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OSNews@osnews@mstdn.social (2026-09-26 07:39:07)
JagOS ‘Spot’ turns Atari Jaguar into the unreleased Atari Painter prototype computer

Can you run an operating system with a graphical user interface and applications on the Atari Jaguar? Well, you can.

A long time running idea and work-in-progress, I'd like to finally announce the current version of JagOS 'Spot' for the Atari Jaguar, running from 

https://www.osnews.com/story/146020/jagos-spot-turns-atari-jaguar-into-the-unreleased-atari-painter-prototype-computer/

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ozo 🐻🍉@sergiodeprado@masto.es (2026-09-26 07:40:28)
@osnews is it vibe-coded??

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OSNews@osnews@mstdn.social (2026-09-26 07:46:04)
@sergiodeprado If it was, it wouldn't be on OSNews. As the article states, it's not yet been released (either as binary or code), but considering the developer has been working on it for like three years and mentions several difficult showstoppers, I am inclined to think that it's not slop, but obviously I cannot guarantee that.

We'll see if and when the code lands.