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Comment on Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died

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QModem and then Telix were a window through which I explored another world as a young teenager with a budget modem with shaky MNP compatibility. In that world I eventually found friends, a wealth of knowledge, and a career. So thanks JF. RIP.

ATH0.

The family of modem data transfer software back then had Kermit, xmodem, ymodem, zmodem, UUCP scripts, and pro-quality tools like QModem and Telix, as you mentioned. I'm sure I've left some other modem data transfer tools out. QModem had a certain polish and stability to it.

Telix with the salt scripting language!! What memories!

"ATH0" made me tear up

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