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> Tradestation is a true 32 bit application, at least in the ads. Windows is a
> 32 bit operating system. Todays processors are 32 bit processors. This all
> means that the optimum performance is achieved when loading in memory 32
> bits a time. This is far beyond any limitation to storing year 2000 as a
> date. <snap>
My previous posting titled "1000101" could answer this question better.
> Buying memory is only around 200$, one single time, for getting 128MByte
> more, you win or lose that in one single day of trading. It is not an issue
> at all.
My point was that we should not double the current spacing in a cinema just for
seating one extra large sized customer - too much of a waste of resource use.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alan Mi [mailto:ami@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 10:57 PM
> > To: Larry Wright
> > Cc: Chris Baker; Omega List
> > Subject: Re: TS2000i SP3 Y2K Bug
> >
> >
> > >> ... year to "01/01/99", you get "01/01/100".
> > > If they did use double precision, there would BE NO
> > > PROBLEM, and we would have a civilized 2000, just
> > > like everyone else does. It would be MUCH less
> > > trouble for us all.
> > > Let's hear it for double precision....
> >
> > Along your suggestion, either use double precision for
> > dates only, or else the memory would be in twise as bad
> > a shortage in the light of memory demanding
> > applications like RadarScreen. Think of it. We want to
> > load at least 5 trading days of 1 minute bars for each
> > of the 500 symbols in a RS window, as a typical use
> > example. We would want to go 1,500 symbols for 10 days
> > if we hadn't already dipped so deep into the virtual
> > part of the memory use.
> >
> > If we use double precision for dates only, why don't
> > introduce in a date type just for dates? Floats for
> > dates are innately clumsy anyway. Keep in mind though,
> > EL tries to shy away from typing, to preserve the Easy
> > word in the name of the language.
> >
> > That's my reservation on this initiative.
> >
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