{"id":57400,"date":"2024-10-15T13:53:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36470\/Ward-Christensen-BBS-Inventor-And-Architect-Of-Our-Online-Age-Dies-At-78.html"},"modified":"2024-10-15T13:53:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T13:53:12","slug":"ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/ward-christensen-bbs-inventor-and-architect-of-our-online-age-dies-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Ward Christensen, BBS Inventor And Architect Of Our Online Age, Dies At 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A low-key giant<\/h2>\n<p>Suess <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/20\/technology\/randy-suess-dead.html\">died<\/a> in 2019, and with the passing of both BBS originators, we find ourselves at the symbolic end of an era, although many BBSes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/686600\/remember-bbses-heres-how-you-can-visit-one-today\/\">still run today<\/a>. These are typically piped through the Internet instead of a dial-up telephone line.<\/p>\n<p>While Christensen himself was always humble about his role in creating the first BBS, his contributions to the field did not go unrecognized. In 1992, Christensen received two <a href=\"https:\/\/en-academic.com\/dic.nsf\/enwiki\/1046273\">Dvorak Awards<\/a>, including a lifetime achievement award for &#8220;outstanding contributions to PC telecommunications.&#8221; The following year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation honored him with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/awards\/past-winners\">Pioneer Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Professionally, Christensen enjoyed a long and successful career at IBM, where he worked from 1968 until his retirement in 2012. His final position at the company was as a field technical sales specialist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ars-img-shortcode id-2056343 align-center\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"ars-lightbox\">\n<div class=\"ars-lightbox-item\" readability=\"5.3592233009709\"> <a data-pswp-width=\"1440\" data-pswp-height=\"1080\" data-pswp-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002.jpg 2048w\" data-cropped=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-1440x1080.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cursor-zoom-in\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A still image of Ward Christensen in 2002 being interviewed for BBS: The Documentary.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cdn.arstechnica.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/wp1010002-1440x1080.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"> <\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"pswp-caption-content\" id=\"caption-2056343\" readability=\"28.582524271845\"> Ward Christensen in 2002 being interviewed by Jason Scott for <em>BBS: The Documentary<\/em>. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"caption mt-1 inline-flex flex-row items-stretch gap-1 text-lg leading-tight text-gray-300\" readability=\"27.68932038835\">\n<div class=\"caption-content\" readability=\"28.582524271845\"> Ward Christensen in 2002 being interviewed by Jason Scott for <em>BBS: The Documentary<\/em>. <span class=\"caption-credit mt-2 whitespace-nowrap text-xs\"> Credit: <a class=\"caption-credit-link text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-300\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbsdocumentary.com\/photos\/015ward\/\"> Jason Scott <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But mostly, Christensen kept a low profile.&nbsp; When visiting online communities in his later years, Ward presented no ostentation, and there was no bragging about having made much of it possible. This amazed Scott, who said, &#8220;I was always fascinated that Ward kept a Twitter account, just messing around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scott feels like humility, openness, and the spirit of sharing are key legacies that Christensen has left behind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be like a person who was in a high school band saying, &#8216;Eh, never really got into touring, never really had the urge to record albums or become a rock star,'&#8221; Scott said.&nbsp; &#8220;And then later people come and go, &#8216;Oh, you made the first [whatever] in your high school band,&#8217; but that sense of being at that locus of history and the fact that his immediate urge was to share all the code everywhere\u2014that&#8217;s to me what I think people should remember about this guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a 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