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From: rjd@brunix (Rob Demillo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ANTIC
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Date: 30 Mar 89 14:55:53 GMT
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In article <890328.23104678.028665@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:
>    Just being curious, does anyone know of the significance of the word
>"ANTIC" when dealing with computers, specifically Atari?

It was the name of a patented chip on the old Atari 8 bit line...


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