Space-age machine is Sydney Swans' secret weapon

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  • Wardy
    The old Boiler!
    • Sep 2003
    • 6676

    #16
    Originally posted by goswannie14
    Only for the leadership group.
    of course!!! this explains the reason why membership costs rose, to pay for this turbo powered, exercise bike!
    Last edited by Wardy; 16 February 2009, 12:29 PM.
    I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
    Chickens drink - but they don't pee!
    AGE IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO THINGS - WINE & CHEESE!

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    • AnnieH
      RWOs Black Sheep
      • Aug 2006
      • 11332

      #17
      Haven't the wobbles been using a compressed air chamber over at alpha centauri for a few years?
      Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
      Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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      • Dalai Lama
        Suspended by the MRP
        • Nov 2008
        • 632

        #18
        Originally posted by AnnieH
        Haven't the wobbles been using a compressed air chamber over at alpha centauri for a few years?
        It seemed not to help the Rhesus Macaque?

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        • Cheer Squad mbr
          In The Apple Isle
          • Nov 2007
          • 347

          #19
          Originally posted by thejones,s
          Damm what a crap time to move to melbourne.i could of had a look at it ..bugger!!!!!!!!!!!!
          Sucks you went down south!

          Originally posted by BigD
          I did get a look at it. Didn't know what it was until now.
          I must've missed it somehow! lol
          I'll definitely keep an eye out for it next time we're down there.
          "Two cities, One team, Together, Living the Dream."

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          • timthefish
            Regular in the Side
            • Sep 2003
            • 940

            #20
            since my washing-machine has a more advanced computer in it than the apollo landing modules, perhaps "space-age" is not such a big wrap on a piece of equipment?
            then again, i think it would be worth trying 15-16 players on field so what would i know

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            • laughingnome
              Amateur Statsman
              • Jul 2006
              • 1624

              #21
              Originally posted by timthefish
              since my washing-machine has a more advanced computer in it than the apollo landing modules, perhaps "space-age" is not such a big wrap on a piece of equipment?
              The Apollo 11 Computer:
              Specifications:
              Instruction Set: Approximately 20 instructions;
              100 noun-verb pairs, data up to triple-precision
              Word Length: 16 bits (14 bits + sign + parity)
              Memory: ROM (rope core) 36Kb; RAM (core) 2Kb
              Disk: None
              I/O: DSKY (two per spacecraft)
              Performance: approx. Add time - 20us
              Basic machine cycle: 2.048 MHz
              Technology: RTL bipolar logic (flat pack)
              Size: AGC - 24" x 12.5" x 6" (HWD); DSKY - 8" x 8" x 7" (HWD)
              Weight: 87.5lbs
              Power consumption: Operating: 70W @ 28VDC; Standby 15.0 watts

              I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a post 2005 processor of any maker that couln't nail that sucker.
              10100111001 ;-)

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              • AnnieH
                RWOs Black Sheep
                • Aug 2006
                • 11332

                #22
                Originally posted by laughingnome
                The Apollo 11 Computer:
                Specifications:
                Instruction Set: Approximately 20 instructions;
                100 noun-verb pairs, data up to triple-precision
                Word Length: 16 bits (14 bits + sign + parity)
                Memory: ROM (rope core) 36Kb; RAM (core) 2Kb
                Disk: None
                I/O: DSKY (two per spacecraft)
                Performance: approx. Add time - 20us
                Basic machine cycle: 2.048 MHz
                Technology: RTL bipolar logic (flat pack)
                Size: AGC - 24" x 12.5" x 6" (HWD); DSKY - 8" x 8" x 7" (HWD)
                Weight: 87.5lbs
                Power consumption: Operating: 70W @ 28VDC; Standby 15.0 watts

                I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a post 2005 processor of any maker that couln't nail that sucker.
                Good grief! Those were the days! (I feel so old.)
                Gotta love those technology thingies ... I have an 8GB usb card that I keep in my handbag just in case I wanna download something from someone.
                Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
                Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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                • Wardy
                  The old Boiler!
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 6676

                  #23
                  Originally posted by AnnieH
                  Good grief! Those were the days! (I feel so old.)
                  Gotta love those technology thingies ... I have an 8GB usb card that I keep in my handbag just in case I wanna download something from someone.
                  a what? a 8Gb usb - what the hell is that? Or does it come under the heading of "battery operated personal appliance"
                  I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure..................
                  Chickens drink - but they don't pee!
                  AGE IS ONLY IMPORTANT FOR TWO THINGS - WINE & CHEESE!

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                  • Chilcott
                    Regular in the Side
                    • Jan 2008
                    • 595

                    #24
                    The Alter-G treadmill is fitted with a compressed air chamber that can reduce the effective weight of its user by 80 per cent.

                    Wish I had of those at home - could eat a bucket of KFC everynight.

                    But is it going to help some of our blokes kick the ball straight??Not.

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                    • Legs Akimbo
                      Grand Poobah
                      • Apr 2005
                      • 2809

                      #25
                      Originally posted by Chilcott
                      The Alter-G treadmill is fitted with a compressed air chamber that can reduce the effective weight of its user by 80 per cent.

                      But is it going to help some of our blokes kick the ball straight??Not.
                      We have a codger from England for that purpose.
                      He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.

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