[Shop-talk] 35 Years!

[Ronnie Day]

Mark, thanks so much for hosting all of the TeamNet lists, facilitating not
only the sharing of so much information, but helping create a sense of
community for so many of us. Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Ron

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM Eric Russell <ejrussell61 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Awesome milestone! And much appreciated.
>
> Which reminds me, does the expense fund need refreshing? Anything on
> your wishlist? How is
>
>>
>> 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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