[TR] Shining Silver

Fri Apr 8 19:16:02 MDT 2016

Thank you Mark for all you do for us keeping everything buzzing along.  

Seems like a good time to make a $25.00 donation to the cause!

All the best,
Bill B
TR3A 1958 
Morgan 4/4 1988
Land Rover Series 2A 1968
Sunbeam S7 Deluxe 1955
Williys-Overland Jeepster 1948

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On Apr 8, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Mark J Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> wrote:

A few years back Karen and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary, our Silver Anniversary as they call it.

And coming up in just a few days on April 11th is Team.Net's Silver Anniversary.  Yes, on April 11, 1991 the domain was registered and went on the air.  In truth, it existed before that in the form of two mailing lists, british-cars and autox which were outgrowths of rec.autos Usenet groups. Murky history there.

But Team.Net as we know it today has been around for a quarter of a century. Of the 60 some lists on the server, most are inactive. I may take some time this summer to clean up and remove any lists that have not seen any posts for N months, the value of N to be determined.  Some lists, though, are still going strong, soldiering on from the days when Team.Net lists and website were at the leading edge, the only game in town.  It was estimated that at the 1997 SCCA Solo II Nationals, their Silver Anniversary, roughly 2/3 of the 1,000+ participants were on the autox list.  If you check out http://autox.team.net you will find many pages last updated about 24.99 years ago, though, hardly leading edge now.  One of these days ...

Who could have foreseen how a simple stream of 1s and 0s could be such a part of the lives of so many people, the catalyst for enduring friendships, a formidable source of knowledge and inspiration?  How many cars are on the road these days instead of the scrap heap because of us and our efforts over decades?

Happy Birthday to us. and carry on!

mjb.

ps:  I am sending this out a few days early because on Monday I will be on the road somewhere between Phoenix and Salt Lake City.  I'll look into the multi-hour delay in posting when I return.

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