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AGA
Advanced Graphics Architecture. The name given to the latest custom chipset for Amigas,
which allows 8 bit (256) and HAM8 (262144) colour graphics from a palette of 16.7
million. The CD32 uses AGA chipset as do the Amiga 1200 and 4000 computers.
Akiko
This chip handles the data coming from the CD drive and includes the functions of the CIA
chips in other Amigas. It's also more famous for chunky to planar conversion. Chunky and
planar are two different methods of storing the screen in memory. Chunky is often used for
3D games. Planar is useful for scrolling games, and it's the method used by the CD32. This
chip quickly converts from one to the other, helping developers to port code across from
other platforms that use chunky. (To date, no game has made use of it that I know of it really
other than Wing Commander. -Ed.)
Alice
The replacement for Agnus in older Amigas. Contains the Blitter and Copper, amongst other
things.
AmigaDOS
The part of the CD32's operating system that's on CD-ROM (or floppy or hard drive).
Developers must obtain a license to distribute even a small part of AmigaDOS on their
CD-ROMs - it's copyrighted.
Audio CD
Your normal CD that holds music. Given a different name for computers because there's so
many different types of CD about. The CD32 can play these. You may also hear this
referred to as "Red Book" format or "CDDA" (Compact Disc Digital Audio).
Blitter
BLock Image TransfER. Special part of the graphics chip hardware which speeds up many
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