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Jim,
How do you even know TS is going to provide a patch? I have been nagging
DTN for 8 months or
more to get the volume on the ES and NQ, I use Ensign For Windows, I can
appreciate your predicament,
but can't you migrate to thier new platform and use a DSL line?
Don Thompson
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Alvis" <alvishsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] DTN and TS2000
> Not only may TS2000/DTN be doomed in the long run, it may be doomed in the
> very near future.
> In a conversation with a senior DTN tech support person today, he
suggested
> that the only reason that TS2Ki users have not already experienced serious
> tick loss problems using RS 232 ports and high speed serial cards, is
that
> tick volume has dropped in the last few months ( stock market lower and
911
> effect). The lack on an Ethernet / USB interface to Global Server is a
> killer, particularly as factors that increase tick volume come into play
> (additional data fields, decimalization, single stock futures, etc.) Even
> if Tradestation can complete a patch/fix by Dec. 15-16 ( Tradestation
> support techs remain noncommittal during my recent calls), this "fix" may
> not actually fix the problem. As BobR points out, without the high speed
> capabilities of an Ethernet connection to GS, the problem will only get
> worse in the longer term. I have urged DTN to again postpone the changes
to
> their feed beyond Dec.15-16, if Tradestation requires a few more days to
> complete the patch. Hopefully, TS2000/DTN customers will not be caught
in
> the middle a second time. Please call both DTN and Tradestation to
express
> your concern.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Alvis
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "BobR" <bobrabcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:58 PM
> Subject: [RT] DTN and TS2000
>
>
> > Had a little talk with a dtn tech this morning about the changes they
are
> > making in the datafeed. December 15/16 is their next planned activation
> of
> > the emini volume, tick correction, and whatever else. As dtn users
recall
> > the last time they "Beta" tested this, our CPU useage went to near max
on
> a
> > dual 600mhz if the ES or NQ were being charted. Some cpu's may have
hung
> > up. Closing those charts and maybe radar screen dropped the cpu useage
> back
> > to normal and the server collected the data OK I think. Problem is even
> if
> > Omega provides a service pack for this, TS2000/DTN may still be doomed
in
> > the long run. The reason is dtn is going to make additional changes
that
> > may overload the RS232 ports creating tickloss and only software that is
> > ethernet compatible will be able to keep up with the feed. I don't
> > particularly want to give up the dtn feed since it has so much on it in
> the
> > way of statistics. Has anyone found a NIC/Comport emulator? Seems like
I
> > ran across something like this the other day in some software and can't
> > recall where. But maybe even that wouldn't work with the Global Server.
> >
> > bobr
> >
> >
> >
> >
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