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I don't think you have followed and/or read all the information we have
posted over the last few months. It has been in the Monitor and on our
web site. I didn't say we didn't "give a good damn." I said we won't
support the program any more.
The company decision was to not make any version prior to 6.52 Y2K
compliant. We set a version level and have not kept it a secret. Most
software companies are not fixing older versions of their software for
many reasons, not the least of which is costs involved.
I am not telling you not to use the program. I am telling you, as
stated publicly before, that we are not going to support it anymore. I
also am not telling you it will or won't work properly. I am telling
you that we are not supporting it and therefore have not tested it
against Y2K data.
Companies must draw the line somewhere. We are not supporting anything
prior to version 6.52 for Y2K compatibility.
We are also not trying to make money on the Y2K issue. Here is a
letter, also to be published publicly, which we have been sending to
people who ask about the Y2K issue. In it, we state that you can get
version 6.52 without manuals for $10.00 beginning September 1, 1999 no
matter what version of MetaStock you currently own.
Bill Forman
Customer Support Manager
Equis International
A Reuters Company
http://www.equis.com/
http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered trademarks
of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks of
Equis International.
-----Original Message-----
From: tvk2@xxxxxxxx [mailto:tvk2@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 9:18 AM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
Let's make sure I understand your message, For several years, I've been
using MS Vers 4.0 for all my commodity and stock charts==beautiful
charts-- totally satisfied. Now you tell me that after 31 Dec 99, my
program may not work, and you don't particularily give a good damn.
Doesn't sound much like the Bill Forman I had the pleasure of meeting
several years ago. He took the time and trouble to sit down with me and
make sure that my MS program would work. Well--times and people change.
T. C.
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:00:05 -0700 Equis Support <support@xxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>MetaStock for Dos may run after January 1, 2000. However, there have
>not been and will not be any code changes made to make indicators,
>etc.
>work past December 31, 1999. We will not support the product after
>December 31, 1999 either.
>
>If you continue to use any MetaStock version prior to version 6.52 of
>MetaStock for Windows 95/NT or MetaStock Professional, we will not
>provide support nor will we make any warranty regarding the results of
>any calculations.
>
>Equis Support
>http://www.equis.com/
>http://www.equis.com/customer/support/
>Please include previous email answers and questions in your response.
>
>Equis and MetaStock and MetaStock Professional are registered
>trademarks
>of Equis International. Achelis Binary Wave, The DownLoader, Expert
>Advisor, OptionScope, Quotecenter, and Smart Charts are trademarks of
>Equis International.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Guy Tann [mailto:grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 10:38 AM
>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
>
>
>As far as I know, there are no plans to make Y2K compliant data bases
>available to MS for DOD. I have updated DL with the latest patch
>which
>supposedly makes it Y2K compatible, so I need to run a test using MS
>for
>DOS
>with the new data and see if it works.
>
>Guy
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lian PL
>Sent: Monday, February 22, 1999 12:22 AM
>To: Guy Tann
>Cc: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
>
>
>I am interested in the Y2K code for DOS too. If you don't mind, I
>should
>be pleased to know the solution too.
>
>On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Guy Tann wrote:
>
>> Lionel
>>
>> I sent you a private e-mail because I was babbling on.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Guy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lionel and Gail
>Issen
>> Sent: Saturday, February 20, 1999 4:14 PM
>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
>>
>>
>> Guy:
>> Will you sell or post your VB code?
>>
>> Lionel
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Guy Tann <grt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 12:36 AM
>> Subject: RE: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
>>
>>
>> >Arun
>> >
>> >I only wish they had Y2K support for v4.5 MS DOS. Even though I
>have
>all
>> of
>> >the newer versions. I'm going to try to get my stuff running under
>6.52
>> but
>> >it never ran under 6.0 so I don't have high hopes. I actually ran
>the
>> >automated conversion moving over to MS for Windows and my stuff
>didn't
>> >execute well. The DOS version runs at least 30 times faster than
>the
>WIN
>> >version, not counting the disk thrashing. I'm going to rekey
>everything
>> >from scratch and see if this helps. If not, I'm moving everything
>over
>to
>> >Visual Basic and quit screwing around with MS except to use for
>charting.
>> >
>> >Regards
>> >
>> >Guy
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Arun Verma
>> >Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 9:28 PM
>> >To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: Y2K solution for Metastock for DOS
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Though I have all versions of Metastock, my preferred TA software
>> >is still Metastock for DOS. There are many many users like me
>> >around the world who still prefer to use Metastock for DOS, simply
>> >because they are used to it and have used it for donkey years.
>> >
>> >Has Equis got any Y2K solution for them also????.
>> >
>> >
>> >Arun Verma
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
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