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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000>Jim,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>I 
would agree with you about adding columns to Explorer and a Maximize button to 
the dialog box</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>so you 
could see the results with a minimum of scrolling.&nbsp; Of course, I would want 
to add tabs to </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>the 
overall structure with columns under each tab.&nbsp; Each tab could be used to 
relate columns </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>in an 
exploration logically together.&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff 
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>&nbsp; As a minimum, a maximize 
button on the dialog box (grid control)  would be very helpful for Metastock 
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000>7.5.&nbsp;&nbsp; The number of variables in a script 
may need to be increased as well to support the increased 
number</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>of 
columns.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000>Thanks,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN 
class=680161114-26082000></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=680161114-26082000>Ron 
Stockstill</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE 
style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">
  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> 
  owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]<B>On 
  Behalf Of</B> Jim<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 26, 2000 6:35 
  AM<BR><B>To:</B> metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: To PD Manager 
  - Data Feed Question<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT size=3>how about adding a few 
  more columns in the explorer.....and when you open a chart...allow me to see 
  the chart without closing all the other windows... <BR><BR><BR>At 04:03 PM 
  8/25/00 -0600, you wrote:<BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">Lionel:<BR><BR>Having been intimately involved 
    in the development of software for Equis<BR>since 1988, I want to set the 
    record straight.&nbsp; Our motivations for our<BR>overall software 
    architecture have nothing to do with the issues you bring<BR>up.&nbsp; We 
    would never ignore "easy" solutions.&nbsp; Chances are that there 
    are<BR>numerous technological issues behind the scenes that prevent the 
    "easy"<BR>solution from being implemented.&nbsp; Things are not always as 
    they seem on the<BR>surface.&nbsp; <BR><BR>The fact remains that virtually 
    all capabilities of MetaStock have been<BR>added at the request of users of 
    our software.&nbsp; The fact that we are unable<BR>to implement all 
    requested technology for each and every individual user<BR>does not mean 
    that we do not listen or care about our customer base.&nbsp; While<BR>many 
    users (such as yourself and others on this list) have been 
    campaigning<BR>for a more open architecture design, we have just as many 
    users (if not<BR>more) who want a one-stop solution for all their 
    needs.&nbsp; We will create a<BR>more modular design and we will open up to 
    more third party developers, but<BR>we will not sacrifice more of our 
    already battered quality to do it.<BR><BR>We are working to implement many 
    of the changes requested by yourself and<BR>others on this list.&nbsp; I 
    cannot guarantee that everything will be done<BR>perfectly "to order" for 
    each and every user.&nbsp; It remains to be seen if I<BR>can lead a team of 
    dedicated programmers to develop an application that<BR>meets your needs as 
    well as the individual needs of everyone who reads this<BR>list.&nbsp; I can 
    promise that I (and Equis) am passionate about trying to<BR>produce software 
    that EVERYONE finds useful and that is a good value for the<BR>cost.&nbsp; 
    In the meantime, I will not sit quietly on the sidelines if 
    anyone<BR>implies that Equis, my team or I do not listen or care about 
    customer<BR>issues.<BR><BR><BR>Ken Hunt<BR>Programming Manager<BR>Equis 
    International<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Lionel Issen 
    [<A href="mailto:lissen@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:lissen@xxxxxxxxx</A>]<BR>Sent: Friday, August 25, 
    2000 11:50 AM<BR>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>Subject: Re: To PD Manager - 
    Data Feed Question<BR><BR><BR>In the early days of Metastock, there was a 
    basic version and a Pro version.<BR>I think that sales were thin with the 
    basic version.<BR><BR>Your idea of a modular version is great.&nbsp; It has 
    been urged on Equis for<BR>many years. There is also 3rd party software, 
    like TAS, that would answer<BR>many of the problems in Metastock, but Equis 
    wont touch it. The present<BR>solution of having to learn a new high level 
    language is stupid. A more<BR>powerful formula language would be a simpler 
    and more elegant solution for<BR>the user.<BR><BR>Equis doesn't want to 
