Ward Christensen RIP

[dxf]

Ward Christensen was famous for the development of the computerized bulletin
board system (CBBS) and XMODEM file transfer protocol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen

[pH]

Post by dxf
Ward Christensen was famous for the development of the computerized bulletin
board system (CBBS) and XMODEM file transfer protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen

Wow, thank-you for this.

I remember first being exposed to this w/ my good old Apple ][+ w/ cp/m
card. 300 baud modems....yowza!

pH

[John]

Post by pH

Post by dxf
Ward Christensen was famous for the development of the computerized bulletin
board system (CBBS) and XMODEM file transfer protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Christensen

Wow, thank-you for this.
I remember first being exposed to this w/ my good old Apple ][+ w/ cp/m
card. 300 baud modems....yowza!
pH

300 baud Comm-Pac modem in an Osborne O1 for me.
Then I graduated to the major leagues with a shiny new Hays 1200 baud
smartmodem! I still remember some of the BBSs and RCP/M systems on the
dial-up list.

He was a great programmer too. I had the opportunity a few times to
peruse/update his code.

-J