APERTURE ASSOCIATES LP ET AL
SC 13G, 2000-02-02
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                  Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

                                        *

                                T/R SYSTEMS, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)



                     COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   87263U 10 2
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                January 31, 2000
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

         [   ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
         [ X ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
         [   ]  Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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CUSIP No. 87263U 10 2                  13G                    Page 2 of 5 Pages
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 1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
           I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

           Aperture Associates, L.P.
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 2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a) [  ]
           Not applicable.
                                                                      (b) [  ]
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 3         SEC USE ONLY

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 4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware
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                             5       SOLE VOTING POWER

                                     1,153,536
         NUMBER OF           --------------------------------------------------
          SHARES             6       SHARED VOTING POWER
       BENEFICIALLY
         OWNED BY                    0
           EACH              --------------------------------------------------
         REPORTING           7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
          PERSON
           WITH                      1,153,536
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                     0
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 9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           1,153,536
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10         CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                           [  ]
           Not applicable.
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11         PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           9.9%
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12         TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

           PN
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CUSIP No. 87263U 10 2                  13G                    Page 3 of 5 Pages
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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

                  T/R Systems, Inc.


Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1300 Oakbrook Drive
                  Norcross, Georgia   30093

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

                  Aperture Associates, L.P.


Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence:

                  505 Montgomery Street, 21st Floor
                  San Francisco, California   94111

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

                  Delaware

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

                  87263U 10 2

Item 3.

Not applicable; this statement is not being filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or
13d-2(b) or (c).


Item 4.  Ownership:

                  (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:         1,153,536

                  (b)      Percent of Class: 9.9%




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CUSIP No. 87263U 10 2                  13G                    Page 4 of 5 Pages
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                  (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                           (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                    1,153,536

                           (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                    0

                           (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                    disposition of: 1,153,536

                           (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the
                                    disposition of: 0


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                  the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                  beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                  securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                  Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification:

                  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.



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CUSIP No. 87263U 10 2                  13G                    Page 5 of 5 Pages
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                                    SIGNATURE


                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Date: February 1, 2000
                                APERTURE ASSOCIATES, L.P.
                                By:      Horsley Bridge Partners, Inc.,
                                         its General Partner


                                  /s/ N. Dan Reeve
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                                N. Dan Reeve, Managing Director and
                                Assistant Secretary




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