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Re: [Tigers] 30 years. 3 decades.

To: Terry Packer <packertl3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] 30 years. 3 decades.
From: Joe Byron via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:19:15 -0700
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On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 8:52 AM Terry Packer via Tigers <
tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:

> Mark
>
> The feeling of "Thank You" crosses our minds and enters our thoughts many
> more times than the words reach you. For all you have done and continue to
> do, especially that which we don't know and can't see, THANK YOU.
>
> Terry
>
> ****************************************************
>
> On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 6:04:14 AM PDT, Mark J Bradakis via Tigers <
> tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> On this day 30 years ago Team.Net came into being.  The British-cars
> mailing list was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet
> group.  Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net went from 2 lists at
> the beginning, autox and british-cars, and exploded into nearly 70
> different lists with something like 15,000 individuals subscribed at its
> peak.  For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.  As I
> recall, when I attended the SCCA Solo II Nationals 25th Anniversary
> event, something like 2/3rds of the 1,000+ entrants were on the autox list.
>
> And it amazes me that with such a scatterbrained procrastinator like me
> behind the curtain it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter these
> days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks
> automatically.  Back in the beginning, I had to do *everything* by hand,
> so to speak. Subscribes, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15, 20
> hours a week maintaining the server.  The first server had a 100 MHz
> processor.  Things have changed.  Back then just having a fast network
> connection at a residence was rare and expensive.  Good old DSL.  I
> remember that time when my service provider went belly up, and team net
> was off the air for 11 days straight.  I don't miss those days at all.
>
> Anyway, happy birthday to those of you still here.  I hope I can
> continue to provide a useful service for years to come.
>
> mjb.
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t=3D"1"></a></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 11, 2021 at 8:52 AM Terry Packer via Tigers &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8e=
x;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=
=3D"font-family:&quot;times new roman&quot;,&quot;new york&quot;,times,seri=
f;font-size:16px"><div></div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr">Mark</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">The feeling of &quot;Thank You&quot; crosses our minds and enters our t=
houghts many more times than the words reach you. For all you have done and=
 continue to do, especially that which we don&#39;t know and can&#39;t see,=
 THANK YOU.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Terry</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">**********************************=
******************<br></div><div><br></div>
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                    On Sunday, April 11, 2021, 6:04:14 AM PDT, Mark J Brada=
kis via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blan=
k">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
                </div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><br></div>
                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">On this day 30 years ago Team.Net cam=
e into being.=C2=A0 The British-cars <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">mailing lis=
t was already going strong, an offshoot from rec.autos Usenet <br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">group.=C2=A0 Dale Cook, Jim Muller, then me. Team.net went fr=
om 2 lists at <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the beginning, autox and british-c=
ars, and exploded into nearly 70 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">different lists=
 with something like 15,000 individuals subscribed at its <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">peak.=C2=A0 For a while it was pretty much the only game in town.=
=C2=A0 As I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">recall, when I attended the SCCA Sol=
o II Nationals 25th Anniversary <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">event, something=
 like 2/3rds of the 1,000+ entrants were on the autox list.<br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">And it amazes me that with such a sca=
tterbrained procrastinator like me <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">behind the cu=
rtain it is still on the air. It is a lot quieter these <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">days, much better software handle many of the janitorial tasks <br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">automatically.=C2=A0 Back in the beginning, I had t=
o do *everything* by hand, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">so to speak. Subscrib=
es, unsubscribes, errors, I was spending 10, 15, 20 <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">hours a week maintaining the server.=C2=A0 The first server had a 100 M=
Hz <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">processor.=C2=A0 Things have changed.=C2=A0 B=
ack then just having a fast network <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">connection a=
t a residence was rare and expensive.=C2=A0 Good old DSL.=C2=A0 I <br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">remember that time when my service provider went belly up=
, and team net <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">was off the air for 11 days strai=
ght.=C2=A0 I don&#39;t miss those days at all.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyway, happy birthday to those of you still here.=
=C2=A0 I hope I can <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">continue to provide a useful=
 service for years to come.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">mjb.<br></div></div>
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