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Mark, thanks for all you do. At 66, you still have a long way to go. I'm
78 and my one-owner (that's me) Tiger and I are still on the road. Happy
BD MJB and Team.net.
Will - 382001570
Tigers@embarqmail.com
On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 9:08 AM Mark J Bradakis via Tigers <
tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
> April 11th. As many of you know, the domain team.net was officially
> registered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia. I have been
> managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then, actually for a
> while before that. I took over from Jim Muller, who took over from
> Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few years. Actually
> I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes. Every now and
> then I consider trying to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to
> see if I can still read any of those tapes. Maybe someday.
>
> Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the servers at
> the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was
> employed. When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much
> network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly suggested I
> make other arrangements. So I went about getting a network connection
> at home. Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap. And as I recall,
> the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with one of the first
> 100+ megahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely
> with the U in those days the system set me back about $2,500. Hardware
> has improved since then. And that money didn't all come out of my
> pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the list members and got a great
> response. Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a thank
> you postcard to every contributor, or at least most of them, no doubt I
> missed a few. And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cover
> the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my house.
>
> So here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available to
> them. I dropped the fund drives some years back, though folks do
> continue to contribute to the cause. Now a few clicks in Paypal can
> take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things
> are different now. And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different.
> But the Team Net mailing lists are still chugging along, providing those
> spending more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or
> education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the roads.
>
> I plan to keep it going as long as I can, who knows how many years I
> have left. April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I
> certainly won't live forever. And I fear that when I die, Team Net will
> die. Sigh.
>
> But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.
>
> mjb.
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-size:small">Mark, thanks for all you do.=C2=A0 At 66, you still have a lo=
ng way to go.=C2=A0 I'm 78 and my one-owner (that's me) Tiger and I=
are still on the road.=C2=A0 Happy BD MJB and Team.net.</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Will - 382001570 <br><a href=3D"mailto:Tigers@embarqmail.com" target=3D"_=
blank">Tigers@embarqmail.com</a></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 11, 2020=
at 9:08 AM Mark J Bradakis via Tigers <<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.t=
eam.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(2=
04,204,204);padding-left:1ex">April 11th.=C2=A0 As many of you know, the do=
main <a href=3D"http://team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">team.=
net</a> was officially <br>
registered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia.=C2=A0 I have been =
<br>
managing the mailing lists on <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer" target=3D"_blank">autox.team.net</a> since then, actually for a <br=
>
while before that.=C2=A0 I took over=C2=A0 from Jim Muller, who took over f=
rom <br>
Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few years.=C2=A0 Actual=
ly <br>
I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes.=C2=A0 Every now a=
nd <br>
then I consider trying to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to <br>
see if I can still read any of those tapes.=C2=A0 Maybe someday.<br>
<br>
Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the servers at <b=
r>
the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was <br>
employed.=C2=A0 When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much <b=
r>
network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly suggested I <b=
r>
make other arrangements.=C2=A0 So I went about getting a network connection=
<br>
at home.=C2=A0 Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap.=C2=A0 And as I re=
call, <br>
the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with one of the first <br=
>
100+ megahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely <b=
r>
with the U in those days the system set me back about $2,500.=C2=A0 Hardwar=
e <br>
has improved since then.=C2=A0 And that money didn't all come out of my=
<br>
pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the list members and got a great <br=
>
response.=C2=A0 Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a tha=
nk <br>
you postcard to every contributor, or at least most of them, no doubt I <br=
>
missed a few.=C2=A0 And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cov=
er <br>
the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my house.<br>
<br>
So here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available to <br>
them.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I dropped the fund drives some years back, though folks d=
o <br>
continue to contribute to the cause.=C2=A0 Now a few clicks in Paypal can <=
br>
take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things <br>
are different now.=C2=A0 And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different.=
=C2=A0 <br>
But the Team Net mailing lists are still chugging along, providing those <b=
r>
spending more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or <br>
education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the roads.<br>
<br>
I plan to keep it going as long as I can, who knows how many years I <br>
have left.=C2=A0 April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I <br>
certainly won't live forever.=C2=A0 And I fear that when I die, Team Ne=
t will <br>
die.=C2=A0 Sigh.<br>
<br>
But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
<br>
<br>
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