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.

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ECS canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga chipset ⓘ
computer hardware chipset ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Enhanced Chipset ⓘ
architecture custom LSI chipset ⓘ
category graphics and multimedia chipset ⓘ
component Agnus ⓘ
Denise ⓘ
Paula ⓘ
contemporaneousWith early 1990s Amiga models ⓘ
designedBy Commodore engineering team ⓘ
designedFor backward compatibility with OCS software ⓘ
developedFor Commodore Amiga computers ⓘ
linked to: Amiga
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 ⓘ
fullName Advanced Graphics Architecture ⓘ
Enhanced Chip Set ⓘ
Original Chip Set ⓘ
generation second-generation Amiga custom chipset ⓘ
improvesUpon OCS display modes ⓘ
manufacturer Commodore International ⓘ
platform Amiga architecture ⓘ
predecessor OCS ⓘ
provides graphics capabilities ⓘ
system control functions ⓘ
roleInECS audio and I/O controller ⓘ
memory and DMA controller ⓘ
video display and sprites controller ⓘ
succeeds OCS in later Amiga models ⓘ
supports NTSC video standard ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Amiga 3000T ⓘ
Amiga 500 Plus ⓘ
Amiga 600 ⓘ
linked to: Commodore Amiga 600

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amiga → graphicsChipset → ECS ⓘ
Original Amiga chipset → successor → ECS ⓘ
subject linked to: Original Amiga chipset (OCS)
AGA → predecessor → ECS ⓘ
OCS → successor → ECS ⓘ
Amiga 600 → chipset → ECS ⓘ
subject linked to: A600
Enhanced Chip Set → shortName → ECS ⓘ
subject linked to: Enhanced Chip Set (ECS)