Subj : Ward Christensen died
To   : All
From : Dmitry Protasoff
Date : Sun Oct 13 2024 11:47 pm

Hello, All!

Ward Christensen, co-founder of first online BBS system and creator of XMODEM, dies at 78.

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Ward Christensen had created a file transfer protocol for sending binary computer files through modem connections, which was called, simply, MODEM.

Later improvements to the program motivated a name change into the now familiar XMODEM.

The success of this project encouraged further experiments. Christensen and Suess became enamored of the idea of creating a computerized answering machine and message center, which would allow members to call in with their then-new modems and leave announcements for upcoming meetings.

http://bbsdays.com/people/ward_christensen/
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It's so strange that XMODEM is still alive (I used it to upload an OS into a broken Mikrotik router several months ago). It was just a hack on top of the CP/M filesystem. History is so weird.

Best regards,
            dp.

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