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Mike Clarke · May 7th, 2003, 08:20 PM

Eltel, spotted your reference to UniVerse in the "what do we all do thread". I've worked with Reality, Information, R83, AP, D3 and UniVerse since 1980, in fact way before the UniVerse began. These days it is all D3 or those other so called main stream Flat Earth systems.

Hope that explains it for you as well Steve.

Mike

swamos · May 7th, 2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Clarke

Hope that explains it for you as well Steve.

Mike

Ok, I'm supposed to be an IT geek, and apart from a few TLA's that lot meant pretty much nothing to me

If nothing else, it has strengthened my resolve to not be called an it dork anymore. I recently found out that Dork reffers to the Wedding Tackle of a male whale. It's never been the same since. I've been extra carefull to not describe any of my IT co-workers as having a "Whale of a time".

So, in summary, whatever you say, Mike, as I'm just a passenger here.

eltel · May 7th, 2003, 08:37 PM

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eltel · May 7th, 2003, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mike Clarke
Eltel, spotted your reference to UniVerse in the "what do we all do thread". I've worked with Reality, Information, R83, AP, D3 and UniVerse since 1980, in fact way before the UniVerse began. These days it is all D3 or those other so called main stream Flat Earth systems.

Hope that explains it for you as well Steve.

Mike

Mike, good to know that someone out there knows a fair bit about it. I've been involved with it since 1982, and did COBOL, RPG and compiler and assembler from the early 70s. Does anyone have some good meanings for SQL (e.g. Silly Query Language)?

In a strange coincidence, I've got R83 wheels (5-star). So R83 lives on.

Regards, ElTel

OZChris · May 8th, 2003, 08:51 PM

It looks as though there has been some discussion on this point while I have been away.

Welcome to Peter Kaiser. I'm in Plenty if you ever want to go for a blast with a Cooper.

Is there anyone else in Victoria wanting to join a MINI club?

Chris

OZChris · May 18th, 2003, 07:17 PM

For those who missed today's run, this flyer was handed out today.

Are you interested in participating in events similar to today?

If so, read on, events like today are becoming harder to organise due to potential legal implications. Do not despair, there is a solution, to continue, such events need to be held under the guise of a club, which has the necessary insurance to cover any potential legal implications.

What else can a club offer me?

A club can offer many things to the individual. One primary attraction may be the chance to talk / meet others with a similar interest – in this case the new MINI Cooper / Cooper S. Other examples include: social events; competition; track work; driver training; technical advice; etc.

What has been happening so far?

No much, however Eltel (Terry), Ratboy (Dom) and ccsmini (Chris) have joined the BMW Car Club of Victoria and there has been positive response in starting a new MINI chapter. There has been some limited discussion on this topic on www.mini2.com website.

Why the BMWCCV?

There are several reasons behind aligning a new MINI club up with BMWCCV:
1. Luke-warm response from the Victorian Mini Club Inc.
2. By using the BMWCCV structure, there is no need to set up a club as such, and that means increased focus on activities for the new MINI.

What next?

If you are interested, no strings attached, please fill in the sheet that is passed around today or forward your details via PM to either Eltel (Terry), Ratboy (Dom) or ccsmini (Chris).

It’s a MINI thing!

cityclinic · May 24th, 2003, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Hi there Victorian MINI owners.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We have made some real progress with BMW/MINI with regard to MINI Club activity in Australia in the last 24 hours. We have also had an opportunity to meet with swamos and eltel last night to discuss these opportunities. Your patience, comments and enthusiasm has assisted greatly in the negotiations with BMW/MINI and with your continuing support we are very confident that all expectations will be met.

Your feedback now is very important for the clubs in Australia to move forward. We have started to build a national gateway page (see www.mini2.com.au) which will then link to the respective state clubs. The NSW club is now seeking nominations for committee and the club website (www.mini2.com.au/nsw) will launch in August (if not before).

