Mark, 34 years is incredible! Thank you! This list and the people on it have
meant a bunch to me over the years. I just wish the list was more active these
days. Faceplant is a joke. The car forums I frequent are fine and enjoyable,
but don't have the feeling of community like the list used to have. Guess
we're getting old and too busy with other things.
> On Apr 11, 2025, at 10:54â?¯PM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> On April 11th, 1991, team.net became a new domain. 34 years ago, how time
> flies! Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. My, things
> have changed. At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, stemming from
> splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, etc lists. And
> shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and Bricklin and ... you get the
> idea.
>
> While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the early
> days, there are still just over 30 lists. About half a dozen of these see
> daily, or almost daily, traffic. Some see hardly any use at all. Back in
> the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousand messages in
> August, leading up to the Nationals. I think the one and only year I
> attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team Net. Lost track of
> how many stickers I sold. Still have a few somewhere in my office.
>
> As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line, with
> a 120 MHz processor. Attached is the label for that box. Cost me $2,500.
> See the photo for the specs :-) Actually, it didn't cost ME much money.
> Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser. Back then, having an
> internet connection at home was not cheap. I think I raised like $3,000
> which got us started down this trail.
>
> Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a thing of
> the past. When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, they visit
> http://www.team.net/donate.html - donate early, donate often!
>
> Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort.
> Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week dealing with
> errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on. All that
> effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of Fame. That was
> nice.
>
> And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.
>
> Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!
>
> mjb.
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