[ale] Ward Christensen

[Charles Shapiro]

Sigh. Yep, his death made the NYT.  No mention of Christensen Protocol tho
-- I and many programmers of my vintage had to write XMODEM transmitters
and receivers by hand back in the day.

-- CHS

On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:58 AM James Taylor via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I don't know if anyone here saw it, but Ward Christensen is with us no
> more.
> Ward, with Randy Suess, created the first dial-up bulleting board system
> (CBBS).
> It was one of my first exposures to the world of online computer
> collaboration.
> Ars Technica link.
>
>
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/
>
> -jt
>
> James Taylor
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> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
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