[Shop-talk] 35 Years!

[Eric Russell]

Awesome milestone! And much appreciated.

Which reminds me, does the expense fund need refreshing? Anything on
your wishlist? How is the beer 'fridge?

EjR

On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 9:12 AM John Mitchell <jmitch at snet.net> wrote:

> 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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