The first step for you is to elect a VIC committee and nominate a representative for VIC to the National Executive. These steps are important for the clubs to move forward. In NSW we are not relying on funding from BMW/MINI to form the NSW CLUB. Effectively we are funding this ourselves and looking forward to MINI/AUS participating once the Club is fully operational.

We can assist you initially by building a 'coming soon' page for VIC with limited information to start ( similar to NSW). With your feedback the site will progress to a point where we will provide the club with site maintenance tools which will allow your club representatives to update information on a regular basis.

Incorporating the clubs is not necessary in the initial stages. Once the committee has been elected and a national representative for VIC is nominated, incorporation can follow shortly after.

At this point you will need to discuss what the joining and annual membership fees should be for Vic members.

NSW is currently writing a business plan which will help us determine what our joining and membership fees should be and the direction the club will take over the next 12 to 18 months to achieve it's objectives.

We look forward to continuing dialogue and assisting VIC MINI owners achieve their objectives.

Please don't hesitate to contact me by pm to answer any questions you may have.

Best regards

cityclinic

zakdoggi · May 29th, 2003, 08:17 PM

Hi guys,
Just joined MINI2 after taking delivery of my new S last week.
Am keen to get involved in a club and participate in all that it provides.
Cheers....Geoff

swamos · May 29th, 2003, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zakdoggi
Hi guys,
Just joined MINI2 after taking delivery of my new S last week.
Am keen to get involved in a club and participate in all that it provides.
Cheers....Geoff

Welcome Geoff

You've got a great bunch of people down there !

zakdoggi · May 29th, 2003, 09:01 PM

Thanks Steve,
I believe we do. DJP did invite me to join you guys on the 18th but notice was too short. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next opportunity.

eltel · May 30th, 2003, 03:54 AM

Welcome Geoff, you've got a nice looking S there. Most EB's seem to have S-spokes.

We're hoping to get a fun observation rally happening in about a month, ending up in the hills at a BBQ. Keep watching this area of MINI2.

If you need someone to talk to give me a call on 0414 44 22 09.

Regards, ElTel.

swamos · May 30th, 2003, 05:43 AM

Geoff,

Did you see another EB car driving along a major road near mitcham on the 17th (Saturday morning at about 10:30)?? I think I saw your car, and you waved me!!! I tried to wave back, but i was busy trying to work out where I was

: D Amazingly small world.

ratboy · May 30th, 2003, 07:28 PM

welcome aboard Geoff and welcome to Mini2

Thanks
Dom

zakdoggi · May 30th, 2003, 08:21 PM

Hey Guys,
Thanks for the warm welcome.

EITel, I decided on the 5 spokers coz they don't look too overwhelming, particularly in white. I just thought the 17's were tooo big!

Steve, It was us who gave you the wink and wave. My wife and I were out for the first daylight run in our new toy. I did see you wave back as I blasted off into the distance. Yeah, it is an incredibly small world isn't it!!

Hey Dom, Nice one in Silver! Looks slick.

OZChris · May 31st, 2003, 07:05 PM

Welcome Geoff, love the stripes.

zakdoggi · Jun 2nd, 2003, 08:02 PM

Thanks ccsmini,
I couldn't help it. The standard stripes looked a little anemic so I decided to do something different.
Cheers....Geoff

