[Shop-talk] 35 Years!

[John Mitchell]

Congratulations,  Great work!!!!!

On 4/11/2026 6:05 PM, Mark Bradakis wrote:
> Nearly half my life!  Team dot Net went on the air 35 years ago today, 
> April 11th, 1991.  Been through a lot of ups and downs over the years, 
> many different computers, different ISPs, but almost always there.  I 
> won't go into the times that ISP problems shut it down for days, or 
> even weeks at a time.
>
> But it is still here, still on the air, still serving the purpose I 
> have always upheld, connecting like minded users to mostly car stuff.  
> And always for free.  I do remember back in the beginning it was 
> pretty expensive to run.  Fast, at home internet was not widely 
> available.  And the first server, one of the earliest PCs in the 
> valley to run at over 100 Mhz ( Yes, MEGA Hertz! ) cost me $2,500 
> dollars.  Luckily paid for by generous contributions from list members.
>
> Time marches on, and so does Team Net.  I'll keep it going as long as 
> I can, health permitting.  Who knows, maybe I'll be sending out a 50th 
> birthday notice!
>
> mjb.
>
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