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<p>I remember joining sometime during the Forsythe County days .
Ivan <br>
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The list started in 1993 as an offshoot of misc.rural Usenet
group. Just too many homesteaders and chicken folks there
on misc.rural to get anything good about antique tractors.
A gopher server followed in early 1994 with the web site in
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<div dir="ltr">In 1994, Brice started the engine list at
Indiana University. It folded into ATIS a few years later.
Both lists got kicked off the Forsyth county government
servers in 1997 and we’ve been on own since then.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I was the first member obviously but about 125
people signed up within the first several weeks so there is
probably 126 people who rightfully can call themselves the
oldest. I’ll bet a dozen or two of them are still with us.
Brice Adams and Steve Sewell come to mind. Herb Metz,
Farmer, Steve Offlier, John Thompson, Richard walker, and
one or more of the Dotson brothers (“wagon master” Gene is
still here). The Waugh brothers were pretty early too and
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<div dir="ltr">In August 1994 we had 25-30 people at the first
ATIS gathering. Considering a participation rate of only a
few percent we had already become quite large by then.</div>
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<div>I use to have backups that could answer this question
but about 2002 I realized I’d never have a tape drive
again and had to chuck them (-; Even then, I’m not sure
analytics could help. Many of those earliest members have
switched ISPs three or four times and I’m not sure we
could trace addresses.</div>
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<div>There are still 250-350 list members. I use pretty
aggressive bounce processing rules so they are all good
addresses receiving mail. Even if a third of them forward
our mail to the trash folder instead of actually
unsubscribing I’ll bet at least 150-200 folks read our
posts fairly regularly.</div>
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Mike M <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com"><meulenms@gmx.com></a> wrote:<br>
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What amazes me is how long the list has been around. I
joined in 1996 and i know their are members that are
more senior than myself. How long has ATIS been
around?<br>
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<div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica,
arial, sans-serif;"> One of the many benefits of
this group is the exceptional fellowship. We sure
enjoyed Warrens visit. Warren told us of the
program that Clemson had for participating in the
lunar eclipse. Barbara and I really enjoyed
participating. </div>
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arial, sans-serif;"> One of the perks of visiting
the Clemson Campus, as one approached the campus,
was a nice sign, IIRC, Clemson Campus is a smoke
free campus. Herb(GA) <br>
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<div dir="ltr"> Sadly, Herb Metz is the only
member I ever met in person, but have sure
corresponded with many more- some departed. My
visit with Herb was delightful and I know
meeting more of our group would be more of the
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On Thu, Dec 5, 2019 at 8:03 AM HERBERT METZ
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<blockquote> Tyler, <br>
Yes, Barbara and I sure enjoyed your visit.
Let us know if you plan another visit to
Georgia. <br>
We bought the G with end loader in southeast
IA and have been to several tractor shows in
north central IA. You were probably 'knee
high to a grasshopper' about that time. But
never to south west IA; would be great to
reciprocate if we ever get in your area.
Herb(GA) <br>
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> On December 3, 2019 at 4:17 PM Tyler
Juranek < <a target="_blank"
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> <br>
> Hi, <br>
> I certainly haven't been here that long,
but the time that I have been <br>
> on I have really enjoyed. <br>
> Everyone is so friendly, and what I enjoy
most is all of the great <br>
> story telling! <br>
> Farmer deffinately has some good stories,
some of which remind me of <br>
> my grandpa Juranek, who is still with us,
but doesn't really do <br>
> anything with the old tractors anymore.
He still has the oliver 66 <br>
> that he bought when dad was a senior in
high school. <br>
> It is really a shame that many of my
generation don't care about old <br>
> iron. JD A's and B's don't bring much
around here anymore, and most of <br>
> the people who have them at the shows are
"grandpa to everybody there" <br>
> guys. :) <br>
> I do remember one time taking a trip down
to Georgia to visit some <br>
> family, and somehow or another, I found
my way to Herb Metz's place! <br>
> He and his wife Barbra are two amazing
people, and the equipment he <br>
> has tells quite a story. <br>
> I still have a picture of Herb and I
standing by his Allis G with a <br>
> loader on it. I came home and shared it
with some relatives of mine, <br>
> and nobody even knew that Allis made a
loader for a G. <br>
> Would like to meet more folks on here in
person, but I don't do much <br>
> traveling as I cannot get away from my
business very long. Am hoping <br>
> to get a guide dog by next year at this
time. <br>
> If anyone gets down to the southwest part
of Iowa, speak up. Always <br>
> good to meet folks on here. <br>
> Take Care, <br>
> Tyler Juranek <br>
> IA <br>
> <br>
> On 12/3/19, Stephen Offiler < <a
target="_blank"
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> > I was just hunting for some old
photos the other day and came across a <br>
> > whole photo album from Portland, I
think '98. This was the year with the <br>
> > passing of the box and Spencer's
Pacer smoking the belt on the dyno. I <br>
> > need to scan those, I suppose... <br>
> > <br>
> > SO <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 10:10 AM Bill
Brueck < <a target="_blank"
href="mailto:b2@chooka.net" rel="noopener"
moz-do-not-send="true">b2@chooka.net</a>>
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> > <br>
> >> For a few seasons I was able to
capture group ATIS pictures at the spring <br>
> >> swap meet in LeSueur, MN. This
started with the passing of the ATIS box. <br>
> >> Indeed, lots of folks missing by
now. <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.apluscomputer.com/atis"
rel="noopener" moz-do-not-send="true">www.apluscomputer.com/atis</a>
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> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> I also picked up a couple of the
custom ATIS oak battery boxes that sold <br>
> >> at the annual Christmas
auction. Alas, they are still awaiting
engine <br>
> >> restorations to put them to
service. Beautiful work, included the ATIS <br>
> >> logo inscribed into the lids. <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Bill Brueck <br>
> >> <br>
> >> Pine Island, MN <br>
> >>
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