ECS
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ECS (Enhanced Chip Set) is an improved version of the Amiga computer’s original graphics and system chipset, offering expanded display modes and hardware capabilities over its predecessor.
Observed surface forms (5)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amiga chipset
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computer hardware chipset ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Enhanced Chipset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | custom LSI chipset ⓘ |
| category | graphics and multimedia chipset ⓘ |
| component |
Agnus
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ⓘ
Denise NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith | early 1990s Amiga models ⓘ |
| designedBy | Commodore engineering team ⓘ |
| designedFor | backward compatibility with OCS software ⓘ |
| developedFor | Commodore Amiga computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
expanded display modes over OCS
ⓘ
improved hardware capabilities over OCS ⓘ more flexible screen resolutions ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s home computer hardware ⓘ |
| feature |
better support for flicker-free productivity resolutions with external hardware
ⓘ
extended chip RAM addressing compared to OCS ⓘ improved compatibility between PAL and NTSC modes ⓘ |
| followedBy | AGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName |
Advanced Graphics Architecture
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Enhanced Chip Set NERFINISHED ⓘ Original Chip Set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| generation | second-generation Amiga custom chipset ⓘ |
| improvesUpon | OCS display modes ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Commodore International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | Amiga architecture ⓘ |
| predecessor | OCS ⓘ |
| provides |
graphics capabilities
ⓘ
system control functions ⓘ |
| roleInECS |
audio and I/O controller
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memory and DMA controller ⓘ video display and sprites controller ⓘ |
| succeeds | OCS in later Amiga models ⓘ |
| supports |
NTSC video standard
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PAL video standard ⓘ higher resolution display modes than OCS ⓘ more flexible overscan modes ⓘ productivity display modes ⓘ super-high resolution (Super-HiRes) modes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Amiga 3000
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Amiga 3000T NERFINISHED ⓘ Amiga 500 Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ Amiga 600 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Original Amiga chipset