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From: pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org>
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Subject: Re: Ward Christensen RIP
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 02:32:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2024-12-01, dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> 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