Editing MSX (section)

===Cartridges===
MSX standard requires at least 1 cartridge slot, most MSX models have 2. These slots<ref>{{Cite web |title=2 standard MSX cartridge slots |url=http://www.auroramsx.nl/gallery/Yamaha/02.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051655/http://www.auroramsx.nl/gallery/Yamaha/02.jpg |archive-date=2012-04-26}}</ref> are interchangeable, so in most cases it makes no difference in which slot a cartridge is inserted. The physical connector is a 50 pin (2 × 25 contacts), standard 2.54&nbsp;mm (0.1 inch) pitch [[edge connector]]. Using these cartridge slots, a wide variety of peripherals could be connected.

Regular game cartridges are about the size of an [[cassette tape|audio cassette]] (so-called "Konami size"). Despite their higher cost, this was a popular format due to its reliability and ease of use.

Around 1985, [[Hudson Soft]] released the credit card-sized [[Bee Card (game cartridge)|Bee Card]], which was meant as a cheaper and more convenient alternative to ROM cartridges. But it was a commercial failure, and very few titles were released on the format.

Source files<ref>{{Cite web |title=MSX breadboard schematic, board and library |url=http://www.gr8bit.ru/downloads/msx-breadboards.zip |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201000000/http://www.gr8bit.ru/downloads/msx-breadboards.zip |archive-date=1 December 2013 |access-date=23 June 2013 |website=AGE Labs}}</ref> for development of the MSX cartridges are available from AGE Labs for [[EAGLE (program)|EAGLE]].