dirtnapp / is ward christensen alive or dead?
Ward Christensen
computer pioneer, invented Xmodem and co-invented BBS
dead
no longer with us. rest easy.
- born
- 1945
- died
- 2024
- age at death
- 79
- known for
- programmer
1945 – 2024
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where this comes from
wikidata records a date of death for Ward Christensen in 2024, which is how we know. your browser re-checks this against wikidata on every visit, so it’s current even if the page itself was cached a while ago.
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