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Submission + - Creator of Relay on BITNET, Predecessor of IRC, Dies (blogs.com)

Submitted by tmjva on Friday November 27, 2015 @12:11PM

tmjva writes: Jeff Kell passed away on November 25 as reported here in the 3000newswire. He was inventor of BITNET Relay, a predecessor of Internet Relay Chat using the REXX programming language.

In 1987 he wrote the following preserved article about RELAY and here is his obituary.. May this early inventor rest in peace.

Submission + - Harry Harrison Dies (bbc.co.uk)

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tmjva

on Wednesday August 15, 2012 @02:06PM

tmjva writes: "Per BBC's Entertainment page, author Harry Harrison died Today at the age of 87. Author of "Make Room, Make Room!", the inspiration for "Soylent Green", "The Stainless Steel Rat", and "Bill the Galactic Hero.""

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