Tim King, AmigaDOS royalty, dies aged 70
Parallel computing pioneer went on to found early British ISP UK Online
Tim King, the creator of AmigaDOS, has passed away at the age of 70. He is best known for his work on transforming Cambridge University's TRIPOS OS into AmigaDOS, which became a cornerstone of the Commodore Amiga's operating system. King's swift adaptation of TRIPOS to the Motorola 68000 CPU played a crucial role in Commodore's launch of the Amiga in 1985, despite their internal OS project failing to deliver.
His innovative programming skills extended beyond AmigaDOS, as he also developed Helios, a Unix-like operating system for Transputer chips. King's contributions significantly impacted the AmigaDOS command line, filesystem, and command structure.
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