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   Mar Hicks (histoftech@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 13:21:15 JST Mar Hicks

   “Despite creating one of the foundational technologies of the digital age, Christensen maintained a low profile in his life, content with his long-standing career at IBM and showing no bitterness or sense of missed opportunity as the Internet age dawned.”

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabU3viAI-qMf3U_r_2qKqUx2GfIBDquilzCVNq55OpFe-o0kngwjcZa2_Y_aem_DBR112uIgMPT00Q0GuM8PA

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     Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 (blaise@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 14:07:19 JST Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3

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     @histoftech didn't he also create/implement zmodem ?
     What a legend

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     RealGene ☣️ (realgene@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 22:08:00 JST RealGene ☣️

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     • Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3

     @blaise @histoftech
     No, ZMODEM was devised by Chuck Forsberg, who was, and I assume still is, a major prick about 'inventing' it, unlike Christiansen.