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Obituary: AmigaDOS developer Dr. Tim King has passed away

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  • 😢🕹️ Oh no, # AmigaDOS developer Dr. Tim King has logged out for the last time. While he might be running a preemptive # multitasking system in the afterlife, we here on Earth are left to wonder why our modern devices still can't do what his # OS did in 1984. Let's hope his next venture beyond the mortal coil isn't written in BCPL! 🖥️👻 https://…

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  • 🌗 訃聞：AmigaDOS 開發者 Tim King 博士逝世 ➤ 懷念為早期個人電腦注入強大多工靈魂的技術先驅 ✤ https:// amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026- 08-00070-EN.html 影響 Amiga 電腦軟體歷史深遠的關鍵人物——AmigaDOS 開發者 Tim King 博士於七月底逝世。King 博士在劍橋大學期間以 BCPL 語言開發出具備搶佔式多工功能的 Tripos 作業系統，隨後於 MetaComCo 公司將該系統改造並整合為 AmigaDOS，為早期個人電腦的多工架構奠定了重要基礎。 + 感謝 King 博士對早期個人電腦多工技術的卓越貢獻，AmigaDOS 絕對是作業系統發展史上的一大里程碑。 +…

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  • Tim King, AmigaDOS developer, has died. https:// amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026- 08-00070-EN.html

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