<html><body>I’m not as active on the list as I once was, but It was invaluable when I first got into this hobby. <div>Thank you, Mark, for keeping it alive, and happy birthday. </div><div><br></div><div>-Nory<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Mark J Bradakis via Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net><br>To: "healeys@autox.team.net", "Spridget"<br>Cc: <br>Sent: Saturday April 11 2020 9:03:44AM<br>Subject: [Spridgets] Birthday<br><br>April 11th. As many of you know, the domain team.net was officially <br>
registered on April 11, 1991, by the late Bill Caloccia. I have been <br>
managing the mailing lists on autox.team.net since then, actually for a <br>
while before that. I took over from Jim Muller, who took over from <br>
Dale Cook, and I wish I had archives of those first few years. Actually <br>
I may have some in my office, on 1/4 inch tape cassettes. Every now and <br>
then I consider trying to revive some of the old HP-UX boxes I have to <br>
see if I can still read any of those tapes. Maybe someday.<br>
<br>
Anyway, in the beginning I was routing everything through the servers at <br>
the University of Utah Computer Science Department, where I was <br>
employed. When my fellow sys admins started noticing just how much <br>
network traffic there was on a certain box, my boss strongly suggested I <br>
make other arrangements. So I went about getting a network connection <br>
at home. Back then, it was not that easy, or cheap. And as I recall, <br>
the first dedicated Team Net server was an HP box with one of the first <br>
100+ megahertz CPUs, and even with a deal through HP, who worked closely <br>
with the U in those days the system set me back about $2,500. Hardware <br>
has improved since then. And that money didn't all come out of my <br>
pocket, I initiated a fund drive among the list members and got a great <br>
response. Back then it was all checks in the mail, and I mailed a thank <br>
you postcard to every contributor, or at least most of them, no doubt I <br>
missed a few. And for some time there was an annual fund drive to cover <br>
the rather high cost of having sufficient bandwidth from my house.<br>
<br>
So here it is 29 and just everybody has fast network available to <br>
them. I dropped the fund drives some years back, though folks do <br>
continue to contribute to the cause. Now a few clicks in Paypal can <br>
take care of it, though some still prefer to send checks. Yep, things <br>
are different now. And with the Covid-19 pandemic, a LOT different. <br>
But the Team Net mailing lists are still chugging along, providing those <br>
spending more time at home a bit of distraction, entertainment or <br>
education as we keep our beloved vehicles rolling along the roads.<br>
<br>
I plan to keep it going as long as I can, who knows how many years I <br>
have left. April 11th is also my birthday, 66 this year, and I <br>
certainly won't live forever. And I fear that when I die, Team Net will <br>
die. Sigh.<br>
<br>
But for now, enjoy and stay healthy.<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
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