Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
arstechnica.com Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
Christensen kick-started online culture by inspiring thousands of hobbyist communities.
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The BBS was computer magic before the internet existed. It connected people through their computers all before TCP/IP came to be in everyone's house as it is today.
Thank you Mr Christensen for what you gave us.
As someone who ran a WWIV BBS in the 90's, this is sad. Dude was amazing.
He's flaming noobs in the Great BBS in the sky, now