[Spridgets] 35 Years!

[Miniac7]

Mark,

We ALL need to owe you a tremendous amount thanks and gratitude for starting this up and keeping it going after all these years.

The bonds and life-long friendships that have been created by this all around the world by folks who otherwise would never know one another are nothing short of immeasurable.

Thank you,
Howard Collins
Va. Beach, VA.


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> On Apr 12, 2026, at 7:44 AM, Mark Bradakis via Spridgets <spridgets at 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.
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> mjb.
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