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Re: [TR] Happy Birthday!

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Subject: Re: [TR] Happy Birthday!
From: Dave MacKay <dave@mdmackay.ca>
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:41:48 -0400
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Congratulations Mark! Thank you for providing us with Team.Net for 34
years! I've been a member for at least 25 of those years (maybe more, I
can't recall when I signed up).

You have been a stupendous asset to the community and have done us all a
great service.

Thanks also for the reminder about donations. I had neglected that for too
long. Donation made.

Dave MacKay
1960 Triumph TR3A s/n 68639
near Toronto, Canada

>Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:13:58 -0600
>From: Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com>
>Subject: [TR] Happy Birthday!
>
>On April 11th, 1991, team.net became a new domain.  34 years ago, how
time flies!  Back then it was just two lists, autox and british-cars.
>My, things have changed.  At its peak, there were 77 lists, I think,
stemming from splitting the british-cars list into Triumph, MG, Healey,
etc lists.  And shop-talk and the-local and Datsun roadsters and Bricklin
and ... you get the idea.
>
>While Team Net is no longer the only show in town as it was back in the
early days, there are still just over 30 lists.  About half a dozen of
these see daily, or almost daily, traffic.  Some see hardly any use at
all.  Back in the mid nineties, the autox list >would see like a thousand
messages in August, leading up to the Nationals.  I think the one and only
year I attended, '97, about 2/3rds of the entrants were on Team Net.  Lost
track of how many stickers I sold.  Still have a few somewhere in my
>office.
>
>As I recall, the very first server I set up at home was top of the line,
with a 120 MHz processor.  Attached is the label for that box.  Cost me
>$2,500.  See the photo for the specs :-)    Actually, it didn't cost ME
>much money.  Before Team Net came about, I had a fundraiser.  Back then,
having an internet connection at home was not cheap.  I think I raised
like $3,000 which got us started down this trail.
>
>Still accepting donations, though the semi-annual fund drives are a thing
of the past.  When folks see fit and have a few bucks to spare, they visit
>
>Yep, it has been over 3 decades I have been doing this, a lot of effort.
>Back in the day it would take me at least 10 - 15 hours a week dealing
with errors, bounced mail, maintaining some of the web pages and so on.
>All that effort did land me a berth in the British Sports Car Hall of
Fame.  That was nice.
>
>And I plan on keeping it going as long as I am physically able.
>
>Anyway, happy birthday Team.Net!
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