Thanks Jim for that bit of history. I'm proud to be a part of something
that's had a long tradition of supporting our breadboxes. :-)

--t

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 8:35 PM, Jim Arnott <jr.arnott@gmail.com> wrote:

> > On Feb 10, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Type2.com
> >
> > It's where it all started.
> >
> > Ned
>
>
> Actually, it all started right here.  type2 & vintagebus are both children
> of vanagon@lenti. vanagon@gerry is the vanagon@lenti list after we got
> thrown off the umn.edu server in 1995 or 6. Search the archives and
> you’ll find the split. - Yup, there it is.  7/10/96 Note from Gerry
> Skerbitz. (The actual split was the next day.)
>
> Jim
>
> > Date:         Wed, 10 Jul 1996 08:32:47 -0500 (CDT)
> > Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
> > From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
> > Subject:      List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
> >
> > Dear List Members,
> >  Due to the incredible traffic on this list and the fact that many
> people have
> > signed off because of the volume, and the time it takes to run it, I've
> > accepted an offer by Ken Hooper (bighouse@socomm.net) to host an
> Aircooled Bus
> > list.
> >
> > I've really enjoyed the nature of this list and I hate to see it split
> in some
> > ways, but I'll still be *on* the AirCooled list, I just won't be running
> it.
> > I believe that this will be the best good for the most people.
> >
> > The plan is to split the list based on Joel's stats.  AirrCooled bus
> owners
> > will end up on the new list (called type2@primenet.com), Watercooled
> owners
> > will stay on the Vanagon list.  If you have both, you'll be on both.  If
> you
> > are a WannaBus or Sniveling Unknown Lurker, then you will stay on the
> Vanagon
> > list.  This transformation will happen sometime in the next couple of
> days.
> > We will be sharing more details soon.
> >
> > Please show Ken the respect and appreciation you have all shown me.
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --
> > Gerry
> > Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379
> > Home St. Paul,Ramsey County,Minnesota, USA
>