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I felt I had to comment on this just to be fair. I am a software developer,
have been programmer either for a job or as a hobby since I was 12.
I own TS2k as most others here on the list but unfortunately am dissapointed
with the product. As a developer I'm aware of the complexities involved in
creating such products...as well as the deadline requirements imposed on you
by the "management". TS2k is a good idea, to a large degree, but so far I'm
not exstatic about their implementation.
However, just to be fair, in regards to Stuart's note about TS2k crashing
due to low resources I feel I should make a quick comment (hopefully without
getting too technical).
Windows 95/98 uses a 16bit kernel (still) and therefore carries some
unfortunate legacy problems with it. Windows NT on the other hand does not.
I have used TS2k under both systems and can say I have experienced fewer
crashes under NT in comparison to 98. Now I think I should also add that
NOT A DAY goes by that I havent crashed 98. It's THAT bad imho. I am now
using Windows 2k with TS2k (SP3) and it hasn't crashed yet. But I am not
running in real-time mode right now - if that makes a big difference (which
it can). I have used it on some occasions in real-time mode but not to any
degree.
Windows 95/98 impose "resource" limitations. Resources are used up
everytime a windows on control is created (in some cases controls - not all
the time), database connections (which ts2k uses a lot of), etc. Even a
product (which is FAR superior technically imho than TS2k) such as 3D Studio
Max running under Win98 can run out of resources resulting in a crash. Now
there is a patch that just came out for Max to fix the majority of this
problem - so yes, it is possible to get it to work but can be somewhat
complicated in some areas.
I guess what I'm trying to say Stuart is that this is an intrinsic problem
to Windows 95/98. Now I'm not disputing that some people believe TS2k isn't
written as well as it could or should be. But I do want to state this fact,
so that you can continue to be objective on this matter.
-Joe
PS. Wanna buy my copy of TS2k? :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Evens [mailto:karlfrye@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 1:46 PM
To: Omega List
Subject: Re: Anyone using Option Station?
Hey John, you doing this review???
I prepared a number of reviews on RadarScreen 2000i for my prior employer.
One of these reviews in my opinion was, as I was told by the interim editor,
pulled at
Bill Cruz's request. As it was told to me, Mr. Cruz called the Interim
Editor on his personal cell phone with the request. If I'm wrong on this
point, maybe Mr Sweeney can correct me. The last review I did was on build
693, a CD which was
apparently Fed Exed from Mr. Cruz, supposedly with fixes to the "issues" i
mentioned in the review that was pulled. Mr. Hutson and Mr Sweeney hand
delivered the CD to my desk, along with a comment from the publisher that,
in my opinion
implied that i had to take a lot on faith. I don't think so!
The culminating event, in my opinion, which resulted in my departure from
TASC was when Mr. Hutson and I were fighting, in my opinion, over the cause
of crashes in PS2000i due to low user resources. I told Mr. Hutson that I
was not going to blame Microsoft operating systems for the problem, as I did
not know that to be a fact, and did not have the resources to defend myself
in a libel/slander action if Bill took exception to my statement. I gave
Mr. Hutson 3 options, apparently one of which he took since no individual is
taking credit for the R/S 2k review. He also took option #4 and fired me.
BTW, RadarScreen 2000i was part of what I uninstalled along with P/S 2ki. In
my opinion, they are both garbage. I've gone back to basics; the TEM
system.
Sincerely,
Stu Evens
Ex TASC staff writer
----- Original Message -----
From: John Sweeney S&C
To: Chris Baker
Cc: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone using Option Station?
Thanks for the idea but that's what we've been doing since 1981. Those we
look at are covered in reviews. The Reader's Choice awards are from
"READERS" not from S&C staff.
John
>I've never used OS 2000I and don't subscribe to TASC, but perhaps e-mails
>from Omega users to TASC staff (like John Sweeney) convinced TASC technical
>staff to actually try the products they were giving their highest awards
to.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: M. Simms <prosys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Lawrence Chan <stnahc@xxxxxxxxx>; Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 5:22 PM
>Subject: RE: Anyone using Option Station?
>
>
>> What is it about BayOption's product that makes it so superior ?
>> After all....OS2000i won the award in the TASC awards for 1998.
>>
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Technical Analysis, Inc. The Traders' Magazine
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