<div dir="auto"><div>Thanks Mark,</div><div dir="auto">I was afraid this was a sign off message. I have made many friends over the many years I have been posting. Quite a few characters, some jerks and so very many good folks.</div><div dir="auto">Happy birthday</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br> 1967 MGB sold </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 11, 2025, 5:18 PM Mark Bradakis via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On April 11th, 1991, <a href="http://team.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">team.net</a> became a new domain. 34 years ago, how <br>
time flies! Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars. <br>
My, things have changed. At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think, <br>
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey, <br>
etc lists. And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and <br>
Bricklin and ... you get the idea.<br>
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While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the <br>
early days, there are still just over 30 lists. About half a dozen of <br>
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic. Some see hardly any use at <br>
all. Back in the mid nineties, the autox list would see like a thousand <br>
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals. I think the one and <br>
only year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team <br>
Net. Lost track of how many stickers I sold. Still have a few <br>
somewhere in my office.<br>
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As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line, <br>
with a 120 MHz processor. Attached is the label for that box. Cost me <br>
$2,500. See the photo for the specs :-) Actually, it didn't cost ME <br>
much money. Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser. Back then, <br>
having an internet connection at home was not cheap. I think I raised <br>
like $3,000 which got us started down this trail.<br>
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Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a <br>
thing of the past. When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, <br>
they visit <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> - donate early, donate often!<br>
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Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort. <br>
Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week dealing <br>
with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on. <br>
All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of <br>
Fame. That was nice.<br>
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And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.<br>
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Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!<br>
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