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You know, I'm not am Omega hater. I use TS and it's more than adequate for what
I do for a living. I haven't had a bad time with their tech people or their
sales people. I even recommend their product to younger traders that ask my
advice.
But this policy of spending all of their resources on a TS 5.0 Beta BEFORE they
will even finish a year 2000 patch for my existing product just gets me angry.
And it makes me feel like they have me held hostage [which scares the crap out
of me]. I just want the product I have fixed and year 2000 compliant. Then they
can research and do anything they want.
Personally, I couldn't even begin to consider purchasing anything, at any price
UNTIL I have a year 2000 patch in place, working in my existing version of
TradeStation. I like neat new bars and colors just like everyone else. But the
most important thing to me is a version of what I have that works and will
continue to work. Period.
Tim Morge
CIR wrote:
>
> Scientific Approaches wrote:
>
> > The following message was just received from Omega:
> >
> > > Hello Mr. Brickey,
> > >
> > > We are in the process of testing the new ROS
> > > with the version 4 of our Data Server for Signal. At this
> > > point in time, we have not determined that the Server will
> > > require an update.
> > >
> > > All that needs to be done is to replace the
> > > files SPLUS.HEX and SPLUS.LOD in the OMEGA\SERVER\SIG
> > > subdirectory with the files supplied by Signal. Then simply
> > > remove power from the Signal box for a few minutes, plug
> > > the box back in, and start the Data Server for Signal. This
> > > will load the new ROS from our Server into the box.
> > >
> > > Please let us know if you have any problems
> > > once the new ROS is running.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Ron Ruth
> > > Omega Research, Inc.
> > > Customer Support
> >
> > It seems likely the server software will have to be upgraded, if for no
> > other reason, to be able to receive dates with four digit years. Otherwise,
> > a date like 08/01/1998 probably will be interpreted by the server as
> > 08/01/19. However, this is what they said.
> >
> > -Bob Brickey
> > Scientific Approaches
> > sci@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> OBVIOUSLY as usual Omega is in Year 2000 denial. This would mean that DBC customers will be up the
> creek on the following cut off dates. Looks like Omega will either have to get out the patch for TS
> 4.0 that they promised early second quarter 98 (that they failed to do) or release the buggy un beta
> tested so called (because only one beta tester I know of claims to have a y2000 TS 5.0 beta, which I
> don't believe) year 2000 compliant TS 5.0? Looks like the vocal (obviously minority) Omega haters
> have had a valid point all along. Wonder what their market forecast are like. If they can predict
> the markets with the same accuracy as the failure of Omega to spend some money and resources to keep
> this software up to date... well then. Home alone and worried!
>
> This upgrade to 75.03 Plus ROS (aka splus.lod) includes a couple of enhancements including full
> support for stocks to be displayed in resolutions of
> 16ths, the proposed use of decimals, values for the Dow Jones Industrial Average over 10,000 and
> full year 2000 compliance.
>
> Recently the NYSE, AMEX and NASD stock exchanges made changes to allow for the trading of stocks in
> smaller increments of 1/16ths in addition to
> 1/8ths. This change effects stocks trading above $32. Trading in 1/16ths is now available to Signal
> and StockEdge equity clients on the BRAVO cable
> network.
>
> Cutover Dates: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>LOOK HOW CLOSE THIS CUTOFF DATE IS FOLKS!!!!!!!!
>
> 7/31/98 - Echostar, European Satellite, CSPAN Cable, WGN Cable
> 8/31/98 - CNBC Cable, AMC Cable
>
> --
> TC
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