Subject: Re: [Spits] Birthday

From: Tony Childs <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:07:13 -0400

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Happy Birthday, Mark. And thanks for all you have done and continue to do f=
or us!

Going over to visit Paypal now =E2=80=93 time for a birthday gift!

Tony

Sent from Mail for Windows 10

From: Mark J Bradakis
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:02 AM
To: [email-masked]
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: [Spits] 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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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Happy Birthday, Mark. And thanks for=
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&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Going over to visit Paypal now =E2=80=
=93 time for a birthday gift!</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>=
<p class=3DMsoNormal>Tony</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p c=
lass=3DMsoNormal>Sent from <a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Link=
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order:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">M=
ark J Bradakis</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:02 AM<br><b>T=
o: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</=
a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">spitfires@auto=
x.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Spits] Birthday</p></div><p class=3DMsoN=
ormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>April 11th.&nbsp; As many o=
f you know, the domain team.net was officially </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>reg=
istered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia.&nbsp; I have been </p=
><p class=3DMsoNormal>managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since th=
en, actually for a </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>while before that.&nbsp; I took=
 over&nbsp; from Jim Muller, who took over from </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Da=
le Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few years.&nbsp; Actually=
 </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape ca=
ssettes.&nbsp; Every now and </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>then I consider tryin=
g to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>=
see if I can still read any of those tapes.&nbsp; Maybe someday.</p><p clas=
s=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Anyway, in the begi=
nning I was routing everything through the servers at </p><p class=3DMsoNor=
mal>the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was </p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>employed.&nbsp; When my fellow sys admins started noticin=
g just how much </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>network traffic there was on a cer=
tain box, my boss strongly suggested I </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>make other =
arrangements.&nbsp; So I went about getting a network connection </p><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal>at home.&nbsp; Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap.&nb=
sp; And as I recall, </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>the first dedicated Team Net =
server was an HP box with one of the first </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>100+ me=
gahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely </p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal>with the U in those days the system set me back about $2,50=
0.&nbsp; Hardware </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>has improved since then.&nbsp; A=
nd that money didn't all come out of my </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>pocket, I =
initiated a fund drive among the list members and got a great </p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>response.&nbsp; Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I=
 mailed a thank </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>you postcard to every contributor,=
 or at least most of them, no doubt I </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>missed a few=
.&nbsp; And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cover </p><p cl=
ass=3DMsoNormal>the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my=
 house.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>S=
o here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available to </p><p cla=
ss=3DMsoNormal>them.&nbsp;&nbsp; I dropped the fund drives some years back,=
 though folks do </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>continue to contribute to the cau=
se.&nbsp; Now a few clicks in Paypal can </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>take care=
 of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things </p><p class=
=3DMsoNormal>are different now.&nbsp; And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT=
 different.&nbsp; </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>But the Team Net mailing lists a=
re still chugging along, providing those </p><p class=3DMsoNormal>spending =
more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or </p><p class=3DMso=
Normal>education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the roads.</=
p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I plan to =
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soNormal>have left.&nbsp; April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and=
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Tony

From: Mark J Bradakis

mjb.

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