A cartridge system was introduced with the launch of the CPC+ [[Plus]] seriesand GX4000 console.
This enabled developers to distribute games via cartridges on the new Amstrad. The cartridges are protected by the [[ACID]] chip.
== Technical specs. Extraction Hardware == A device to hack [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker|+ cartridges]] [http://www.vieuzordiland.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=34 Vieuxzordiland's page on the matter. In French]
The [[RAM7 Cartridge Hacker]] is able to dump the contents of a cartridge ROM without damaging the cartridge.
== Pictures ==
<gallery caption="GX4000 cartridges">
Image:Inside GX4000 cart 1.jpg|Inside view of a cartridge
Image:Inside GX4000 cart 2.jpg|Inside view of a cartridge
</gallery>
Image:Inside GX4000 cart 1.jpg|Inside view of a CPC+ cartridgeImage:Inside GX4000 cart 2.jpg|Inside view of a CPC+ cartridge== External Links ==
<[http:/gallery>/www.vieuzordiland.fr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=34 Vieuxzordiland's page on cartridges (in French)]
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