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From: jlloyd@cc.uow.edu.au (Jonathan Lloyd)
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
Subject: Re: Pausing CD players
Date: 8 Oct 92 05:52:50 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: University Of Wollongong

tjf@adl.dmt.csiro.au (Thomas Fung) writes:


>Does anybody know whether it's damaging to a CD player if you leave it
>in the paused-play state for extended periods of say from 5mins to 1hr ?

>I have a 3-4 year-old Pioneer PD-M500 six-CD changer and it sounds as if
>the disc keeps spinning when I pause the player.

>So would unnecessary wear of the drive mechanisms likely to be the only
>problem ?

>What about the laser tracking devices ?  It would seem likely they would
>keep on tracking during the paused state.

>Thanks in advance.


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YES IT CAN DAMAGE YOUR PLAYER!!!!
The laser has a limited life. Replacing it is often more expensive than 
a new player. When in the <PAUSE> mode the laser is still tracking the 
disc and the drive is still running.
Hence, leaving on pause for very extended periods will use up some of the life 
of your CD player. 5mins is not worth worrying about but several hours on 
pause will certainly cause a worthwhile amount of your player's finite life!
Newsgroups: aus.hi-fi
From: craigh@g2syd.genasys.com.au (Craig Hockenberry)
Subject: Re: Pausing CD players
Organization: Genasys II, Sydney, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 03:17:21 GMT

In article <1992Oct8.055250.10922@cc.uow.edu.au> jlloyd@cc.uow.edu.au (Jonathan Lloyd) writes:
>tjf@adl.dmt.csiro.au (Thomas Fung) writes:
>
>>Does anybody know whether it's damaging to a CD player if you leave it
>>in the paused-play state for extended periods of say from 5mins to 1hr ?
>
>YES IT CAN DAMAGE YOUR PLAYER!!!!
>The laser has a limited life. Replacing it is often more expensive than 
>a new player. When in the <PAUSE> mode the laser is still tracking the 
>disc and the drive is still running.
>Hence, leaving on pause for very extended periods will use up some of the life 
>of your CD player. 5mins is not worth worrying about but several hours on 
>pause will certainly cause a worthwhile amount of your player's finite life!

Maybe.

At the moment, I'm listening to a Sony D-5 that was manufactured in January
of 1985 (according to the sticker on the bottom of the player).  At least a
couple of times a year, I leave it on for the entire weekend (last weekend,
in fact).  I have listened to the player at work for the last 7 years;
typically 4-5 hours a day.

I'm not too worried about the laser or the mechanics wearing out.  The
player has been dropped many times and traveled around the world in my
luggage.  It has a healthy dent for all this abuse, but still plays fine.

I keep wondering when it will finally die...

-- 
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                   |  13th Level, 33 Berry St, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
                   |  Internet: craigh@g2syd.genasys.com.au
From: mattd@cltr.uq.oz.au (Matthew Deshon)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: What is a ?
Date: 8 Oct 92 09:37:02 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Centre for Language Teaching and Research, Uni of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.

mylene@swanee.ee.uwa.edu.au (Mylene Pijpers) writes:

>>an MTB is a mountain bike

>MTB = ATB ??

yup.

>M.

matt

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From: mylene@swanee.ee.uwa.edu.au (Mylene Pijpers)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: What is a ?
Date: 8 Oct 92 01:14:03 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Elec Eng, Univ of Western Australia

In <9228114.27573@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> apo@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Adrian Patrick O'SHAUGHNESSY) writes:

>an MTB is a mountain bike

MTB = ATB ??

M.
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: alanf@cs.monash.edu.au (Alan Grant Finlay)
Subject: Re: how safe is riding in cities?
Organization: Computer Science, Monash University, Australia
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 02:56:20 GMT

ccwilfred@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au writes:
>Does anybody know of any stats about this and what they tell us? - fatal
>accident rate for both car and bike - injury rate for car and bike? 

