Ward Christensen

The XModem and CBBS guy. We'll collect bits that aren't in Wikipedia or other published sources.

• DOB: October 23, 1945 in West Bend, WI
• Died October 11, 2024
• Lived in Dolton and Rolling Meadows, IL
• Started at IBM in 1968, retired in 2012
• Worked in “small card systems,” and mainframe databases; moved to PC support in 1984 and remained until retirement
• CompuServe ID: 76703,302
• BIX ID: wardc
• AOL ID: WardXmodem
• Had the Illinois license plate “XMODEM”