Congrats Mark on 35 years! Amazing.
> On Apr 12, 2026, at 7:08â?¯AM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> 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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