Tag: murray and me

  • Unearthed: Kirschen’s Atari ST projects

    Unearthed: Kirschen’s Atari ST projects

    The artificial personalities “Murray” and “Mom” were among the very first entertainment offerings for the Atari ST computer. They were also the first products released by Israeli cartoonist Yaakov Kirschen’s new “LKP, Ltd.” software studio in Israel, in partnership with his American firm, “Just For You, Inc.” “Murray and Me” (monochrome, 1985) “Murray and Me”…

  • Mother’s Day: “Mom and Me” for the Atari ST

    Mother’s Day: “Mom and Me” for the Atari ST

    As Mother’s Day approached, I suddenly remembered two very old programs for the Atari ST which I had fooled around with as a kid. “Murray and Me” and “Mom and Me” were written by Yakov Kirschen, who called his creations “biotoons.”