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Re: [Tigers] Happy Birthday!

To: Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Happy Birthday!
From: Jim via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:57:16 -0700
Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
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Thanks for ALL youâ??ve done over the years!!!!
The Tiger site was very helpful when I bought my Tiger!!
Sent from my ShoePhone


> On Apr 11, 2025, at 5:35â?¯PM, Mark Bradakis via Tigers 
> <tigers@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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