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Sigstroker@xxxxxxx:
What good is an Alpha without any software? ;) Your comment is bound to
spark a round of queries from folks wondering how they get TradeStation
running on an Alpha.
The answer folks, is you can't. And only a teeny fraction of all Windows
software is actually available on Alpha. Not aware of a single trading
product.
The reality is that a product like TS shouldn't need such esoteric
hardware...
Regards,
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: Sigstroker@xxxxxxx [mailto:Sigstroker@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 5:55 PM
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: NT with MORE THAN 2 CPU's? RAM Disks?
If you're considering this expense, consider dumping pc architecture and
look
into an Alpha.
In a message dated 00-01-15 21:31:42 EST, imacauslan@xxxxxxx writes:
> As long as we're on the subject of hardware, for TS 4 and TS2k-
>
> Has anyone used TS 4.0 on an NT system with *more* than 2 CPU's? How
> about TS2K?
>
> I know multi-processor NT boxes exist; probably used in Server and
> high-end number crunching applications. I've also heard of solid-state
> disk drives. I rarely see them advertised.
>
> Like the previous post, I'm looking to squeeze maximum performance out
> of TS 4. My dual-processor P-III 550 MHz, 512K RAM and 18 GB SCSI
> *still* takes many hours to perform the kind of back-tests I do.
> (5-minute charts, multi data series, running on maybe a hundred stocks).
>
> I don't think NT has a "RAM disk" driver included with it. Does anyone
> know where I could find one?
>
> -Ian
>
> ps: I've noticed back-testing my system that makes use of Bollinger
> Bands takes *much* longer to run than my others (that use moving
> averages, channel breaks and the like). I suspect that Standard
> Deviation calculations, for some reason, are much more processor
> intensive. This might be a place where AMD Athlon would improve
> performance.
>
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