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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 05:08:10 JST Ars Technica

   Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78

   Christensen kick-started online culture by inspiring thousands of hobbyist communities.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/10/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-age-78/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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   • J. Steven York (jstevenyork@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 06:36:59 JST J. Steven York

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     Very sad. I got into BBSs in Seattle not long after this, and met my future wife on one (we're still together, in what might be on of the oldest surviving online marriages in the country for all I know). BBSs pryed the door open for affordable individual phone modem use (against the Bell system's wishes) and kept it open until easy internet access mostly swept them away.

   • J. Steven York (jstevenyork@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 06:47:26 JST J. Steven York

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     Sadly ironic that replies to this post are giving me several new people to follow.