Lisa
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Lisa is a custom-designed integrated circuit that served as a key support chipset component in early Apple Macintosh computers, handling functions such as memory and system control.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lisa (Macintosh support chip) | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apple Macintosh hardware component
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integrated circuit ⓘ support chipset ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lisa chip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | support logic for Motorola 68000 CPU ⓘ |
| associatedWithCPU | Motorola 68000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefit |
lower manufacturing cost for Macintosh systems
ⓘ
reduced component count on Macintosh logic board ⓘ simplified Macintosh motherboard design ⓘ |
| category |
computer hardware
ⓘ
microelectronics ⓘ |
| company | Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Apple hardware engineering team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Apple Macintosh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| function |
memory control
ⓘ
support logic for Macintosh mainboard ⓘ system control ⓘ |
| handles |
memory addressing
ⓘ
system timing ⓘ various system control signals ⓘ |
| integrates |
memory management-related logic
ⓘ
system control-related logic ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | personal computers ⓘ |
| partOf | Macintosh chipset ⓘ |
| platform | classic Mac OS hardware platform ⓘ |
| purpose | to integrate multiple support functions into a single chip ⓘ |
| replaces | multiple discrete logic chips ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | key support chipset component ⓘ |
| supports |
Macintosh memory subsystem
ⓘ
Macintosh system bus ⓘ overall system control logic ⓘ |
| technologyType | custom-designed IC ⓘ |
| usedBy | Apple hardware engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Apple Macintosh 128K
NERFINISHED
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Apple Macintosh 512K NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple Macintosh Plus NERFINISHED ⓘ early Macintosh logic board ⓘ |
| usedInBrand | Macintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Élisa