Happy BBSday !!

On this day today in 1978, Ward Christensen and Randy Suess took the world's first bulletin board system (the "CBBS") officially online.

#BBSDay
#CBBS
#WardChristensen
#RandySuess
#BulletinBoardSystem

R.I.P. Ward Christensen

Co-Creator of one of the earliest forms of Social Media — BBS

https://youtu.be/j2nkEuESNa4

#BBS #CBBS #retroComputing #socialMedia #vintageComputing #wardChristensen

Before the world wide web arrived in my house, I used to dial in to local BBSes (which were advertised in the Yellow Pages!) and download Commander Keen and other shareware games. It was a good—though brief—time before the internet swallowed everything.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78

#bbs #WardChristensen #shareware

'On Friday, #WardChristensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (#BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Christensen, along with #RandySuess, created the first BBS in Chicago in 1978, leading to an important cultural era of digital community-building that presaged much of our online world today.'

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/

On Friday, #WardChristensen, co-inventor of the computer #BulletinBoardSystem (#BBS), died at age 78 in #RollingMeadows, #Illinois. Christensen, along with #RandySuess, created the first BBS in #Chicago in 1978, leading to an important cultural era of #DigitalCommunity-building that presaged much of our online world today.

Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/?comments-page=1#comments

Sad to hear of #LillyLedbetter passing on. My spouse met her a few times. Her work was so important & so glad there was an act named after her.

Also sad to hear of #WardChristensen passing on. BBS were the only way this non-drinking introvert could meet people back then.