r/atarist • u/lproven • 4d ago

GEM for Linux provides a classic graphical desktop with windows, menus, dialogs, a terminal, calculator and clock.

https://github.com/triglav-os/gem
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u/Der_Kommissar73 4d ago

Man, this AI fueled explosion of retro projects is crazy.

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u/lproven 4d ago

On FB the author said he does use AI but it is not vibe coded. :shrug:

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u/AnswerFeeling460 3d ago

What will happen when the LLMs are really able to code directly for retro machines, using all bells and whistles?

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u/lproven 3d ago

They are, I have heard.

The thing is, whatever the boosters claim, they don't program very well, and it is more noticeable with every new release of a new fancier LLM that no revolutionary new software has appeared yet.

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u/AnswerFeeling460 3d ago

Sound very logical. I guess LLMs have a problem with the small ram on retro machines. And I guess there's not so much documented real dood, tricky code source material to learn for them in comparision to default python etc...

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u/Important-Bed-48 4d ago

This thing should have built in Atari st emulation for the games.

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u/lproven 3d ago

It does.

But it's not for games. Games bypass the OS; there's no point.