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To: Michael Wood <mwood24020@aol.com>, <mark@bradakis.com>, <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Birthday
From: Derrick Schmidt via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:19:34 +0000 (UTC)
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References: <8dc0a520-ef23-f11c-a4c6-c1fd2144d4bd@bradakis.com> <827156522.2729682.1586618938965@mail.yahoo.com> CFNetwork/1125.2 Darwin/19.4.0
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Very much appreciated by all!!!
Derrick


Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone


On Saturday, April 11, 2020, 8:33 AM, Michael Wood via Tigers <tigers@autox=
.team.net> wrote:


Thanks for your diligence and hard work, Mark :)



-----Original Message-----
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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Very much appreciated by all!!!<div><br></div><div>Derrick<br><br><br><a hr=
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p class=3D"yahoo-quoted-begin" style=3D"font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; pa=
dding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Saturday, April 11, 2020, 8:33 AM, Micha=
el Wood via Tigers &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote clas=
s=3D"iosymail"><div id=3D"yiv1737835597"><div><div style=3D"font-size:10pt;=
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=3D"none">Thanks for your diligence and hard work, Mark :)<br clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"><div class=3D"yiv1737835597yqt08967=
03224" id=3D"yiv1737835597yqtfd75002"><br clear=3D"none">-----Original Mess=
age-----<br clear=3D"none">From: Mark J Bradakis via Tigers &lt;tigers@auto=
x.team.net&gt;<br clear=3D"none">To: tigers &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt;<b=
r clear=3D"none">Sent: Sat, Apr 11, 2020 6:08 am<br clear=3D"none">Subject:=
 [Tigers] Birthday<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"yiv1737835597yqt0896703224" id=3D"yiv1737835597yqtfd40966"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">April 11th.&nbsp; As many of you know, the domain team.net was off=
icially <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">registered on April 11, 1=
991, by the late Bill Caloccia.&nbsp; I have been <br clear=3D"none"></div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then, a=
ctually for a <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">while before that.&=
nbsp; I took over&nbsp; from Jim Muller, who took over from <br clear=3D"no=
ne"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those fi=
rst few years.&nbsp; Actually <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I m=
ay have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes.&nbsp; Every now and =
<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">then I consider trying to revive =
some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">see if I can still read any of those tapes.&nbsp; Maybe someday.<br cl=
ear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"lt=
r">Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the servers at=
 <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the University of Utah Computer =
Science Department, where I was <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">e=
mployed.&nbsp; When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much <br=
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in box, my boss strongly suggested I <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr">make other arrangements.&nbsp; So I went about getting a network connec=
tion <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">at home.&nbsp; Back then, it=
 was not that easy, or cheap.&nbsp; And as I recall, <br clear=3D"none"></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr">the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with =
one of the first <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">100+ megahertz C=
PUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely <br clear=3D"none"=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">with the U in those days the system set me back abo=
ut $2,500.&nbsp; Hardware <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">has imp=
roved since then.&nbsp; And that money didn't all come out of my <br clear=
=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the=
 list members and got a great <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">res=
ponse.&nbsp; Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a thank =
<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">you postcard to every contributor=
, or at least most of them, no doubt I <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">missed a few.&nbsp; And for some time there was an annual fund drive =
to cover <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">the rather high cost of =
having sufficient bandwidth from my house.<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">So here it is 29 and jus=
t everybody has fast network available to <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I dropped the fund drives some years back, thoug=
h folks do <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">continue to contribute=
 to the cause.&nbsp; Now a few clicks in Paypal can <br clear=3D"none"></di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr">take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks=
. Yep, things <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">are different now.&=
nbsp; And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"n=
one"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But the Team Net mailing lists are still chuggi=
ng along, providing those <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">spendin=
g more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or <br clear=3D"non=
e"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling=
 along the roads.<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"non=
e"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">I plan to keep it going as long as I can, who kno=
ws how many years I <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">have left.&nb=
sp; April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I <br clear=3D"none">=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr">certainly won't live forever.&nbsp; And I fear that =
when I die, Team Net will <br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">die.&nb=
sp; Sigh.<br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div=
><div dir=3D"ltr">But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.<br clear=3D"none"></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">mjb.<br clea=
r=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br clear=3D"none"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
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