Justin Payne Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Unexpectedly is probably code for heart attack... Whatever the answer its way too young to be passing on....I'm not religious but I'd like to hope he went to a nice place... 49, eh? (Checks DOB on driver's license. ) Remember when you didn't have to concern yourself with those thoughts? I miss those days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I like his products and his sense of humor. I remember his april fool releasing Burger Time aka Beef Drop as an unreleased Prototype, it was the best april fool ever. Think he was a great guy and a real Atarian. I'm sad to hear he passed away. We will remember you, Ken! Can anyone remember the name of Ken's tools that make the 'k' disks?. I thought it was ATRUTIL.EXE but that builds ATRs. I will probably play some Burger Boy this weekend. It's Ken's Action! language based predecessor to Beef Drop. Yes, the name was MAKEATR.EXE. You will find it on the holmes CD. http://ftp.pigwa.net/stuff/collections/holmes%20cd/Holmes%202/PC%20Atari%20Programming%20Utils/MAKEATR/index.html. Other products from him are UNMAKATR.EXE and DISKFORMer. Take also a look at his homepage... http://kensclassics.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a8isa1 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Thanks, Bunsen! I'm remembering these short ATRs produced by MAKEATR.EXE but I don't remember how I produced real disks from these. I'm not even sure I did do this. I only think I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
576XE Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So BAD, so SAD! We all have been needed you! We all are remember you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcokitt2000 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Rest in peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Really sad news. My condolences to his family. We will all join in cosmic collective mind and being some day. I hope we will bring our hobby there too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) Alright, I knew there was a good resource site that Ken had for a long time. The old book mark I had in Firefox brought up a dead page, so I assumed he'd abandoned it to start the new one that I linked to in the first post of this thread. It appears he had gotten his own domain back in 2008. So here's the link to his old site at the changed domain: Ken's Atari 8-bit Page Lot's more stuff to see here, including his well-known and used Windows utility AtrUtil '95. Edited September 8, 2017 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Having been absent for own tribulations recently I was concerned having not heard from Ken and attributed it to my being out of the loop.... as I catch up on things, this is the biggest stomach churning sickening feeling one can have..... Please know the joy, the fun, the interesting ideas had enriched the lives and of those he knew and all those who had the privilege to play his games and join in on his pranks. Please mirror his domain, and see that it addressed in such a way to honor him and his family. We don't want this to be an ongoing loss and I certain the family would want his legacy of enjoyment for others to continue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fujidude Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 That is sad news indeed. Condolences to family and friends. I hope he did not have to suffer too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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