    develop a modular version. Unlike Investors FastTrack<BR>they do not want to 
    encourage 3rd party add-on programs. Reuters wants to<BR>use Metastock as a 
    means to sell their data service.<BR>Lionel 
    Issen<BR>lissen@xxxxxxxxx<BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Al 
    Taglavore &lt;altag@xxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>To: 
    &lt;metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 12:23 
    PM<BR>Subject: Re: To PD Manager - Data Feed Question<BR><BR><BR>&gt; 
    Ken,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Why cannot we have a basic model of the software and 
    then BUY the<BR>&gt; additional modules from Equis that the user feels would 
    enhance his or her<BR>&gt; use of the program in the manner he/she 
    uses/trades?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Rather than to have the premise, "... we will 
    never be able to provide the<BR>&gt; perfect software for the entire 
    spectrum of<BR>&gt; users, but we can try to produce software that the 
    greatest number of<BR>users<BR>&gt; will find useful in some way," why 
    not<BR>&gt; build a model that will address the majority and then suppy 
    different<BR>&gt; segments of the market with the tools they need for their 
    markets and<BR>&gt; degrees of involvement.&nbsp; The person that trades a 
    five thousand dollar<BR>&gt; account surely does not need OR WOULD USE the 
    tools or methodologies of a<BR>&gt; person trading a half million dollar 
    account.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Would this not then allow Equis more flexibility 
    and contribute to a more<BR>&gt; powerful program?&nbsp; No one can expect 
    Equis to supply a Cadillac at the<BR>&gt; price of a Saturn.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    Al Taglavore<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; From: PD Manager 
    &lt;pdmanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt; To: 
    'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'<BR>&gt; &gt; Subject: RE: To PD Manager - Data 
    Feed Question<BR>&gt; &gt; Date: Friday, August 25, 2000 10:20 AM<BR>&gt; 
    &gt;<BR>&gt; I have stated before that we do not consider our users computer 
    or<BR>&gt; programming experts.&nbsp; Even with that, it is extremely 
    difficult to make<BR>&gt; software useful to a user base where their 
    technical abilities have such a<BR>&gt; wide range.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; We 
    literally get hundreds of suggestions every year from a set of 
    users<BR>who<BR>&gt; want to make the software "easier to use".&nbsp; We get 
    just as many<BR>suggestions<BR>&gt; from a user base who want it to be "more 
    powerful and flexible".&nbsp; The<BR>&gt; demands of these two groups are 
    entirely different.&nbsp; The trick is to try<BR>&gt; and<BR>&gt; produce a 
    software package that can fill both needs.&nbsp; Obviously we will<BR>&gt; 
    never be able to provide the perfect software for the entire spectrum 
    of<BR>&gt; users, but we can try to produce software that the greatest 
    number of<BR>users<BR>&gt; will find useful in some way.&nbsp; This also 
    means that it is next to<BR>&gt; impossible<BR>&gt; to ultimately please 
    everyone.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; We are always trying to make our software easier 
    to use.&nbsp; We are also<BR>&gt; constantly trying to add features and 
    capabilities that the "power user"<BR>&gt; demands.&nbsp; At this point we 
    are not willing to do one of these things at<BR>the<BR>&gt; expense of the 
    other.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Ken Hunt<BR>&gt; Programming Manager<BR>&gt; Equis 
    International<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; -----Original Message-----<BR>&gt; From: 
    Gerard Heuby [<A href="mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxx</A>]<BR>&gt; Sent: Friday, August 25, 
    2000 7:44 AM<BR>&gt; To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>&gt; Subject: Re: To PD 
    Manager - Data Feed Question<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Ton,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; I 
    do not blame Equis guys, I agree they made a nice software but right 
    now<BR>&gt; this software can be used without problems only by experts like 
    you.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; My goal is not to become an expert in operating systems 
    nor softwares, I<BR>&gt; just want to forget technical stuff to focus on 
    markets.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; All people in this list have more knowledge in 
    Windows than the average<BR>&gt; Windows users.<BR>&gt; I am really far from 
    an expert but I have installed several operating<BR>&gt; systems and a lot 
    of softwares, sure I didn't make all perfect but all my<BR>&gt; other 
    softwares including real-time systems are working nicely.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; I 
    think next step for Equis would be to make MS usable by the average<BR>&gt; 
