Ward Christensen coined the term " Bulletin Board System " as a reference to the traditional cork-and-pin bulletin board often found in entrances of supermarkets, schools, libraries or other public areas where people can post messages, advertisements, or community news.

The first public dial-up BBS was developed by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess.

* Ward Christensen, American computer programmer and creator of the Xmodem and the first BBS

September 2 the Emery Ward was organized with Casper Christensen as Bishop.

Ward Christensen and the CBBS.

CBBS ( Computerized Bulletin Board System ) was a computer software program created by Ward Christensen to allow him and other computer hobbyists to exchange information between one another.

* Ward Christensen, computer scientist

Ward Christensen

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* 1993: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Ward Christensen, Dave Hughes, USENET developers ( accepted by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis )

XMODEM is a simple file transfer protocol developed as a quick hack by Ward Christensen for use in his 1977 MODEM. ASM terminal program.

However, Ward Christensen refused to do this, as it was precisely the lack of these features, and the associated coding needed to support them, that led to XMODEM's widespread use.

It was formally given the name " YMODEM " in 1985 by Ward Christensen.

He originally created the software as the result of a poker game with friends that were praising the BBS software created by Ward Christensen.

# Baud: the beginnings of the first BBSes, featuring Ward Christensen and Randy Suess

Elizabeth Ward Gracen ( born Elizabeth Grace Ward ) is an American actress who won the title of Miss America in 1982.

She was born on April 3, 1961 in Ozark, Arkansas, and raised in Booneville, Arkansas, the daughter of Jimmy Young Ward and Patricia " Pat " ( Murphy ) Ward.

Ward was born in Fairmount in 1905.

In the 1910 census, Peter and Elizabeth Weisenmüller as well as John and Eva Ott were living at 1521 Cleveland Ave in the 22nd Ward of Chicago, with sons John, age six, born in Temesvár and Peter Jr., age five, born in Illinois.

He had German, Scots-Irish, and English ancestry, and was the seventh of nine children born to Cynthia Ann ( née Stanton ) and Benjamin Ward Baum, only five of whom survived into adulthood.

Howard G. " Ward " Cunningham ( born May 26, 1949 ) is an American computer programmer who developed the first wiki.

They lived with his maternal grandparents at 2129 Ida Place ( now Ward Place ), NW in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D. C. His father, James Edward Ellington, was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina on April 15, 1879 and moved to Washington, D. C. in 1886 with his parents.

* Dayton Ward ( born 1967 ), science fiction author

* Ward Churchill ( born 1947 ), American controversial writer and political activist

* Ward Cunningham ( born 1949 ), American founder of WikiWikiWeb

* Ward Weaver III ( born 1963 ), American convicted felon

David Cassidy was born at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City, New York, the son of actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward.

Ward was born in Wanstead, Essex.

Among those who can lay claim to fame, and who have either been born or lived in Beckenham or have had some important contribution to make to the town, there are show business people such as Bob Monkhouse ( 1928 – 2003 ); Julie Andrews ( 1935-); David Bowie ( 1947-), who lived at 42 Southend Road, Beckenham from 1969 – 1973 ; Peter Frampton ( 1950-); Wende Snijders ( 1978-), the Dutch singer ; and the actors Maurice Denham ( 1909 – 2002 ), and Simon Ward ( 1941 – 2012 ).

Their son James Grier Ward ( 1765 – 1824 ) was born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, and married Catherine Rogers ( 1776 – 1829 ).

Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer ( 1806 – 1892 ), a farmer and blacksmith, and Marie Ward Kirkpatrick ( 1807 – 1882 ).

* NFL player Ward Walsh was born in Paradise.

Huxley was born on 22 June 1887, at the London house of his aunt, the novelist Mary Augusta Ward, while his father was attending the jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria.

The population in Clifton Ward was 12, 017 of which 91. 1 % were born in England and 4. 9 % from outside the United Kingdom.

The population in Westfield Ward was 13, 690 of which 93 % were born in England and 4 % from outside the United Kingdom.

The population in Acomb Ward was 7, 729 of which 94. 4 % were born in England and 2. 9 % from outside the United Kingdom.

* Barbara Ward ( economist, writer and environmentalist who was interested in developing countries ) was born here in 1914.

During the West Indies tour to Australia in late 2000, Lara was accompanied by Ward.

The other major contributors were John Rogers Herbert, finishing in 1864 but having had some commissions cancelled, Charles West Cope who worked until 1869, Edward Matthew Ward until 1874, Edward Armitage, George Frederic Watts, John Callcott Horsley, John Tenniel and Daniel Maclise.

In West Hollywood, Ward met Doug Malloy and Fakir Musafar.

" Adam West, who portrayed Batman, remembers Preminger as rude and unpleasant, especially when he disregarded the typical thespian etiquette of subtly cooperating when being helped to his feet in a scene by West and Burt Ward.

It lies on portions of Mount Prospect and of the other hills north of the West Side and First Ward.

Batman, starring Adam West as the Caped Crusader and Burt Ward as his youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder, helped establish ABC as a TV force with which to be reckoned.

* West Ward elects one councillor. Currently CLLR Steve Woodliffe

Current members of the Wake County Board of Commissioners are Paul Coble ( Chair ), Phil Matthews ( Vice-Chair ), Joe Bryan, Tony Gurley, Ervin Portman, Betty Lou Ward, and James West.

Newington Ward is one of three local council wards in Walworth, covering the area from the West side of Walworth road up to the border with Lambeth.

Prominent members of the new Council are residents of Purley & of Woodcote ( now part of Coulsdon West Ward )

Of these areas, the borough is further divided into these wards: Barnhill Ward, Botwell Ward, Brunel Ward, Cavendish Ward, Charville Ward, Eastcote and East Ruislip Ward, Harefield Ward, Heathrow Villages Ward, Hillingdon East Ward, Ickenham Ward, Manor Ward, Northwood Hills Ward, Northwood Ward, Pinkwell Ward, South Ruislip Ward, Townfield Ward, Uxbridge North Ward, Uxbridge South Ward, West Drayton Ward, West Ruislip Ward, Yeading Ward, Yiewsley Ward: this link has pointers to maps.