Re: [Spits] 35 Years!

[Andrew Lindeman <andrew.lindeman@gmail.com>]

The list was incredibly helpful when I first bought my Spitfire.
There was no better source of information at the time.

And, of course, I was lucky enough to have been in Salt Lake City like
Mark.  So I've known you personally for most of that time too.  I
still have a Fat Chance Garage t-shirt!

Andy Lindeman

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:34â?¯AM Larry Griffin
<larrygriffin.nc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Congratulations Mark! I'd bet there are few, if any,  email lists that have 
> been in existence this long with the original IT Specialist still behind the 
> controls. Thanks for all the hard work over the years in maintaining the 
> lists. This was the first place I found like-minded car enthusiasts and 
> support when I joined the british-cars-digest in 1994. I look forward to the 
> 50th year celebration. ð???ð???ð???
>
> Larry Griffin
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:58â?¯AM Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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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