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It has bern fun to know people for decades. Then get to meet IRL. There
have been many characters on the list and still are ;) I have been a member
of the Healey list for decades and the MG list for a couple of years.
Mark I raise a glass of beer in your honor
With great thanks
Cheers
Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
59 Austin Healey BN4
67 MGB
66 AH Sprite
On Sat, Apr 11, 2020, 2:28 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
wrote:
> Thank you Mark for all these years.
> I tuned in in the year 1993.
> I worked till mid 1991 at Digital Equipment, where there was a kind of
> topic pool (Vogon News), where classic cars were one of the topics.
> Till 1993 I was able to keep using via a kind of backdoor.
> So when that became impossible, I was advised to switch over to the mgs
> list.
> The list gave lots of advise messages and being active with my MG I became
> experienced enough to give advise as well.
> The list also enabled three meetings with fellow listers:
> In January 2000 at the Longfellow Wayside Inn https://www.wayside.org/
> See http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/hans_across_the_water.htm
> Later in May 2006 we met again - http://www.ttalk.info/hans2.htm
> In February 2011 I went to Colorado Springs - no pictures on the web
> regrettably.
> But the meeting with an MG lister and his friends was great.
> We had a great tour through the Garden of the Gods
> https://www.gardenofgods.com/ - an amazing place to be!
> So the list has been a catalyst for collecting knowledge and friends!
>
> Hope the list may go on for a long time still!
>
> Cheers Mark!
> Hans
> '71 BGT NRG w/w no o/d
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Mgs [mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net] Namens Mark J Bradakis via
> Mgs
> Verzonden: zaterdag 11 april 2020 15:15
> Aan: mgs@autox.team.net
> Onderwerp: [Mgs] Birthday
>
> 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"auto"><div>It has bern fun to know people for decades. Then get=
to meet IRL. There have been many characters on the list and still are ;) =
I have been a member of the Healey list for decades and the MG list for a c=
ouple of years.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">Mark I raise a glass of beer in your=
honor</div><div dir=3D"auto">With great thanks</div><div dir=3D"auto">Chee=
rs</div><div dir=3D"auto">Ira Erbs</div><div dir=3D"auto">Portland, OR</div=
><div dir=3D"auto">59 Austin Healey BN4</div><div dir=3D"auto">67 MGB</div>=
<div dir=3D"auto">66 AH Sprite<br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><br=
><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, A=
pr 11, 2020, 2:28 PM Hans Duinhoven via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox=
.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex">Thank you Mark for all these years.<br>
I tuned in in the year 1993.<br>
I worked till mid 1991 at Digital Equipment, where there was a kind of topi=
c pool (Vogon News), where classic cars were one of the topics.<br>
Till 1993 I was able to keep using via a kind of backdoor.<br>
So when that became impossible, I was advised to switch over to the mgs lis=
t.<br>
The list gave lots of advise messages and being active with my MG I became =
experienced enough to give advise as well.<br>
The list also enabled three meetings with fellow listers:<br>
In January 2000 at the Longfellow Wayside Inn <a href=3D"https://www.waysid=
e.org/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.wayside=
.org/</a> <br>
See <a href=3D"http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/hans_across_the_water.htm"; rel=3D=
"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.ttalk.info/Tech/hans_a=
cross_the_water.htm</a> <br>
Later in May 2006 we met again - <a href=3D"http://www.ttalk.info/hans2.htm=
" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.ttalk.info/han=
s2.htm</a> <br>
In February 2011 I went to Colorado Springs - no pictures on the web regret=
tably.<br>
But the meeting with an MG lister and his friends was great.<br>
We had a great tour through the Garden of the Gods <a href=3D"https://www.g=
ardenofgods.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://w=
ww.gardenofgods.com/</a> - an amazing place to be!<br>
So the list has been a catalyst for collecting knowledge and friends!<br>
<br>
Hope the list may go on for a long time still!<br>
<br>
Cheers Mark!<br>
Hans<br>
'71 BGT NRG w/w no o/d<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----<br>
Van: Mgs [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noreferrer">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] Namens Mark J Brad=
akis via Mgs<br>
Verzonden: zaterdag 11 april 2020 15:15<br>
Aan: <a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefer=
rer">mgs@autox.team.net</a><br>
Onderwerp: [Mgs] Birthday<br>
<br>
April 11th.=C2=A0 As many of you know, the domain <a href=3D"http://team.ne=
t" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">team.net</a> was officia=
lly <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 noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">autox.team.net</a> since then, actuall=
y 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=A0I 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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