RIP Ward Christensen, co-founder of the first computer Bulletin Board System to go online and author of the XMODEM protocol, among other accolades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen
#RIP #BBS #BBSing #xmodem #filetransfer #pioneers #computinghistory #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #computers #history
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