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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: 0.314s | source
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freefolks ◴[13 Oct 24 22:03 UTC] No.41832086[source]▶
in the 90's, Xmodem seemed to be a inferior protocol compared to Z-Modem and HS-Link.
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1. karaterobot ◴[13 Oct 24 23:17 UTC] No.41832598[source]▶
For what it's worth, Zmodem came about 10 years after Xmodem, and HS/Link came about 15 years after Xmodem.