Year 2k for me!  This year was the 30th Van-iversary for me.
Jeff

> On Nov 23, 2023, at 6:03 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
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> The vanagon list started in early April of 1994 hosted on the University of Minnesota’s lenti.med server. Gerry Skerbitz was our first admin. 
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> The list split happened a couple years later… Checking archives:
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> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9607&L=vanagon&P=R21349
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> 10 Jul 1996
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> So yeah, Almost 30 years ago.
> 
> Looks like my first post in June of 1995 was telling folks about a Syncro (misspelled) for sale in the next town over. Tom Forhan flew out from the east coast and bought it. Had it the rest of his life. (It was a good one and so was he.)
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> And that my friends, is why it’s good to have a record of where we’ve been.
> 
> Jim
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>> On Nov 23, 2023, at 7:23 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@MARKMCCULLEY.COM> wrote:
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>> I remember. Was it really 30 years ago, wow!
>> 
>> When did the Vanagon list begin, was it around 30 years ago? I recall being on the Type 2 list prior to the Vanagon list, not sure when that transition happened.
>> 
>> Happy Thanksgiving all!
>> 
>> -Mark
>> 
>>> On Nov 22, 2023, at 5:04 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey,
>>> 
>>>      Does anyone besides me remember the early days of Busdepot online? 
>>> 
>>>      I think I remember very slow modems and the very simple graphic of a bus taking forever to show up on my computer VGA three color screen. 
>>> 
>>>      Most times I gave up and ordered on the phone, but I do remember doing successful orders Come to think of it our server is almost as old as the first Busdepot web site! 
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>>> And, back then I’m pretty sure Ron even answered the phone and guided me through some parts installs.
>>> 
>>> Happy Thanksgiving to Ron, Ken, Chris and any other of our venders on list.
>>> 
>>> Eric Caron 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 22, 2023, at 4:42 PM, Ron Salmon <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> The Bus Depot is running our first Black Friday sale in 20 years - 10%
>>>> off $200+ orders. The only exclusions are sale items (already reduced)
>>>> and special-order/made-to-order items (all of which still count toward
>>>> the $200 order min).  This is a rarity, as normally I just let my
>>>> prices/quality speak for itself and refuse to play the "mark it up in
>>>> and then put it on sale" game. (Worth noting that Vanagon List members
>>>> also get 5% off $50+ orders ongoing, something I've offered to the
>>>> List since I started the Depot. Email me for the code if you need it.
>>>> No it can't be stacked with the BF offer, sorry.) The Referral Code is
>>>> not public yet, but I'll release it here so list members can use it
>>>> right away - it's THANKS . I suggest shopping early because some items
>>>> will sell out. (I'll still give you the discount if they do, but
>>>> you'll have to wait for delivery.)
>>>> 
>>>> Speaking of Thanksgiving, I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the
>>>> Vanagon List, where the Depot got its start almost 30 years ago. Some
>>>> of you are still here from those early days, and remember when I took
>>>> the big leap of faith with your encouragement and support. I would
>>>> have never dreamed where it took me. I am incredibly lucky to be able
>>>> to do something I love so much for a living, and I owe it all to you.
>>>> 
>>>> - Ron Salmon
>>>> The Bus Depot
>>>> BusDepot.com