Accident rates in Australian cites are strongly biased by the
number of children in the statistics.  Also, for adult riders who ride
regularly on the roads the rate is difficult to determine due to the large
number not reported (especially accidents involving just the rider and the
road).  Only serious injuries caused by collision with other vehicles are
likely to be accurately reported.  

I don't recall the rates exactly but I think it could be estimated that
adult riders have on average about 1 non-serious collison (i.e. no serious
injury, bike possibly written off) with another vehicle per 3 years of riding
on roads (assuming a daily commute by bicycle).
I think this is based on about a ten to one ratio of serious/non-serious
accidents so that would mean about 1 serious accident per 30 years of riding.
This is really just a guesstimate however since it not known how many regular
riders there are and how many hours riding per day they do.  If this guestimate
is correct however then it compares well with car accident rates (a car driver
can expect at least one serious collision in his or her life).

This only provides an indication.  As with driving, accidents are
more likely if the driver (rider) is less experienced, sensible or cautious.
I have been given the following advice for road riding: "act tough, but if
threatened, wimp out".  The point is that you have to make your presence known
in some situations to avoid being squeezed off the road, but if you have right
of way and 100 tons of steel is bearing down on you then don't press your luck.
Also, experience driving a car on roads is valuable for a cyclist in
understanding how traffic might behave.

I seem to recall that most accidents involving collision with a car
occur at intersections and a disproportionately large number of these when
cyclists enter roads from minor intersections (driveways etc).  Being run over
from behind on a clear road probably worries serious cyclists because they
have learnt to avoid the hazards at intersections and this less common form
of collision is unavoidable apart from improving visibility or not using
certain roads.
From: heard@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Getting from Bris Airport to City by bike.
Date: 15 Oct 92 14:04:14 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Queensland University of Technology

In article <1992Oct14.042645.14997@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au>, 
logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie) writes:

> guy@trofis.tfrc.csiro.au (Guy Carpenter) writes:
> 
>>Thanks for the responses to my earlier post on cycling around
>>Bris.  Sounds like City to St. Lucia is easy.  Now I'm considering
>>riding in from the Airport (vs catching a taxi).  I've had a couple
>>of suggestions along the lines of "don't do it", but I guess I'm
>>a sucker for punishment. :-)
> 
> Stuff deleted
> 
> 
> If you are doing it on the weekend it will be OK.  Otherwise the best route
> would be to a Public Phone on the Airport and order a Station-Wagon type
> TAXI.   The traffic through the Brisbane Valley is Extreamely dangerous.
> 

I wouldn't be quite so universally damning. I have 
ridden through the Valley many times.

Don't cycle through the Valley during peak times (8am
to 9am), (4 pm to 6pm) but other times you will
probably survive. The traffic is a bit heavy, and there
are lots of transports and busses and dust, but it is 
mainly OK. You might like to walk for a couple of 
blocks --say from Warner Street to the road that goes 
over Storey Bridge.

The route from the airport is fairly simple to follow.
From the airport road, get into Kingsford Smith Drive,
(I think it is signposted) follow that road along the
river, through the Valley till it becomes Ann St.
Follow Ann Street as far as you can. Across George St,
(past City Hall) the left lane becomes a ramp on to the
freeway. Avoid this. You then have to do some
navigating to find a ramp to the cycleway. Follow the 
cycleway to St Lucia. I'll email you some more details 
if you like.

Take Care
Ronno
From: s893971@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Adrian Ugoni)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Getting from Bris Airport to City by bike.
Date: 15 Oct 92 15:02:14 GMT
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre
Distribution: aus
NNTP-Posting-Host: minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au

logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie) writes:

>TAXI.   The traffic through the Brisbane Valley is Extreamely dangerous.

the 'Brisbane Valley'? Are you talking about Fortitude Valley?

I was riding around Brisbane (mostly Kedron->Med school in herston rd herston->
Fort. Valley -> City) for nearly 3 weeks (ok..I DID stop every now and then 8-)
during the mid year break and I only had one close call...even though 
one close call is one too many...I consider that far less than normal...
and it WAS in Fort. Valley (heading southish down Bowen Bridge road at the 
intersection of walter St.)

