Russell William Ranshaw

Russ was my mentor and friend in the early days of computing. Known as the Wizard of 10 at CompuServe, he truly was a visionary and genius on how the DEC-10 worked and how to build the online world we know today. Without Russ, I doubt CompuServe would have even gotten involved in the personal computer revolution in the 1980s. As I write about our early computing days, he deserves a prominent in history. He will be forever missed.

Russ and I loved the online world. Without his help, we would never have had the first social media sites, aka forums, chat, and the first ever multiplayer games, software downloading, and a hundred other products that his engineering skills could turn my crazy ideas into online reality. Rest in Peace my friend.