This Day in Tech from Wired Magazine

Feb. 16, 1978: Bulletin Board Goes Electronic:

Ward Christensen and Randy Suess launch the first public dialup bulletin board system. The two unleash the kernel of what would eventually spawn the world wide web, countless online messaging systems and, arguably, Twitter.



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