• Re: Ward Christensen RIP

    From pH@21:1/5 to dxf on Mon Dec 2 02:32:26 2024
    On 2024-12-01, dxf <[email protected]> wrote:
    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

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  • From John@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 30 10:31:28 2024
    On 12/1/24 20:32, pH wrote:
    On 2024-12-01, dxf <[email protected]> wrote:
    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

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