Ward Christensen

Updated: 10/23/2024 by Computer Hope
Ward Christensen

Name: Ward Christensen

Born: October 23, 1945 in West Bend, Wisconsin, USA

Death: October 11, 2024 (Age: 78)

Computer-related contributions

  • Co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first BBS (bulletin board system) ever brought online (1978).
  • Inventor of Xmodem.
  • Wrote a cassette-based operating system before floppies and hard drives were common.

Honors and awards

  • Dvorak Award for Excellence in Telecommunications (1992).
  • Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (1993).

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