[TR] [Spits] 35 Years!

[Andrew Lindeman]

The list was incredibly helpful when I first bought my Spitfire.
There was no better source of information at the time.

And, of course, I was lucky enough to have been in Salt Lake City like
Mark.  So I've known you personally for most of that time too.  I
still have a Fat Chance Garage t-shirt!

Andy Lindeman

On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:34 AM Larry Griffin
<larrygriffin.nc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Congratulations Mark! I'd bet there are few, if any,  email lists that have been in existence this long with the original IT Specialist still behind the controls. Thanks for all the hard work over the years in maintaining the lists. This was the first place I found like-minded car enthusiasts and support when I joined the british-cars-digest in 1994. I look forward to the 50th year celebration. 😀🎉👏
>
> Larry Griffin
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 6:58 AM Mark Bradakis <mark at bradakis.com> 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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