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Re: [TR] 35 Years!

To: "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net>, Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] 35 Years!
From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:50:17 +0000 (UTC)
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 whoooo=C2=A0 hoooothank you Mark
    On Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 04:34:21 AM GMT-5, Mark Bradakis <mark@bra=
dakis.com> wrote: =20
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 Nearly half my life!=C2=A0 Team dot Net went on the air 35 years ago today=
,=20
April 11th, 1991.=C2=A0 Been through a lot of ups and downs over the years,=
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many different computers, different ISPs, but almost always there.=C2=A0 I=
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won't go into the times that ISP problems shut it down for days, or even=20
weeks at a time.

But it is still here, still on the air, still serving the purpose I have=20
always upheld, connecting like minded users to mostly car stuff.=C2=A0 And=
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always for free.=C2=A0 I do remember back in the beginning it was pretty=20
expensive to run.=C2=A0 Fast, at home internet was not widely available.=C2=
=A0 And=20
the first server, one of the earliest PCs in the valley to run at over=20
100 Mhz ( Yes, MEGA Hertz! ) cost me $2,500 dollars.=C2=A0 Luckily paid for=
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by generous contributions from list members.

Time marches on, and so does Team Net.=C2=A0 I'll keep it going as long as =
I=20
can, health permitting.=C2=A0 Who knows, maybe I'll be sending out a 50th=
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birthday notice!

mjb.
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                        On Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 04:34:21 AM GMT-5, Mar=
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">Nearly half my life!&nbsp; Team dot N=
et went on the air 35 years ago today, <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">April 11t=
h, 1991.&nbsp; Been through a lot of ups and downs over the years, <br></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">many different computers, different ISPs, but almost alw=
ays there.&nbsp; I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">won't go into the times that =
ISP problems shut it down for days, or even <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">week=
s at a time.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But it is=
 still here, still on the air, still serving the purpose I have <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">always upheld, connecting like minded users to mostly car s=
tuff.&nbsp; And <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">always for free.&nbsp; I do reme=
mber back in the beginning it was pretty <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">expensi=
ve to run.&nbsp; Fast, at home internet was not widely available.&nbsp; And=
 <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the first server, one of the earliest PCs in th=
e valley to run at over <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">100 Mhz ( Yes, MEGA Hert=
z! ) cost me $2,500 dollars.&nbsp; Luckily paid for <br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">by generous contributions from list members.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Time marches on, and so does Team Net.&nbsp; I'l=
l keep it going as long as I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">can, health permitt=
ing.&nbsp; Who knows, maybe I'll be sending out a 50th <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">birthday notice!<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">mjb.<br></div>** <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"nofo=
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