I would consider Brisbane to be the safest place I have ever ridden

Adrian

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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: apo@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Adrian Patrick O'SHAUGHNESSY)
Subject: Re: What is a ?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 04:19:02 GMT

ccwilfred@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au writes:

>What is a MTB?

>Wilfred Brimblecombe,			wilfred@cc.uq.oz.au
>Prentice Centre,
>The University of Queensland,
>Australia 


an MTB is a mountain bike


adrian.
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: tp923021@fir.canberra.edu.au (Ben Elliston)
Subject: Technicomps?
Organization: Info Sci & Eng, University of Canberra, AUSTRALIA
Date: 12 Oct 92 10:12:12 GMT

Hi .. I'm a not so proud owner of a Technicomps Tech-Road 1 road frame
which, last week, snapped clean in half around the seat tube/down tube
junction of the bottom bracket shell.  This was during a half hour
leisurely ride!

I've had the bike for 13 mths and Technicomps wish to only replace it. 
Frankly, I bought a bike, not a set of Gumby tubes, and would much
prefer cash in hand to buy a REAL frame.

Has anyone else had problems with them?  What can people suggest I do to
get my money back?

Thanks.

Cheers,
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From: heard@qut.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: Recommended cycling around St Lucia?
Date: 13 Oct 92 10:53:35 EST
Distribution: aus
Organization: Queensland University of Technology

In article <1992Oct12.030353.20651@trofis.tfrc.csiro.au>, 
guy@trofis.tfrc.csiro.au (Guy Carpenter) writes:

> Does anyone have any recommendations for interesting rides in
> and around St.Lucia / Indooripilly area?
> 
> I'll be in Brisbane next week for a training seminar, and I've
> decided to take my bike with me.  I'll be mostly around the CSIRO
> labs at St Lucia, staying at a place on Central Ave, Indooroopilly.
> 
> If I get some free time I'd like to cycle around a bit, and I'd
> certainly appreciate any advice on places to go (or avoid I guess).
> 

A reasonable ride is along the riverside bikeway from
St Lucia to the city. It gets crowded at peak times,
and Sunday afternoons, and has some problems with its
surface (mentioned in this group last week) but is a
very pretty ride. You can follow it around under
Victoria Bridge, then come around and cross Victoria
Bridge to the southside, under Vic Bridge again, and
follow a bike route along Riverside Drive, the other
side of the river to West End, lastly taking your bike
back to St Lucia on the West End Ferry. About 12 km
altogether. 

Another nice ride is to Long Pocket, a quiet section of 
the river.

A serious few hours ride is up to Mt Nebo. A long, long
climb. 30 km along the road, up 500 metres. Beautiful
forest and views of Brisbane. Excellent road,
reasonable traffic except Sundays. 

The city council publish a set of maps of bikeways in 
Brisbane.

Enjoy.

Ronno
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: mattd@cltr.uq.oz.au (Matthew Deshon)
Subject: Re: Coronation Drive bikepath SUCKS!
Organization: Centre for Language Teaching and Research, Uni of Queensland, AUSTRALIA.
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 01:15:19 GMT

>Let's all write to the Council.

Wouldn't the State Govt be the way to go, as it was Goss who promised the
cash?  Anyone know who we would write to?  Premier's dept ?-)


matt
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Centre for Language Teaching and Research     The grand facade so soon will burn
University of Queensland		      Without a noise, without my pride
email : mattd@cltr.uq.oz.au		      I reach out from the inside."
Phone : +61 7 365 6915				- Peter Gabriel
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: guy@trofis.tfrc.csiro.au (Guy Carpenter)
Subject: Recommended cycling around St Lucia?
Organization: CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 92 03:03:53 GMT

Does anyone have any recommendations for interesting rides in
and around St.Lucia / Indooripilly area?

