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In Memoriam

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

Steve Deppe

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.

Chuck Forsberg

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

Inventor of YMODEM and ZMODEM file transfer protocols.

Kenny Gardner

1954 - 2019

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

Marion "Jack" Rickard

July 24, 1955 - August 31, 2020

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

Randy Suess

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

Randy Suess, Computer Bulletin Board Inventor, Dies at 74

Wynn Wagner III

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).

Mike Woltz

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

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.

See Also

1)
so called “silent keys” in the Amateur Radio world

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