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Al
I'm a happy camper running AB with EOD data from FastTRack and QuotesPlus
using a 17" MacBookPro dual core Intel running 2.16 GHZ w/ 2 GB Mem. I use
Parallels since it is most convenient because I do all my email on the Mac side
to avoid all the PC viruses, etc. I use BootCamp as a second configuration only
for special runs involving long optimizations since it's a bit faster. I use Win XP sp2
and have no support/maintenance issues. Take a look in the May 07 issues of
MacWorld to read about the pros and cons of Parallels, BootCamp, Wine, etc.
Since I've got the Mac up and running Windows, I only use my PC for a backup
server - over 18 months.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Dennis Brown <see3d@xxx> wrote:
>
> Al,
>
> For almost a year I have run AB realtime with eSignal on a 1.5GB iMac
> 20" 2GHz core duo with Windows XP personal and Parallels. I have an
> additional monitor also --17" std and 20" widescreen match pixel
> density to the 20" iMac. I would not go with a 17" iMac for a number
> of reasons. Everything runs like a dream. I have run it since
> Parallels first came out. Using coherence mode, AB acts like it is a
> native OS X app (except the UI is not very Mac like of course). I do
> not run any Windows app if there is an equivalent on OS X app --to
> keep the machine clean of "malware". I tried out WINE but got
> discouraged very quickly with the interface and lack of support for
> so many apps. I do not need to waste my time trying to save a little
> money. The productivity is worth more to me. I also want to be
> able to run anything I need under Windows in the future.
>
> If I had to do it over again, I would do the exact same thing!
>
> Disclosure: Running Macs since 1984. I have several Macs and no PCs
> (well I guess Microsoft would claim that I have a PC now). I had a
> real W98 PC once for stock programs, but it died and I refused to get
> another one --the experience was less than satisfactory.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Apr 22, 2007, at 9:24 AM, Al Venosa wrote:
>
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > Lately, I've been seriously giving thought to the idea of switching
> > to an Apple iMAC for various reasons (mostly getting tired of
> > crashes, viruses, spam, etc., etc.). Surely, there are some AB users
> > out there who are MAC users, and I was wondering how well AB works
> > with a MAC using the Intel Core 2 Duo chip and operating under
> > Parallels virtualization software. Are there any downsides to the
> > iMAC for trading with AB and TWS compared to the PC? I know it uses
> > Intel's 2.16-GHz T7400 Core 2 Duo chip with 4 Mb L2 cache and a 667
> > MHz front side bus, which isn't as fast as the newer E6600 or E6700
> > chips, I suspect that is not a problem in terms of running fast
> > optimizations and enabling non-delayed automated trading? I'd
> > appreciate any comments from Mac users. Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Al Venosa
>
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