I'll be in Brisbane next week for a training seminar, and I've
decided to take my bike with me.  I'll be mostly around the CSIRO
labs at St Lucia, staying at a place on Central Ave, Indooroopilly.

If I get some free time I'd like to cycle around a bit, and I'd
certainly appreciate any advice on places to go (or avoid I guess).

Thanks,
Guy.
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From: logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie)
Subject: Re: Getting from Bris Airport to City by bike.
Organization: Telecom Australia, TNE Computer Support Services
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 04:26:45 GMT

guy@trofis.tfrc.csiro.au (Guy Carpenter) writes:

>Thanks for the responses to my earlier post on cycling around
>Bris.  Sounds like City to St. Lucia is easy.  Now I'm considering
>riding in from the Airport (vs catching a taxi).  I've had a couple
>of suggestions along the lines of "don't do it", but I guess I'm
>a sucker for punishment. :-)

Stuff deleted


If you are doing it on the weekend it will be OK.  Otherwise the best route
would be to a Public Phone on the Airport and order a Station-Wagon type
TAXI.   The traffic through the Brisbane Valley is Extreamely dangerous.



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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
From: tonyb@tplrd.tpl.oz.au (Tony Bennett (Not the singer...))
Subject: Re: Whats riding in sydney like?
Organization: Telectronics Pacing Systems
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 22:16:36 GMT

In article <lcmqgmINNnhn@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM> reno@darlo.Eng.Sun.COM (Reno Marioni) writes:
>
>Hey,
>I lived in Sydney for a year and am moving back (now a septic with perm
>residency).  Can one mountain bike in the Blue Mountains (in the actual
>valley below "Three Sisters", etc).  Some parks here in San Francisco
>Area (Marin County) are quite restricted.  I'm not sure if the park system
>allows it.

There's a really great off road ride in the Blue Mountains - the Oaks fire
trail. It's about 50k long and is described as a 4WD trail on the map. It's
got some good hills and the start and finish is near STA rail stations.
These are Woodford and Glenbrook from memory. I can mail you the details
if you want.

		Tony Bennett
From: aflitney@iti.org (The Integrator)
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: Re: how safe is riding in cities?
Date: 15 Oct 92 09:45:52 GMT
Organization: The University of Adelaide
NNTP-Posting-Host: adelphi.itd.adelaide.edu.au

Some figures from J.G.Mathieson, "Gaps in Current Knowledge", BikeSafe
Conference, Newcaslte 1986:

				 drivers      cyclists

Fatalities per 100 million km       2         2.7-5.4
Hospitalisation injuries per
    million km                      0.8       2-4
Fatalities per million hours        80        55-110
Hospitalisation injuries per
    million hours                   30        40-80

(reproduced from Table 3, p58 of the conference proceedings)

The figures for cyclists are vague since it is difficult to estimate the amount
of cycling actually done. On the basis of these figures, a cyclist has, on
average, roughly the same chance of being killed as a motorist for a given
amount of time on the road. The probability of an injury leading to
hospitalisation is, however significantly higher.
From: ccwilfred@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Subject: how safe is riding in cities?
Date: 9 Oct 92 10:01:04 AEST
Organization: University Of Queensland

I have just started to ride to work.  I intend to ride about 60% to 80% of
the time. 

Some of my friends ask 'Is it safe?'  I say 'other people do it' and 'I 
have all the safety gear' and 'I ride on the bike paths and keep off very 
busy roads'.  

But I wonder just how safe is it cycling in a city.  I could go to the
library and find some reports myself I suppose - but I though I would ask
here first. 

Does anybody know of any stats about this and what they tell us? - fatal
accident rate for both car and bike - injury rate for car and bike? 

I ride from Birdwood Tce in Auchenflower to The University of Queensland at
St. Lucia.  I keep off Sir Fred Schonell Drive and Coronation Drive -
except to cross them mostly as a pedestrian. 