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May 18th, 2003, 07:17 PM	#26 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:17 AM Posts: 2,507 Offline	Setting up a new MINI ‘club’? For those who missed today's run, this flyer was handed out today. Are you interested in participating in events similar to today? If so, read on, events like today are becoming harder to organise due to potential legal implications. Do not despair, there is a solution, to continue, such events need to be held under the guise of a club, which has the necessary insurance to cover any potential legal implications. What else can a club offer me? A club can offer many things to the individual. One primary attraction may be the chance to talk / meet others with a similar interest – in this case the new MINI Cooper / Cooper S. Other examples include: social events; competition; track work; driver training; technical advice; etc. What has been happening so far? No much, however Eltel (Terry), Ratboy (Dom) and ccsmini (Chris) have joined the BMW Car Club of Victoria and there has been positive response in starting a new MINI chapter. There has been some limited discussion on this topic on www.mini2.com website. Why the BMWCCV? There are several reasons behind aligning a new MINI club up with BMWCCV: 1. Luke-warm response from the Victorian Mini Club Inc. 2. By using the BMWCCV structure, there is no need to set up a club as such, and that means increased focus on activities for the new MINI. What next? If you are interested, no strings attached, please fill in the sheet that is passed around today or forward your details via PM to either Eltel (Terry), Ratboy (Dom) or ccsmini (Chris). It’s a MINI thing! Last edited by OZChris : May 19th, 2003 at 12:35 PM.

May 24th, 2003, 06:26 AM	#27 (permalink)
cityclinic MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,524 Offline	Quote: Hi there Victorian MINI owners. IMPORTANT INFORMATION We have made some real progress with BMW/MINI with regard to MINI Club activity in Australia in the last 24 hours. We have also had an opportunity to meet with swamos and eltel last night to discuss these opportunities. Your patience, comments and enthusiasm has assisted greatly in the negotiations with BMW/MINI and with your continuing support we are very confident that all expectations will be met. Your feedback now is very important for the clubs in Australia to move forward. We have started to build a national gateway page (see www.mini2.com.au) which will then link to the respective state clubs. The NSW club is now seeking nominations for committee and the club website (www.mini2.com.au/nsw) will launch in August (if not before). The first step for you is to elect a VIC committee and nominate a representative for VIC to the National Executive. These steps are important for the clubs to move forward. In NSW we are not relying on funding from BMW/MINI to form the NSW CLUB. Effectively we are funding this ourselves and looking forward to MINI/AUS participating once the Club is fully operational. We can assist you initially by building a 'coming soon' page for VIC with limited information to start ( similar to NSW). With your feedback the site will progress to a point where we will provide the club with site maintenance tools which will allow your club representatives to update information on a regular basis. Incorporating the clubs is not necessary in the initial stages. Once the committee has been elected and a national representative for VIC is nominated, incorporation can follow shortly after. At this point you will need to discuss what the joining and annual membership fees should be for Vic members. NSW is currently writing a business plan which will help us determine what our joining and membership fees should be and the direction the club will take over the next 12 to 18 months to achieve it's objectives. We look forward to continuing dialogue and assisting VIC MINI owners achieve their objectives. Please don't hesitate to contact me by pm to answer any questions you may have. Best regards cityclinic Last edited by cityclinic : May 26th, 2003 at 06:00 AM.

May 29th, 2003, 08:17 PM	#28 (permalink)
zakdoggi SCOOPED for LIFE!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne, Vic Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 67 Offline	Hi guys, Just joined MINI2 after taking delivery of my new S last week. Am keen to get involved in a club and participate in all that it provides. Cheers....Geoff SCOOPED FOR LIFE!

May 29th, 2003, 09:01 PM	#30 (permalink)
zakdoggi SCOOPED for LIFE!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne, Vic Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 67 Offline	Thanks Steve, I believe we do. DJP did invite me to join you guys on the 18th but notice was too short. Guess I'll just have to wait for the next opportunity. SCOOPED FOR LIFE!

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May 7th, 2003, 08:20 PM	#21
Mike Clarke You are number 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth WA Local Time: 05:17 AM Posts: 5,065 Offline	Eltel, spotted your reference to UniVerse in the "what do we all do thread". I've worked with Reality, Information, R83, AP, D3 and UniVerse since 1980, in fact way before the UniVerse began. These days it is all D3 or those other so called main stream Flat Earth systems. Hope that explains it for you as well Steve. Mike

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May 7th, 2003, 08:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Mike Clarke Hope that explains it for you as well Steve. Mike Ok, I'm supposed to be an IT geek, and apart from a few TLA's that lot meant pretty much nothing to me If nothing else, it has strengthened my resolve to not be called an it dork anymore. I recently found out that Dork reffers to the Wedding Tackle of a male whale. It's never been the same since. I've been extra carefull to not describe any of my IT co-workers as having a "Whale of a time". So, in summary, whatever you say, Mike, as I'm just a passenger here.

