OCS

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OCS (Original Chip Set) is the first-generation custom graphics and sound chipset used in early Commodore Amiga computers, providing advanced multimedia capabilities for its time.

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OCS canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga custom chipset
audio and I/O chip
computer chipset
custom chip
graphics and sound chipset
architecture shared memory architecture with CPU
audioBitDepth 8-bit PCM
audioChannels 4
audioSampleRate up to ~28 kHz per channel
colorPaletteSize 4096 colors (12-bit RGB)
countryOfOrigin United States
designedForCPU Motorola 68000
developer Commodore International
firstUsedIn Amiga 1000
fullName Original Chip Set
generation first-generation Amiga chipset
graphicsType bitplane graphics
handles audio channels
bitplane graphics
blitter operations
copper co-processor
floppy disk controller
interrupts
playfield scrolling
serial port
sprites
introductionPeriod mid-1980s
mainComponent Agnus
Denise
Paula
marketSegment home computer
multimedia computer
maxOnScreenColors 32 colors in standard modes
64 colors in Extra Half-Brite mode
maxResolution 640x400 interlaced (NTSC)
640x512 interlaced (PAL)
notableFor advanced multimedia capabilities for its time
platform Amiga
role DMA controller
memory controller
successor AGA
ECS
supportsFeature 4-channel PCM audio
DMA-based graphics
blitter
copper co-processor
hardware sprites
usedIn Amiga 1000
Amiga 2000
Amiga 500
linked to: Commodore Amiga 500

Amiga CDTV
Commodore Amiga computers
linked to: Amiga

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Referenced by (11)

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

Amiga graphicsChipset OCS
Original Amiga chipset alsoKnownAs OCS
subject linked to: Original Amiga chipset (OCS)
Agnus partOf OCS
AGA predecessor OCS
A500 graphicsChipset OCS
Amiga 600 chipset OCS
subject linked to: A600