Dr. Tim King passed away at the end of July, his family confirmed. King played a key role in the development of Amiga DOS and thus an important chapter in the Amiga's software history. He studied computer science at the University of Cambridge and earned his Ph.D. there in 1979. While still a student, he developed the Tripos operating system, a preemptive multitasking system written in BCPL.

In 1984, King joined Meta Com Co and brought Tripos with him. There, the system was further developed for the Amiga and integrated into the new computer’s operating system as Amiga DOS. After his time at Meta Com Co, King founded Perihelion in 1986, focusing on operating systems, parallel processing, and transputer technology. He later founded the Internet service provider UK Online. King made a significant contribution to the history of the Amiga.