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Congratulations and thank you for all your hard work over the years.
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rote:
> Nearly half my life! Team dot Net went on the air 35 years ago today,
> April 11th, 1991. Been through a lot of ups and downs over the years,
> many different computers, different ISPs, but almost always there. I
> won't go into the times that ISP problems shut it down for days, or even
> weeks at a time.
>
> But it is still here, still on the air, still serving the purpose I have
> always upheld, connecting like minded users to mostly car stuff. And
> always for free. I do remember back in the beginning it was pretty
> expensive to run. Fast, at home internet was not widely available. And
> the first server, one of the earliest PCs in the valley to run at over
> 100 Mhz ( Yes, MEGA Hertz! ) cost me $2,500 dollars. Luckily paid for
> by generous contributions from list members.
>
> Time marches on, and so does Team Net. I'll keep it going as long as I
> can, health permitting. Who knows, maybe I'll be sending out a 50th
> birthday notice!
>
> mjb.
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l_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun=
, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:10=E2=80=AFAM Mark Bradakis <<a href=3D"mailto:mark@=
bradakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Nearly half my life!=C2=A0 Team dot Net we=
nt on the air 35 years ago today, <br>
April 11th, 1991.=C2=A0 Been through a lot of ups and downs over the years,=
<br>
many different computers, different ISPs, but almost always there.=C2=A0 I =
<br>
won't go into the times that ISP problems shut it down for days, or eve=
n <br>
weeks at a time.<br>
<br>
But it is still here, still on the air, still serving the purpose I have <b=
r>
always upheld, connecting like minded users to mostly car stuff.=C2=A0 And =
<br>
always for free.=C2=A0 I do remember back in the beginning it was pretty <b=
r>
expensive to run.=C2=A0 Fast, at home internet was not widely available.=C2=
=A0 And <br>
the first server, one of the earliest PCs in the valley to run at over <br>
100 Mhz ( Yes, MEGA Hertz! ) cost me $2,500 dollars.=C2=A0 Luckily paid for=
<br>
by generous contributions from list members.<br>
<br>
Time marches on, and so does Team Net.=C2=A0 I'll keep it going as long=
as I <br>
can, health permitting.=C2=A0 Who knows, maybe I'll be sending out a 50=
th <br>
birthday notice!<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
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