Subj : RIP, Ward Christensen
To   : j0hnny a1pha
From : SYS64738
Date : Tue Oct 15 2024 12:51 am


> We lost another one, Ward passed away at the age of 78.

> Sorry if this was already covered here. I just saw it.

> "On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board
> system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Christensen,
> along with Randy Suess, created the first BBS in Chicago in 1978, leading
> to an important cultural era of digital community-building that presaged
> much of our online world today."


Aw, man.  I hate to hear that.  Such a pioneer.  RIP, Mr. Christensen.
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