Atari 8-bit GUI: Low-level GFX Rewrite

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A demo of a graphical user interface for the Atari 8-bit computers, with a classic Mac-style look, running after a rewrite of its low-level graphics code. It shows windows and menus on a 1.79MHz machine.

HN people share it as an impressive feat of software craft, a responsive GUI on hardware that never shipped with one.

“It's crazy how responsive the UI looks in the video (for an 8-bitter)”
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4 comments from Hacker News

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@flohofwoe2022 · in “A graphical OS for the Atari 8-bit”
It's crazy how responsive the UI looks in the video (for an 8-bitter): ▶ this video
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@Flow2018 · in “C64 OS: A Commodore 64 OS with Modern Concepts”
Here's a video of a classic Mac OS style UI running on 1.79MHz Atari 8-bit computers. I find this to be a very very impressive feat. ▶ this video Speed-wise this appear to me to be about the same speed 8MHz 68000 Mac SE did run it's graphics.
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@alexisread2025 · in “Ashet Home Computer”
Well the most well known one is Geos for the C64 link There's also this Atari homebrew ▶ this video And yes the IIGS had one link
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@alexisread2023 · in “Atari 800XL Remake”
You mean like the super xe? link Scoped in 1988 with Ricoh. Add a gui and you have an interesting machine ▶ this video However, in the light of the 16bit ascendence I can see why this was canned.
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