Here's what we need to get TJ to compile AB to run on:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/29/researchers-create-supercomputer-with-fou
r-geforce-9800-gx2-card/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On Behalf Of Fred Tonetti
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 6:33 PM
>
To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
Subject: RE: [amibroker] Re: RC1 telling me my reg has expired
>
> If you never optimize I'm not sure why you need multiple cores to
have
> results fairly quickly from whatever you doing in AFL.
Without
> optimization it's not likely you have operations that by their
nature
> are either parallel or can be made to be parallel . If what you
are
> doing for some reason takes a long time and they are manual
processes
> i.e. run this AFL that takes a long time then run another
etc . Then
> crank up another instance or three of AB and run the other
manual
> processes there .
>
>
>
> If you do
optimize I provided a FREE solution to this the other day
> which by the
way I have now tested on a 4 chassis fully
> loaded IBM x3950
>
.
>
>
>
> That's 16 processors . 64 cores . 32 MB
of L2 . 1 TB of memory .
>
>
>
> It ran perfectly
and reduced optimization time by a factor of 50+
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>
From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com]
On
> Behalf Of Ronald Davis
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:30
PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: RC1 telling me my reg has expired
>
>
>
> Dennis said>Eventually one of your
> many
new feature releases will make it imperative for them to upgrade.
>
> The new release that will make it inperitive for me to upgrade will
be
> the
> release that FULLY UTILIZES the dual core processing
abilities of the
> newer
> generations of computers.
>
> I never optimize, backtest or any of that. 100% of my use of
>
Amibroker
> involves finding the central core of the last 100 days of
rsi ,
> stochastic_K and stochastic_D. Ron D
>
> -----
Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Brown" <see3d@xxxxxxxxcom
<mailto:see3d%40writeme.com> >
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> >
> Sent:
Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: RC1
telling me my reg has expired
>
> > Tomasz,
>
>
> > Thank you for spelling out for everyone the details of your
> upgrades.
> >
> > I have always maintained that I
would rather have a program
> written by
> > one dedicated and
passionate programmer, than a dozen half hearted
> > "corporate"
programmers --more interested in the next coffee break
> > than their
product.
> >
> > People don't always understand that your
dedication to AmiBroker and
> > programming your skill has made it
possible to have a low overhead
> > cost structure while providing
very active development of new
> > features. You are providing the
best of all worlds that results in a
> > superior value.
>
>
> > Even though I intend to support you by staying with the
> latest version
> > as long as I am using AB, it is true that
some will only
> upgrade when
> > there is a new feature they
want to take advantage of. The feature
> > might be support for a new
hardware platform that they want
> to use AB
> > on, a new
program function that they need to advance their trading
> > with, or
perhaps to run someone else's AFL. Eventually one of your
> > many
new feature releases will make it imperative for them
> to
upgrade.
> >
> > Thank you and best regards,
> >
Dennis
> >
> > On May 29, 2008, at 1:05 PM, Tomasz Janeczko
(groups) wrote:
> >
> >> Major upgrade is the upgrade
that adds major number of new
> features.
> >> Each our
0.01 beta is more "MAJOR" than major releases of other T/A
> >>
softwares.
> >>
> >> Therefore it is more than
justified to call 0.1, MAJOR upgrade
> >> especially considering
the fact
> >> that AB version number consists of THREE
parts:
> >> X.WY.Z
> >>
> >> Where
>
>> X is incremented just when W generates carry over (9->0)
>
>> W increases with major release that is cumulative version of
TEN
> >> previous
> >> (beta) versions each containing
a couple of NEW features
> >> Y increases with each BETA that
contains NEW FEATURES
> >> Z increases with versions that contain
only hot-fixes and bug-fixes
> >>
> >>
>
>> You are just spoiled receiving FREE upgrades for FOUR years,
even
> >> though
> >> I originally promised that
5x0.10 major release cycle will span
> >> only one year.
>
>> It was my goodwill to add MORE new features in each and every
+0.10
> >> increment.
> >>
> >> If I was
doing business "IT industry standard way" I would add ONE
> >> new
feature
> >> per 0.10 upgrade. Instead you got a couple of new
features every
> >> 0.01 BETA.
