In 1978, two computer hobbyists wiring a machine through a Chicago blizzard and built the online message board that helped create internet forums

A 1978 Chicago snowstorm sparked an innovation: the Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS). Two hobbyists connected a computer to a phone line, enabling remote message exchange and file sharing.
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Ward Christensen, co-creator of the first online bulletin board, has died.

Christensen was a computer scientist credited with creating the Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) in 1978, which let users exchange information through a dial-up connection. Although ...