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A cartridge is a module which includes a circuit board with memory, usually read-only memory (ROM) but may be random-access memory (RAM).
 
A cartridge is a module which includes a circuit board with memory, usually read-only memory (ROM) but may be random-access memory (RAM).
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The Amiga originally had space in its memory map for a ROM cartridge, starting at $F00000. The space was later reused for diagnostic boards. This support went away with version 2.0 of the operating system as this space was now used by the Kickstart ROMs.

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A cartridge is a module which includes a circuit board with memory, usually read-only memory (ROM) but may be random-access memory (RAM).

The Amiga originally had space in its memory map for a ROM cartridge, starting at $F00000. The space was later reused for diagnostic boards. This support went away with version 2.0 of the operating system as this space was now used by the Kickstart ROMs.