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In article <890328.23104678.028665@SFA.CP6> Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252) writes:
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>    Just being curious, does anyone know of the significance of the word
>"ANTIC" when dealing with computers, specifically Atari?

"Antic" has multiple meanings.

The Atari 400 and 800 computers, in addition to the 6502 processor,
contained a couple of custom chips to do the player/missile graphics,
handle the keyboard/joysticks etc.  The chip that handled the
display (executed the display-list code) was named "Antic" (and the
multifunction/keyboard chip was named "Pokey").

An Atari-specific magazine was eventually published, and took the name
"Antic", presumably after the Atari graphics chip.  This magazine is
still published by Antic Publishing in San Francisco, CA.

Currently, Antic Publishing has extended their software publishing
realm to include the Commodore Amiga, so they are no longer
"Atari-specific".

In summary then, "Antic" is 1) An Atari custom graphics-controller chip
			    2) An Atari-specific computer magazine
			    3) A computer software publishing company.

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