> >>
> >>
So our 0.10 is SUPER MAJOR release as compared to "IT standard".
>
>>
> >> Now $99 is a fee for 12 month period if there are
more 3 or more
> >> than 3 0.1 releases
> >> during 12
month period. Other companies would charge you more than
> >>
that
> >> for EACH upgrade.
> >>
> >>
Frankly speaking I would love to purchase the software that uses
>
>> the same upgrade policy as AmiBroker, but I don't find any
(among
> ones
> >> I am interested in). Everyone charges for
each and every
> upgrade and
> >> the sums
> >>
are much larger than that.
> >>
> >> Best
regards,
> >> Tomasz Janeczko
> >>
amibroker.com
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>
From: "original_nightstalker" <nightstalker@fastmail.fm
>
<mailto:nightstalker%40fastmail.fm> >
> >> To:
<amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
> <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> >
>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:21 PM
> >> Subject:
[amibroker] Re: RC1 telling me my reg has expired
> >>
>
>>
> >>>
> >>> Apologies - let me correct
the misunderstanding. I didn't mean to
> >>> imply that I HAD
been paying $99 for every 12 months. But from now
> >>> on,
according to the website, $99 is the upgrade fee for
> the next
12
> >>> months. In other words, to stay fully up to date,
would
> cost $99 per
> >>> year. At least, that's how I
read the info on the website.
> >>>
> >>> I'm
not for one moment trying to imply that Tomasz doesn't deserve
>
>>> the
> >>> income - of course he does. I've been a
fervent AmiBroker
> user, fan,
> >>> and recommender for
several years and will continue to do so.
> >>>
>
>>> It's just that we're starting to get into the realms of the Law
of
> >>> Diminishing Returns, where the outlay goes up
>
disproportionately to
> >>> the amount of new features that I
actually need or would use.
> >>>
> >>> I'm
still very happy with my v5.09 beta - it does everything I use
>
it
> >>> for without a hitch. So I'll simply keep on using
it.
> >>>
> >>> The version numbering is
something that I find a little
> confusing -
> >>> I've
been involved in computers for over 35 years, and MAJOR
>
upgrades
> >>> usually involve an increment in the number to
the left of the
> decimal
> >>> point. Minor upgrades
increase the number to the right of the
> >>> decimal
>
>>> point. That has been the de facto standard for version
numbering
> >>> throughout the IT industry as I've known it
since the mid-1970s.
> >>> Hence my somewhat befuddled surprise
that 5.10 was considered a
> MAJOR
> >>> upgrade. I'd
have called it version 6 if that was the
> case. Version
>
>>> 5.10 would normally be seen as an UPDATE rather than an
>
UPGRADE - if
> >>> you see what I mean.
>
>>>
> >>> Gee - I really hate to be picky - it's not
usually like
> me at all ;)
> >>>
> >>>
Hope that has cleared up my statement about paying $99 per year -
>
>>> referring to the future from now on, rather than the past
> until now.
> >>>
> >>> Regards, Pete,
Brisbane, Australia.
> >>>
====================================
>
>>>
> >>> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxps.com
>
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com> , "dingo"
<dingo@xxx> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Not
trying to beat you up about your decision but I
> seriously
doubt
> >>> you've
> >>>> been having to pay
for upgrades every 12 months. You
> might want to
> >>>
revisit
> >>>> that.
> >>>>
>
>>>> d
> >>>>
> >>>
>
>>>
> >>>
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>
>>>
> >>> Please note that this group is for
discussion between users only.
> >>>
> >>> To
get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to
>
>>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >>>
>
>>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check
DEVLOG:
> >>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
> <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/>
> >>>
> >>> For other support material please
check also:
> >>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>
<http://www.amibroker.com/support.html>
> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>>
>
>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
>
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only.
> >>
> >> To get support from AmiBroker please
send an e-mail directly to
> >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
>
>>
> >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always
check DEVLOG:
> >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
> <http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/>
> >>
> >> For other support material please check
also:
> >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>
<http://www.amibroker.com/support.html>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
>
>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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>
>
> > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly
to
> > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com
> >
> > For NEW
RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG:
> > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/
<http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/>
> >
> > For other support material please check
also:
> > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html
>
<http://www.amibroker.com/support.html>
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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