Ward Christensen
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| Born | Ward Leon Christensen October 23, 1945 West Bend, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 2024 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Milton College (BA) |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Known for | First bulletin board system (BBS) XMODEM Protocol |
Ward Leon Christensen (October 23, 1945 – October 11, 2024) was an American computer scientist who was the inventor of the XMODEM file transfer protocol and a co-founder of the CBBS bulletin board, the first bulletin board system (BBS) ever brought online.