[Tigers] Happy Birthday!

[Will Seay]

Many thanks for all your efforts over the years.  Happy BD!

Will - 382001570
Tigers at embarqmail.com


On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM Jim via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Thanks for ALL you’ve done over the years!!!!
> The Tiger site was very helpful when I bought my Tiger!!
> Sent from my ShoePhone
>
>
> > On Apr 11, 2025, at 5:35 PM, Mark Bradakis via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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 http://www.team.net/donate.html - donate early, donate often!
> >
> > 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!
> >
> > mjb.
> > <20250411_131842.jpg>
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