Ward Christensen
computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
- Born
- 23 October 1945, West Bend
- Died
- 11 October 2024, aged 78
Ward Leon Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was an American computer scientist who was the inventor of the XMODEM file transfer protocol and a co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online.
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