[Spridgets] 35 Years!

[WFO Herb]

Thank you Mark for keeping it rolling.  Hellacious amount of work I am sure.

Can't recall when I joined (perhaps you have records) but I have enjoyed
being, learning along the way.

Take care,

Herb in Grants Pass, Oregon

On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM Miniac7 via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> We ALL need to owe you a tremendous amount thanks and gratitude for
> starting this up and keeping it going after all these years.
>
> The bonds and life-long friendships that have been created by this all
> around the world by folks who otherwise would never know one another are
> nothing short of immeasurable.
>
> Thank you,
> Howard Collins
> Va. Beach, VA.
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Apr 12, 2026, at 7:44 AM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> 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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