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Or, alternately, stick with TradeStation 4.0 and do anything you
want, whenever you want, (so long as you continue to work around the
known bugs in that version...)
Bob Fulks
At 10:12 AM -0800 12/5/99, Brian Massey wrote:
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>"That said, it may be that TS will be better if one just lets it 'sit
>there' collecting data and plotting, with little or nothing done in the
>way of changes to charts."
>
>Yes. I have found these to help my TS-5
>
>* Set up GS to collect data for only 1 RT symbol and then leave the machine
>alone.
>
>(that pretty much sums it up but there's more that has helped)
>
>* Use the program as infrequently as possible. Loading and flipping thorugh
>workspaces seems to tax it. Charting objects mean less memory for Global
>Server to consume and increases that chance it will crash.
>
>* Minimize the use of systems. Systems require more processor time and
>memory, paging files are pushed to the brink, which leaves little
>room for
>the OS to actually maintain itself increasing the chances of a crash.
>
>* Sit in front it constantly to make sure that when it does crash you're
>right there to restart it. NOt doing so could force you to have to
>try to
>update your data gaposis through historybank.bomb. The real chance exists
>that you'll waste even more time working through this. Better to catch it
>beforehand.
>
>* Stockpile canned food for the lean months ahead as you put aside your
>trading and income-generating activities to beta test Omega's FPOS software
>for FREE!
>
>* Restart the BMI server frequently (at least once every two days -- off
>hours of course) if it hasn't crashed already. Night market data isn't
>important anyway when you have to take your system down during the week.
>Besides historybank.bomb ensures that you have no choice about
> the night
>data since it doesn't have it. You'll actually be saving time.
>
>* Always dedicate at least 1 day (that's 8-12 hours) on the weekend to deal
>with PC problems associated with upgrading you PC to servicing the behemoth
>harware and OS configuration TS-5 requires to even get off the ground. NT,
>256M of RAM, PIII proc (dual is best), 7200 20G HD, etc, etc. Cut back on
>canned food if you have to.
>
>* Feel fortunate that in about a year you'll probably be forced to do this
>all over again with tradestation.bomb as Omega completely drops support for
>their non-internet product line. By that time you should have learned enogh
>about software and hardware to start your own company or get a job for real
>money.
>
>Hope this helps.
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