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Happy Birthday, Mark!=C2=A0 And thank,you for all of the time you put in a=
nd your hard work.Jay De Pol
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
To: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Apr 11, 2020 10:00 am
Subject: [Fot] Birthday
April 11th.=C2=A0 As many of you know, the domain team.net was officially=
=20
registered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia.=C2=A0 I have been=
=20
managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then, actually for a=20
while before that.=C2=A0 I took over=C2=A0 from Jim Muller, who took over f=
rom=20
Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few years.=C2=A0 Actual=
ly=20
I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes.=C2=A0 Every now a=
nd=20
then I consider trying to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to=20
see if I can still read any of those tapes.=C2=A0 Maybe someday.
Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the servers at=20
the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was=20
employed.=C2=A0 When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much=20
network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly suggested I=20
make other arrangements.=C2=A0 So I went about getting a network connection=
=20
at home.=C2=A0 Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap.=C2=A0 And as I re=
call,=20
the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with one of the first=20
100+ megahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely=20
with the U in those days the system set me back about $2,500.=C2=A0 Hardwar=
e=20
has improved since then.=C2=A0 And that money didn't all come out of my=20
pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the list members and got a great=20
response.=C2=A0 Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a tha=
nk=20
you postcard to every contributor, or at least most of them, no doubt I=20
missed a few.=C2=A0 And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cov=
er=20
the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my house.
So here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available to=20
them.=C2=A0=C2=A0 I dropped the fund drives some years back, though folks d=
o=20
continue to contribute to the cause.=C2=A0 Now a few clicks in Paypal can=
=20
take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things=20
are different now.=C2=A0 And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different.=
=C2=A0=20
But the Team Net mailing lists are still chugging along, providing those=20
spending more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or=20
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=20
have left.=C2=A0 April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I=20
certainly won't live forever.=C2=A0 And I fear that when I die, Team Net wi=
ll=20
die.=C2=A0 Sigh.
But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.
mjb.
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<div> <font size="2">Happy Birthday, Mark! And thank,you for all of the
time you put in and your hard work.</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Jay De Pol</font><br>
</div>
<div> <br>
</div>
<div> <br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:10pt;color:black">-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: Mark J Bradakis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net><br>
To: fot@autox.team.net <fot@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Sat, Apr 11, 2020 10:00 am<br>
Subject: [Fot] Birthday<br>
<br>
<div dir="ltr">April 11th. As many of you know, the domain team.net was
officially <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">registered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia. I
have been <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then,
actually for a <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">while before that. I took over from Jim Muller, who
took over from <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few
years. Actually <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes.
Every now and <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">then I consider trying to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I
have to <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">see if I can still read any of those tapes. Maybe
someday.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the
servers at <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">employed. When my fellow sys admins started noticing just
how much <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly
suggested I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">make other arrangements. So I went about getting a network
connection <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">at home. Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap.
And as I recall, <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with one of
the first <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">100+ megahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked
closely <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">with the U in those days the system set me back about
$2,500. Hardware <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">has improved since then. And that money didn't all come
out of my <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the list members and got
a great <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">response. Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I
mailed a thank <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">you postcard to every contributor, or at least most of them, no
doubt I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">missed a few. And for some time there was an annual fund
drive to cover <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my
house.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">So here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available
to <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">them. I dropped the fund drives some years back,
though folks do <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">continue to contribute to the cause. Now a few clicks in
Paypal can <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep,
things <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">are different now. And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT
different. <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">But the Team Net mailing lists are still chugging along,
providing those <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">spending more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment
or <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the
roads.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">I plan to keep it going as long as I can, who knows how many
years I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">have left. April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year,
and I <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">certainly won't live forever. And I fear that when I die,
Team Net will <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">die. Sigh.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">mjb.<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
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