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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Custom Chips
Message-ID: <2389@van-bc.UUCP>
Date: 30 Apr 89 18:50:10 GMT
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In <3749@sugar.hackercorp.com>, karl@sugar.hackercorp.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
>In article <1845@aucs.UUCP> 840445m@aucs.UUCP (Alan W. McKay) writes:
>>The Amiga has three custom chips, right?  Denise, Paula and Agnus.  Fine.

>Agnes means "lamb of God," by the way...

Well, actually, 'Agnus dei' is "Lamb of God", but yes, that is the origin of
the name for the chip.

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