ANTIC
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ANTIC is a custom video co-processor used in Atari 8-bit computers to generate and control their display graphics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ANTIC canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5601670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ANTIC Context triple: [Atari 8-bit family, graphicsChip, ANTIC]
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A.
Ante
Ante is a masculine given name of Croatian origin, commonly used in various South Slavic countries.
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B.
Assante
Assante is the surname of Armand Assante, an American actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in films and television dramas.
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C.
Antivari
Antivari is the historical Italian name for the coastal Montenegrin town of Bar, an important Adriatic port with a long and diverse cultural heritage.
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D.
Antu
Antu is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory at Paranal in Chile.
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E.
Antu
Antu is a Mesopotamian sky and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the supreme god Anu in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ANTIC Target entity description: ANTIC is a custom video co-processor used in Atari 8-bit computers to generate and control their display graphics.
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A.
Ante
Ante is a masculine given name of Croatian origin, commonly used in various South Slavic countries.
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B.
Assante
Assante is the surname of Armand Assante, an American actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in films and television dramas.
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C.
Antivari
Antivari is the historical Italian name for the coastal Montenegrin town of Bar, an important Adriatic port with a long and diverse cultural heritage.
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D.
Antu
Antu is one of the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes of the Very Large Telescope array operated by the European Southern Observatory at Paranal in Chile.
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E.
Antu
Antu is a Mesopotamian sky and mother goddess, best known as the consort of the supreme god Anu in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atari 8-bit computer chip
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custom integrated circuit ⓘ video co-processor ⓘ |
| busType | memory-mapped I/O ⓘ |
| communicatesWith | 6502 CPU ⓘ |
| companyRole | core part of Atari 8-bit architecture ⓘ |
| controls |
display list interrupts
ⓘ
horizontal scrolling ⓘ screen DMA ⓘ vertical scrolling ⓘ |
| coProcessorWith |
CTIA
ⓘ
GTIA ⓘ |
| designedBy | Jay Miner ⓘ |
| designedFor | home computer graphics ⓘ |
| enables |
raster-based effects
ⓘ
smooth scrolling ⓘ split-screen effects ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| fullName | Alpha-Numeric Television Interface Controller ⓘ |
| function |
bitmap mode handling
ⓘ
character mode handling ⓘ display list processing ⓘ fine scrolling control ⓘ playfield graphics control ⓘ video display generation ⓘ |
| generation | first-generation home computer video chip ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
direct memory access
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display list ⓘ display list interrupt ⓘ fine horizontal scroll registers ⓘ fine vertical scroll registers ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Atari, Inc. ⓘ |
| platform | Atari 8-bit family ⓘ |
| region | NTSC and PAL variants ⓘ |
| supports |
bitmap graphics
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character graphics ⓘ mixed text and graphics ⓘ multiple graphics modes ⓘ per-scanline mode changes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Atari 1200XL
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Atari 130XE ⓘ Atari 400 ⓘ Atari 600XL ⓘ Atari 65XE ⓘ Atari 800 ⓘ Atari 800XL ⓘ Atari XEGS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ANTIC Description of subject: ANTIC is a custom video co-processor used in Atari 8-bit computers to generate and control their display graphics.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.