Jim Ellis (computing)

Jim Ellis (computing)

James Tice Ellis (6 May 1956 – 28 June 2001) was a computer scientist best known as the co-creator of Usenet, along with Tom Truscott.

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Ellis grew up in Orlando, Florida. Before developing Usenet, Ellis attended Duke University. He later worked as an Internet security consultant for Sun Microsystems. He was also Manager of Technical Development at CERT. He was married and had two children when he died of lymphoma in 2001 in Harmony, Pennsylvania. He came up with the word "Usenet".

References

*Hafner, Katie (July 1, 2001). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E0DE1339F932A35754C0A9679C8B63 James T. Ellis, 45, a Developer Of Internet Discussion Network] . "New York Times"

External links

* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2001-06-29-ellis-usenet.htm Usenet creator Jim Ellis dies] , "Associated Press, on USAToday.com", June 29, 2001, retrieved on December 22, 2006.
* [http://www.eff.org/awards/pioneer/1993.php Second Annual EFF Pioneer Awards]


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