Just by accident I found this.
Hard to believe, it’s getting a reboot. (Well, at least the branding.)
Judging from this thread’s title, you already guessed it:
Yes, it is based on Debian. 
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Atari !!! Wow! My first PC, the Atari 400 (1984?). I still have it as well as the Atari 800 and the 800XL. Not only for games, but also wrote a few Basic programs.
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i was a little undecided about the modern controller option, but the faux wood trim recreation put all questions to bed for me 
nice find.
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