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Ward Christensen (of BBS and XMODEM fame) has died

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322 points DamonHD | 1 comments | 13 Oct 24 15:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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glimshe ◴[13 Oct 24 17:14 UTC] No.41829690[source]▶
BBSs were a huge part of my life in the 90s. I wanted teenagers of today to be able to feel the same thrill of socializing like we did back then. BBSs are not as good as the Internet, obviously, but there are no full fidelity replacements for BBSs nowadays - if you were there, you get it.
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1. TheSkyHasEyes ◴[13 Oct 24 19:47 UTC] No.41830949[source]▶
I was a 'sysop' in 1983. Had I known BBS would still be discussed today I would've snagged a video recorder and took video. It was a TRS-80 Model III with two floppies with an auto-answer 300 baud MODEM. After business hours only.