Wilfred Brimblecombe,
Senior Systems Programmer,
Prentice Centre,
The University of Queensland,
Australia.
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From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au (Paul Repacholi)
Newsgroups: aus.archives,aus.aarnet
Subject: Re: Link To USA, why is it's ping time so long now?
Date: 8 Oct 92 17:04:14 GMT
Followup-To: aus.archives,aus.aarnet
Distribution: aus
Organization: Curtin University of Technology

In article <1992Sep21.010413.23270@ucc.su.OZ.AU>, matth@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Matthew Hannigan) writes:
...
> Another concern I have had recently is that a lot of local material
> doesn't seem up to date .. three things I had looked for recently
> were months out of date with their overseas sites.  And these weren't
> obscure bits of software.
> 

I recieved the Spring 92 Symposium Sig tapes 2 weeks ago on Exebyte. I have
not even looked to see whats on it yet. If anyone wants to put it up and
save the OS link, let me know. Thats why I still bother with the thing after
all.

Reply or Phone (09) 257-1001.
PS Don't worry about time, you'l have a better chance at Midnight than morning,
promise...

~Paul
Newsgroups: aus.archives,aus.aarnet
From: zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au (Paul Repacholi)
Subject: SIG tape, what is it?...
Followup-To: aus.archives,aus.aarnet
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 14:43:54 GMT

In article <1992Oct9.020414.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>, zrepachol@cc.curtin.edu.au (Paul Repacholi) writes:
> I recieved the Spring 92 Symposium Sig tapes 2 weeks ago on Exebyte. I have
> not even looked to see whats on it yet. If anyone wants to put it up and
> save the OS link, let me know. Thats why I still bother with the thing after

A few have asked for clarification on what this is. It is the US Decus Symposium
tape collections, plus god knows what else. PC, Mac, Amiga, Unix, GNU, X11...
I will try to pull a listing this week and see just what is there.

~Paul

Newsgroups: aus.education.npit
From: mitcheec@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu (Elliott Mitchell)
Subject: Re: accessing the network?
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Vanderbilt University
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:14:00 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.114959.56627@qut.edu.au>, lingard@qut.edu.au writes...
>Hi all - I would be interested in any response - we are trying
>to determine if this news group is getting out into the network.
>Thanks.
>Laurie Lingard.

Hello Laurie.  You made it this far!

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Newsgroups: aus.culture.ultimo
From: leroy@socs.uts.edu.au (Leroy)
Subject: Re: street kids and trivial change
Organization: Computing Sciences, Uni of Technology, Sydney.
Date: 14 Oct 92 10:32:43 GMT

brent@socs.uts.edu.au (Disco Inferno Curtis) writes:

>(John Mackin) writes:

> >I have a _rule_.  It's a simple rule.  Never give money to panhandlers.

>What in the world is a panhandler?

A kind of dishwasher, I believe. It's certainly what Mum told me.

*Love* the new thread. But who to patronise next? The badly dressed? 
Or maybe the indifferently grammared.

--- G M Heinrich  ( leroy@socs.uts.edu.au )
I want to be on a float with tons of people dressed as Jeannie Little, so 
I can just fade away, and they can't even tell which one's me.
From: markc@itd.adelaide.edu.au (Mark Collis)
Newsgroups: aus.education.npit
Subject: Re: accessing the network?
Date: 16 Oct 92 00:35:00 GMT
Organization: The University of Adelaide
NNTP-Posting-Host: iagu.itd.adelaide.edu.au
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

lingard@qut.edu.au wrote:
: Hi all - I would be interested in any response - we are trying
: to determine if this news group is getting out into the network.
: Thanks.
: Laurie Lingard.

It certainly is.


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Newsgroups: aus.education.npit
From: david@donald.concordia.ca (David Gaudine)
Subject: Re: accessing the network?
Organization:  ORGANIZATION!! HERE? You must be kidding
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 06:07:21 GMT

In article <1992Oct15.114959.56627@qut.edu.au> lingard@qut.edu.au writes:
>Hi all - I would be interested in any response - we are trying
>to determine if this news group is getting out into the network.
>Thanks.
>Laurie Lingard.

Looks like it.

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