    people.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Gerard<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; ----- Original 
    Message -----<BR>&gt; From: A.J. Maas &lt;<A 
    href="mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:anthmaas@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; To: 
    Metastock-List &lt;<A href="mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; Cc: 
    suggestions@xxxxxxxxx &lt;<A href="mailto:suggestions@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:suggestions@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; Sent: 
    Thursday, August 24, 2000 6:41 PM<BR>&gt; Subject: Re: To PD Manager - Data 
    Feed Question<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; You guys @ Equis are under-estimating the 
    quality of your own products and<BR>&gt; that of your programmers<BR>&gt; 
    and their programming skills + levels.<BR>&gt; You guys are also 
    under-estimating the quality of the different OS<BR>versions<BR>&gt; that 
    are being used, eg<BR>&gt; stand-alone or in combination with your Equis 
    products.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;From only servicing + supporting some 10,000+ 
    PC's, can easely come to<BR>&gt; this<BR>&gt; "OS stand-alone or in<BR>&gt; 
    combination with..."-conclusion, eg from also having installed 
    your<BR>various<BR>&gt; Equis products on the<BR>&gt; various OS's in our 
    company's internal program demonstrations ( to only<BR>&gt; show<BR>&gt; off 
    to collegue's your<BR>&gt; program as a demo of what it is all capable of ) 
    and from my own testing<BR>&gt; purposes.<BR>&gt; The best way to test this 
    latter, is to install your products on clean<BR>&gt; OS's,<BR>&gt; eg prior 
    to any other 3td party<BR>&gt; software installs, and after that particular 
    OS is fully set-up,<BR>configured<BR>&gt; right and set 
    right.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Then, following the above, a few more easely further 
    drawn conclusions can<BR>&gt; be made:<BR>&gt; 
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>--<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    -----------------------------------------------<BR>&gt; - Users can blame 
    themselves for buying and installing unproper PC's and<BR>&gt; other 3td 
    party accessories, software<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; + hardware products.<BR>&gt; 
    - Users can also blame themselves for not providing their PC's the<BR>&gt; 
    environments in which the quality products<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; can live an 
    uninterupted production life, eg in the lack of having<BR>proper<BR>&gt; 
    installations, configurations, settings,<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; software + 
    hardware.<BR>&gt; - Users can further blame themselves for their lack and/or 
    continiously<BR>&gt; lack<BR>&gt; in not providing their PC's 
    the<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; always required software + hardware maintanance, 
    badly required for<BR>&gt; having<BR>&gt; decent productivity 
    environments.<BR>&gt; - Users can also further blame themselves for being 
    computing illiturates,<BR>&gt; eg blindly installing whatever 3d 
    party<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; softwares + hardwares they can get their hands on, 
    and/or for making<BR>&gt; unqualified configurations+setting 
    changes.<BR>&gt; - Equis and other software and hardware Co.'s can blame 
    theirselves for<BR>not<BR>&gt; providing full Knowledge Base (Archive 
    in)<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Support, eg free scrollable tech articles, 
    solutions, patches and other<BR>&gt; downloads commonly available on the 
    Internet,<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; as can be seen + is done by many other 
    &lt;very succesfull&gt; Co.'s (eg<BR>&gt; MS,HP,IBM,FIC,Intel,Award, just to 
    name a few).<BR>&gt; - Equis and other software and hardware Co.'s can also 
    blame theirselves<BR>&gt; for<BR>&gt; not providing their users with 
    free<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; accessable educational articles on PC+their program 
    combined use, eg<BR>&gt; still<BR>&gt; lacking in the above Knowledge 
    Base.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;From and for the above, there are no excuses to be 
    made or accepted.<BR>&gt; Like known from the 0=OFF and 1=ON switch 
    positions, you either do provide<BR>&gt; or don't provide..., eg point out 
    to users<BR>&gt; what should and can be done and what should and 
    cannot.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Besides then easely providing the solving answers of 
    any issues raised,<BR>&gt; this<BR>&gt; "public relation"-work will also be 
    of<BR>&gt; a shocking possitively-thus-succesfull benificiary impuls to a 
    Co.'s<BR>&gt; sales-figures.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Like the Bartjens' Law 
    states:&nbsp; 1 + 1 = 2<BR>&gt; (no other option : "nothing else : nothing 
    more or nothing less").<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; A big thumb up for your input+that 
