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On 12/1/24 20:32, pH wrote:
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
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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