May 7th, 2003, 08:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,566 Offline	Universe - the leading multi-valued database. IBM product.

May 7th, 2003, 08:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,566 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by Mike Clarke Eltel, spotted your reference to UniVerse in the "what do we all do thread". I've worked with Reality, Information, R83, AP, D3 and UniVerse since 1980, in fact way before the UniVerse began. These days it is all D3 or those other so called main stream Flat Earth systems. Hope that explains it for you as well Steve. Mike Mike, good to know that someone out there knows a fair bit about it. I've been involved with it since 1982, and did COBOL, RPG and compiler and assembler from the early 70s. Does anyone have some good meanings for SQL (e.g. Silly Query Language)? In a strange coincidence, I've got R83 wheels (5-star). So R83 lives on. Regards, ElTel

May 8th, 2003, 08:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:17 AM Posts: 2,507 Offline	It looks as though there has been some discussion on this point while I have been away. Welcome to Peter Kaiser. I'm in Plenty if you ever want to go for a blast with a Cooper. Is there anyone else in Victoria wanting to join a MINI club? Chris

May 29th, 2003, 08:33 PM	#29 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Quote: Originally posted by zakdoggi Hi guys, Just joined MINI2 after taking delivery of my new S last week. Am keen to get involved in a club and participate in all that it provides. Cheers....Geoff Welcome Geoff You've got a great bunch of people down there !

May 30th, 2003, 03:54 AM	#31 (permalink)
eltel MINIstry of Fun Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eastern Suburbs, Mel Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 1,566 Offline	Welcome Geoff, you've got a nice looking S there. Most EB's seem to have S-spokes. We're hoping to get a fun observation rally happening in about a month, ending up in the hills at a BBQ. Keep watching this area of MINI2. If you need someone to talk to give me a call on 0414 44 22 09. Regards, ElTel.

May 30th, 2003, 05:43 AM	#32 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 4,985 Offline	Geoff, Did you see another EB car driving along a major road near mitcham on the 17th (Saturday morning at about 10:30)?? I think I saw your car, and you waved me!!! I tried to wave back, but i was busy trying to work out where I was : D Amazingly small world.

May 30th, 2003, 07:28 PM	#33 (permalink)
ratboy MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: melbourne Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 181 Offline	welcome aboard Geoff and welcome to Mini2 Thanks Dom DARK SILVER COOPER S

May 30th, 2003, 08:21 PM	#34 (permalink)
zakdoggi SCOOPED for LIFE!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne, Vic Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 67 Offline	Hey Guys, Thanks for the warm welcome. EITel, I decided on the 5 spokers coz they don't look too overwhelming, particularly in white. I just thought the 17's were tooo big! Steve, It was us who gave you the wink and wave. My wife and I were out for the first daylight run in our new toy. I did see you wave back as I blasted off into the distance. Yeah, it is an incredibly small world isn't it!! Hey Dom, Nice one in Silver! Looks slick. SCOOPED FOR LIFE!

May 31st, 2003, 07:05 PM	#35 (permalink)
OZChris MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 07:17 AM Posts: 2,507 Offline	Welcome Geoff, love the stripes.

Jun 2nd, 2003, 08:02 PM	#36 (permalink)
zakdoggi SCOOPED for LIFE!!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Melbourne, Vic Local Time: 06:17 AM Posts: 67 Offline	Thanks ccsmini, I couldn't help it. The standard stripes looked a little anemic so I decided to do something different. Cheers....Geoff SCOOPED FOR LIFE!

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