    of your Support+Sales Dep.'s is in its<BR>&gt; place, 
    though.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; cc - suggestions@xxxxxxxxx &lt;<A 
    href="mailto:suggestions@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:suggestions@xxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    {for<BR>providing<BR>&gt; the above Knowledge Base}<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    Regards,<BR>&gt; Ton Maas<BR>&gt; ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx &lt;<A 
    href="mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; Dismiss the 
    ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.<BR>&gt; Homepage&nbsp; <A 
    href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas"; 
    eudora="autourl">http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A><BR>&lt;<A 
    href="http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas"; 
    eudora="autourl">http://home.planet.nl/~anthmaas</A>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; From: PD Manager<BR>&gt; To: 
    'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' &lt;<A href="mailto:'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; Sent: 
    donderdag 24 augustus 2000 20:22<BR>&gt; Subject: RE: To PD Manager - Data 
    Feed Question<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Gerard:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; We have found that in 
    some cases, virtually any Windows-based program will<BR>&gt; exhibit 
    problems with specific versions of Windows.&nbsp; Although they 
    may<BR>look<BR>&gt; similar (almost identical) on the screen, there are 
    numerous cases where<BR>&gt; the<BR>&gt; low-level programming issues 
    between Windows versions are vastly<BR>different.<BR>&gt; There are also 
    cases where problems or quirks in the Windows system itself<BR>&gt; will 
    only show up in specific versions of MetaStock.&nbsp; When you couple 
    this<BR>&gt; with the numerous problems caused by quirks in various video or 
    printer<BR>&gt; drivers, it is no surprise that only specific combinations 
    of MetaStock<BR>and<BR>&gt; Windows can show problems.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Ken 
    Hunt<BR>&gt; Programming Manager<BR>&gt; Equis International<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    -----Original Message-----<BR>&gt; From: Gerard Heuby [<A 
    href="mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxx"; 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:mail@xxxxxxxxx</A>]<BR>&gt; Sent: Thursday, August 
    24, 2000 3:39 AM<BR>&gt; To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>&gt; Subject: Re: To 
    PD Manager - Data Feed Question<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Ken,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    Don't know if other people in this list can confirm but :<BR>&gt; I have 
    moved from MS Pro 7.0 on NT4 to MS Pro 7.02 on W98SE to use dual<BR>&gt; 
    monitoring and I have more problems now although I have installed it 
    as<BR>new<BR>&gt; on a new clear system.<BR>&gt; My 7.0 was working quite 
    well (out of some problems I did report in this<BR>&gt; list).<BR>&gt; I 
    will not report all the problems I have now with 7.02 , some are not<BR>&gt; 
    important and I can deal with.<BR>&gt; Others are painfull and I even had to 
    re-install the whole thing.<BR>&gt; Out of this, my opinion is using MS with 
    W98 is the main problem ( I do<BR>&gt; hope<BR>&gt; 7.02 is not worse than 
    7.0 ).<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; (I will move to W2000 in the near future but I must 
    deal with W98 for a<BR>&gt; while)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Can you confirm whether 
    operating system choice can affect MS use ?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    Gerard<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; ----- Original Message -----<BR>&gt; From: PD 
    Manager<BR>&gt; To: 'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' &lt;<A 
    href="mailto:'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" 
    eudora="autourl">mailto:'metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'</A>&gt;<BR>&gt; Sent: 
    Wednesday, August 23, 2000 2:49 PM<BR>&gt; Subject: RE: To PD Manager - Data 
    Feed Question<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Testing was implied as being part of the 
    debugging process.&nbsp; The omission<BR>&gt; was in my email and not in our 
    process, although many would like to debate<BR>&gt; me on that I'm 
    sure.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Your not so subtle "shot" at us for recent quality 
    problems has been<BR>&gt; received, understood and well deserved.&nbsp; We 
    are trying to improve.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Thanks,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Ken 
    Hunt<BR>&gt; Programming Manager<BR>&gt; Equis International<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
    </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><FONT face="Courier New, Courier" 
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