}
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|''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 16:09, 21 October 2008

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.

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