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Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the BBS and internet pioneer, has died

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Ward Christensen , the co-creator of the computer bulletin board system, has died at age 78.

BBSes were popular throughout the 1980s and early '90s , a precursor to the internet as we know it today .

They enabled users to dial into remote computers via landlines to post public messages and share private exchanges with other registered users, a bit like a modern Discord server.

Christensen was well recognized for his work.