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Thanks for your diligence and hard work, Mark :)
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From: Mark J Bradakis via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
To: tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, Apr 11, 2020 6:08 am
Subject: [Tigers] 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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lack;"><div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;=
color:black;"><br>Thanks for your diligence and hard work, Mark :)<br><br><=
br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Mark J Bradakis via Tigers <t=
igers@autox.team.net><br>To: tigers <tigers@autox.team.net><br>Sen=
t: Sat, Apr 11, 2020 6:08 am<br>Subject: [Tigers] Birthday<br><br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">April 11th. As many of you know, the domain team.net wa=
s officially <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">registered on April 11, 1991, by th=
e late Bill Caloccia. I have been <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">managing=
the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then, actually for a <br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">while before that. I took over from Jim Muller,=
who took over from <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dale Cook, and I wish I had =
archives of those first few years. Actually <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr=
">I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes. Every now=
and <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">then I consider trying to revive some of th=
e old HP-UX boxes I have to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">see if I can still r=
ead any of those tapes. Maybe someday.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything th=
rough the servers at <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the University of Utah Comp=
uter Science Department, where I was <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">employed.&n=
bsp; When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much <br></div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly =
suggested I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">make other arrangements. So I =
went about getting a network connection <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">at home.=
Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap. And as I recall, <b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box =
with one of the first <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">100+ megahertz CPUs, and e=
ven with a deal through HP, who worked closely <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">w=
ith the U in those days the system set me back about $2,500. Hardware=
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">has improved since then. And that money d=
idn't all come out of my <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">pocket, I initiated a f=
und drive among the list members and got a great <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>response. Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a th=
ank <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">you postcard to every contributor, or at lea=
st most of them, no doubt I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">missed a few. =
And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cover <br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my house=
.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">So here it is 29 and=
just everybody has fast network available to <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">th=
em. I dropped the fund drives some years back, though folks do =
<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">continue to contribute to the cause. Now a=
few clicks in Paypal can <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">take care of it, thoug=
h some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
are different now. And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different.&n=
bsp; <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But the Team Net mailing lists are still ch=
ugging along, providing those <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">spending more time=
at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">=
education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the roads.<br></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I plan to keep it going as lon=
g as I can, who knows how many years I <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">have left=
. April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I <br></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr">certainly won't live forever. And I fear that when I die,=
Team Net will <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">die. Sigh.<br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.<b=
r></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">mjb.<br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">____________=
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