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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ribau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ribau@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 4:23 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: ts2k
>
>
> Here are some problems I'm having with TS2Ki SP3 running on a 500MHz PIII
> with 256Mb SDRAM, Win 98se, and BMI cable (clean install on new machine):
>
> Every time I launch SP3 I must maximize the Quote Monitor windows, the
> Tracking Center windows, and the News Monitor windows, they always open
> minimized. I also must re-scale most charts when I open a
> workspace because
> SP3 doesn't remember the scale settings from the last time they were open.
> This requires considerable wasted mouse clicks, time, and
> frustration every
> time the program is started.
>
> In one workspace I have a 5min chart of INTC which covers from the open on
> 11/23 through the end of trading 11/24, I tighten the bar spacing to show
> data from 11/22 through the end of trading 11/24 and save the workspace. I
> change to another workspace then back to INTC and now the bar spacing has
> changed to show data from 11/19 through end of trading 11/24. More
> frustration.
>
> SP3 still has problems with the rent-a-server, it loses its
> connection with
> the data receiver. Suddenly DataManager will tell me, "Cannot
> find Receiver
> on any comm port." This situation requires shutting down and restarting
> TS2Ki, the GS, and the DataManager. Sometimes DataManager reports,
> "Communications interrupted 02%, Reception???" Often the password field
> shows "none." These two situations do not seem to impact data collection
> and do not require any rebooting, but they don't inspire confidence in the
> program either.
>
> All of this, and every other operation, wastes an incredible
> amount of time
> because TS2Ki responds to every command very slowly. During fast market
> conditions, the mouse cursor floats lazily across the screen, letters
> printed to the screen can't keep up with my typing, and changing between
> workspaces takes forever. With these billion share days we've been having
> lately, it becomes like one of those dreams where you're trying
> to get away
> from the monster but you're caught in some viscous liquid and the monster
> is closing in on you.
>
> These basic problems prevented me from fully testing TS2Ki
> because in order
> to trade I still must use TS4. I haven't had a crash since upgrading to
> SP3, but TS2Ki still cannot be used reliably for real time trading. I gave
> up after the first week and consigned SP3 to the old 266MHz PII sitting in
> the corner. It runs about the same on this slower, less powerful machine,
> and has the same problems outlined above. Today I tried SP3 on a
> 450MHz PII
> with similar results. TS2Ki is fun to play with, but should not be taken
> seriously at this time.
>
> >>is there yet a consensus on which is the
> >>most reliable data feed combo for use
> >>with ts2k ? (internet, satellite, etc.)
> >>
> >>any comments welcomed.
> >>
> >>also regarding the reliability of ts2k in
> >>general.
> >>thanks.
>
>
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