In Memoriam

This page is for the remembrance of pioneering and influential people in the BBS community that have passed on¹⁾.

Steven Brent Deppe (May 22, 1958 - July 10, 2014) A.K.A. Ille Homine Albe

Early contributor to Synchronet BBS Software and mentor to Digital Man.

Charles Alton "Chuck" Forsberg (May 6, 1944 – September 24, 2015)

Inventor of YMODEM and ZMODEM file transfer protocols.

1954 - 2019

Developer of GAP BBS Software and the DOOR.SYS file format.

July 24, 1955 - August 31, 2020

Publisher of Boardwatch Magazine and co-creator of ONE BBSCON.

Randy John Suess (January 27, 1945 - December 10, 2019)

Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74

Winfield “Wynn” Wagner, A.K.A. Sven Andréas Wallin (January 18, 1951 - May 23, 2018)

Original developer of Opus-CBCS and contributor to important BBS standards, like FOSSIL (history).

Michael David Woltz DECEMBER 22, 1945 – DECEMBER 20, 2022

Author of Spitfire_(BBS) Software

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/west-des-moines-ia/michael-woltz-11072625

Ward Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was the co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online. Obituary

Long time Fidonet sysop and past Z1C passed away on October 21, 2024 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Obituary

Qmodem author and Mustang Software employee died December, 2024.

While not a huge player in the Fido world, Ruben has been running this Prison BBS on a variety of platforms, often concurrently, since at least 1994 and was NC of Net 124 in Region 19. Ruben, who went by the name of Zazz. was 73.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mesquite-tx/ruben-figueroa-12222109

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