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I agree with all said except RAM- at least 200 meg !- mine w/100 symbols
uses 120 meg minimum according to "task Manager"-(I've never seen it use
less than 90 + meg) any less will result in disk cashing-something to be
avoided.(ram is cheap, load up on it- I believe Omega says 128 meg- I'm one
of the few that also has a copy on Win98 with no problems-maybe the ram is
why.)
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: <phoon@xxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 7:37 AM
Subject: Prosuite 2000i problems
> > Guys,
> >
> > Win 98 is not a good choice for ts2000. You WILL screw around till your
hair
> > falls out, or you die from frustration, with both win 98 or 95. Bite the
> > freaking bullett and get with NT homey, because ts2000 is one of those
apps
> > that needs the bulletproof nature of NT.>
>
> A lot of the problems fellows and ladies are having with ts2k and
> prosuite are due to inadequate preparation and a mistaken operating
> system choice.
>
> The following are tips from Omega e-mail to me, and my experience, in
> preparing for ts2k or prosuite instalation:
>
> 1) I fully agree, and incidently, in writing to techsupport, Omega
> emphasizes the vital importance of using NT for Prosuite or ts2k.
>
> 2) Win 95 and win 98 are known to be unreliable operating systems by
> any and all professional computer programmers and users. Do not use Win
> 95 or 98 operating systems for anything except non-critical hobby
> activites and recreation. Win 95 and Win 98 should not be used for
> serious computing by serious professionals who intend to make their
> bread and butter in computer applications. This is especially true for
> traders who must have the greatest reliability possible, and for whom
> money rides on every trade they take.
>
> 3) Upgrade Win nt to at least service pack 4 before installing prosuite
> or ts2k. Currently, service pack 5 for nt has just been released by
> microsoft. This is essential according to Omega Research for ts2k or
> prosuite.
>
> 4) Omega recommends formating your nt partiton to NTFS. If you have nt
> currently in a superfat partition, consider reformatting it with
> Partiton Magic to ntfs before installing prosuite or ts2k. ntfs is a
> superior and highly stable format.
>
> 5) Get the Norton Utilities for NT before you install prosuite or ts2k
> and check out the hard drive partiton into which you plan to install
> prosuite or ts2k: Eliminate temp files, eliminate conflicing files from
> betas of microsoft office and other apps (call Omega or check their
> website). Eliminate "lost" file handles. Use any and all Norton
> Utilities you can (and possibly others) to be certain the partition is
> clean, and nt is ready before you install ts2k or Prosuite. One
> important utility in the Norton package is uninstall: uninstall all
> pieces or betas or programs you no longer use. This utility cleans out
> all the remnants of old programs which can hang nt or ts2k/prosuite.
>
> 6) As a professional trader, you must get backup software and copy your
> nt partition to another hard drive partiton so you can restore it if you
> have install problems with any software you install, including ts2k or
> prosuite. Or, in the case of a crash from which you cannot recover.
>
> 7) Get Norton anti-virus software and check your nt partition
> frequently for viruses before and after ts2k/prosuite instalation.
>
> 8) If you plan on real time for only 50 symbols, 11 active, such as
> myself, 64 megs of ram will do. If you plan on a thousand or more stock
> symbols real time, you should have 128 megs or more; probably best to
> have the max your computer can take in this case. For prosuite/ts2k you
> need at least a 200 mhz processor, even faster (350 to 450 mhz) is
> desirable. Allow at least a gig or two or more for the ts2k/prosuite
> partition; that way you will have room to grow and will be able to keep
> old data for backtesting.
>
> 9) New licensing policies at Omega for ts2k and prosuite allow you to
> run ts2k/prosuite on two computers as long as you are the sole user of
> both machines. I will be experimenting with splitting my data feed so
> both of my machines can run ts2k real time. Omega has doubts about
> this; they fear the splitting can prevent one machine from getting data
> when the other is getting it. I'll experiment and let you know.
> Redundancy for a professional trader is desirable; if one machine goes
> down, the other is still running. I am setting up ethernet
> communication between my two machines so I can pass files back and
> forth.
>
> 10) Get UPS back up for your computer(s). Eventhough you think you are
> in a highly stable power grid, you'd be amazed how often power surges
> hit, and the reliability problems they create when they do.
>
> Peter is at phoon@xxxxxxx
>
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