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You're not getting it. It's the extra step of transferring data from a
remote host to a local machine which has its own set of configuration
problems and program interactions. Witness all the problems with DLLs, not
enough RAM, different operating systems, corrupt data, etc.
If they can focus on fixing the data problems at one and only one source,
then these other problems go away. The remaining issue is prompt
notification and data delivery over a reliable connection, whether it be
cable or telephone modem.
What I want to do is send my system instructions to the server and have the
historical results delivered back to me in seconds. Of course, I would not
want anyone peeking at some of my systems ;-).
- Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Robyn Greene <greene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Mark Conway <hedgefund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: Telescan ProSearch Alerts - an alternative to TS 2000i
> What makes you think that the data on a web server is any better than the
data
> you get from HISTORYBUNK? If I look at a site like bigcharts.com - and
compare
> the charts there with certain of my charts on the Fidelity Select Funds -
the
> charts there have certain unexplained drops in December which coincide
with the
> date of the annual capital gains distributions.
>
> And assuming I found a web server that was really great - what's going to
> protect me if GREATHISTORY.COM is bought out by SLOPPYCHARTS.COM? I
suspect
> this might not matter to someone who's just scanning for the hot stock of
the
> week - but for someone who's developing systems based on extensive
databases -
> it can be very important. Robyn
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