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The heart of the Amiga, Agnus was designed by [[Jay Miner]], [[Joe Decuir]], [[Ron Nicholson]], [[Edwin Chu]] and [[Dave Needle]]. It provides a memory controller, address generator and video sync signals. The chip’s architecture remained relatively unchanged throughout development aside from the ability to address 512K of RAM and the addition of a line draw circuit, which was suggested by [[DaleLuck|Dale Luck]]. | The heart of the Amiga, Agnus was designed by [[Jay Miner]], [[Joe Decuir]], [[Ron Nicholson]], [[Edwin Chu]] and [[Dave Needle]]. It provides a memory controller, address generator and video sync signals. The chip’s architecture remained relatively unchanged throughout development aside from the ability to address 512K of RAM and the addition of a line draw circuit, which was suggested by [[DaleLuck|Dale Luck]]. | ||
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Revision as of 20:34, 29 December 2022
The heart of the Amiga, Agnus was designed by Jay Miner, Joe Decuir, Ron Nicholson, Edwin Chu and Dave Needle. It provides a memory controller, address generator and video sync signals. The chip’s architecture remained relatively unchanged throughout development aside from the ability to address 512K of RAM and the addition of a line draw circuit, which was suggested by Dale Luck.
Early versions of the chip are also known as 4701.
