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At 02:49 PM 1/28/99 -0800, "Guy Tann" <grtann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Dan
>
>I'm still using MS 4.5 DOS as well but for other reasons than you. I
>haven't looked at Y2K compliance because I just assumed it wouldn't be. Did
>you generate your own test set? I'd be interested in hearing about what you
>did and your results, even off line.
>
>BTW, I know my ISP is SLOW. With my 56kbs modem, the most I've seen in
>speed is 30-31.5kbs. That's why I just installed a 768kbs ADSL service, if
>I ever get it running <G>.
>
>Regards
>
>Guy
>
Guy,
I have found (thru your posts) that we do many things similar!!!
May I ask your reasons for using 4.5? Is it the programming problems?
Yes, I generated my own test data set....picked up one my kids mutual fund
data sets, offset the date by four years, set msu "NOT" to overwrite
existing dates, and loaded each data file. I got the following chart, "year"
display:
'95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03
I then broke up the data so that an individual daily feed happened from Dec
15, 1999 to Jan 15, 2000. Again no problems.
The only Y2K difficulty I have is with this stupid AT's MS-DOS/BIOS.
However this is only a very minor annoyance during power up! My real
computer is Y2K compliant already, and I can write a patch for this laptop
in a couple of seconds!
As soon as I convince my OS to format the data into MS format (IE: add the
"D" for "daily" field), I will ZIP it and send it to you. Most likely on
Sat, Jan 30, and again the subject will read "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY".
About your continuous contracts:
We both (more or less) do it the same! I watch the front month OI. As long
as it is increasing my software will not roll over. As it levels out, and
then starts to decrease, (10-15% reduction from the peak), I (read: my
software) will categorically roll the contract over. This is usually happens
a few days before FND! My software will also inform me to close/roll any
open positions that I "HAVE" at this time. My rational for programming in
this manner is: As FND approaches, the speculators will start to bail out,
when this happens, I am gone, ASAP! The net effect of your method vs mine is
virtually negligible other than you roll a few days later than I do! It is
from this reasoning that I assert that "we both (more or less) do it the same."
Dan H.
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