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Someone posted a message on the list earlier stating that TradeLab was real
close to being released. I found somewhere that TradeLab is written to the
new version of UMDS. Unfortunately, Kent Gryzich didn't build better
support into UMDS for storing historical tick data so Brickey took it upon
himself to write a UMDS extension that compresses the tick data and allows
you to store more of it. (On a side note, the default windows NT file
handling routines for programmers limit file size to 2GB. Gryzich used
these default routines in the current version of UMDS so it's database is
limited to 2GB. When I first started collecting data from DTN, I was
pulling down 300MB a week. UMDS does not make it easy to manage what you
want to collect longer term tick data for.) Anyway, I get the impression
that because Brickey wrote the extension for the next version of UMDS, he is
waiting on that for his release. Gryzich doesn't seem to be very interested
in the retail/single user market. In the contact I've had with him, he
points out that it free/cheap for single users. I also don't like the fact
that the "Help Wanted" page on his website touts "30-hour work weeks". I
just can't imagine a group of high powered programmers getting a lot done in
that situation. And what do you know, here we are awaiting "M3"....
Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark <marq@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, July 14, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: TradeLab/UMDS
Does anyone out there on this list have any information on the development
of either of these two programs i.e. current status, release date etc.? I
know the UMDS site hasn't been updated in a very long time. I'm just
wondering if they are even still currently viable.
I have to make a purchasing decision on my next trading plateform soon; a
decision I have been putting off for a long time hoping that the choice
broadens a little bit with some more robust offerings.
Please contact me privately if necessary.
Mark.
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