Tim King, AmigaDOS developer, has died

113 points by doener 3 hours ago on hackernews | 22 comments

11.Aug.2026
Ravi Abbott Obituary: AmigaDOS developer Dr. Tim King has passed away
Dr. Tim King passed away at the end of July, his family confirmed upon request. King played a key role in the development of AmigaDOS and thus in an important chapter of the Amiga's software history.

King studied computer science at the University of Cambridge and earned his Ph.D. there in 1979. While still a student at the university, he developed the Tripos operating system, a preemptive multitasking system written in BCPL. In 1984, King joined MetaComCo and brought Tripos with him to the company. There, the system was further developed for the Amiga and integrated into the new computer’s operating system as AmigaDOS.

After his time at MetaComCo, King founded Perihelion in 1986, a company that focused on operating systems, parallel processing, and transputer technology, among other things. He later founded the Internet service provider UK Online.

King has made a significant contribution to the history of the Amiga. (nba)

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