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I can only assume from your message that you're not totally familiar with the
older versions of SuperCharts. I bought my version - 2.1(f or g?) - directly from
Omega - and have never added any third party programs to it. When I've looked at
various parts of the program files - they're labeled "Trade Station". Starting
with version 3 of SuperCharts - various EL programming capabilities were removed.
In any event - my primary goal here isn't to debate Omega's marketing tactics.
I've been happy with my version of SuperCharts - and my system setup - for quite a
few years. But it's obvious to me now that it has Y2K problems. I'm in the
process of investigating whether it's possible to solve those problems using *any*
product (whether made by Omega or another vendor). So far - the results aren't
heartening. E.g., I've spoken with DialData. It doesn't know whether its
Downloader is Y2K compliant - and - since its data is in DD/MM/YY form - the data
it sends on 1/1/2000 could easily be read as 1/1/1900.
So my question remains - has anyone else done any work in this area - and with
what results? Is the current version of TradeStation Y2K compliant? Robyn
Orphelin wrote:
> Dans un courrier daté du 12/01/98 23:08:25 ,Richard Parsons écrit :
>
> << BTW - I'm not sure that Omega will do anything to help us old SuperCharts
> users. All they really want us to do is upgrade to Tradestation <g> (for
> lurkers who aren't familiar with the history - the older versions of
> SuperCharts
> have almost complete EL programming capabilities - later versions were
> crippled). Robyn
> >>
> The older SC version have not complete EL programming capabilities as a fact
> intended to be true by Omega Research.
> This was possible by using a third party product that was able to emulate the
> Power Editor within SC, what Omega never allowed (otherwise, they shloud have
> proposed this as a standard or an option).
> In fact, old SC with the wild Power Editor was roughly the same than TS
> offline for a considerable lower price.
>
> Under these considerations, it is not so strange that the latest SC versions
> were modified ("crippled") by Omega to forbid this kind of wild use.
>
> It is often strange to me to read on this list some things that are beearing a
> lot of logical contradictions.
>
> Omega focuses too much hate here than expectable:
> If they succed commercially, it is bad.
> If they do not succed with their IPO (considering the omega stock price), is
> is bad too, and the proof that they are bad. (If stocks prices were really a
> mirror of the company value, I thing that trading could not be possible).
> If they officialy claim that they will fix the year 2000 problem with a patch,
> it does not decrease the number of messages telling that they will not do.
> If they protect their software, it is more bad than bad.
> If they release a bugged version, I do not want to think what will happen
> here.
> If they do not release a new version in time to avoid the above problem, they
> are bad programmers.
>
> Despite of all above, TS remains an unmatched commercially available
> program,even if it is still a 16 bit one.
>
> The truth behind this could be (as we use to say in french):
> "You cant get the butter, the money of the butter, the dairywoman AND the
> smile
> sirtrade.com
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