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Hey Richard! I agree with you! :)
Do you have noises that attract you to the monitor that you need to be
watching when something interesting happens or do you just whirl around in
your office chair continually monitoring them all?
I'm currently using two computers, each with its own monitor. The main
computer (front and center) has my trading software (CyberTrader 2.07) and
the 2nd computer has a couple of spreadsheets (alerts and market health)
and a chat window. I could see a benefit in getting a 2nd monitor for
each computer so I could have more 1 minute charts instantly visible. I'm
curious as to what you keep in the foreground on your 8 monitors.
Have you had any compatibility problems with the Matrox cards and any of
the software you're using or tried to use?
Regards,
Ullrich
At 02:03 PM 1/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear IMarshall,
>
>For many, many years, I've been using multiple computers and multiple monitors
>to monitor the market, and I wouldn't dream of doing so without them.
>Presently, I'm using two computers and eight monitors. I guess that
>you'll just
>have to call me
>
>"Ridiculous Richard"
>
>I'm reminded of my ex-father-in-law's favorite phrase: "If it ain't broke,
>don't
>fix it." One of the great joys that I derive from being a participant in the
>market is that "Everybody gets to do it his (or her) own way." So, if you
>feel
>comfortable trading with one or maybe two monitors, I say "IM, go for
>it. More
>power to you. Congratulations on finding out what works for you." What my
>experience has shown me is that multi-monitor cards and multiple monitors work
>for me.
>
>Thank God we have differences in opinion. We wouldn't have a market without
>them, and then what would we do? Just sit around all day agreeing with each
>other???
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Richard
>
>
>IMarshal wrote:
>
> > I could understand why someone might want 2 monitors connected to a
> computer
> > for monitoring the market. But anymore than that I think would be
> > ridiculous. Think about it, the processor has to spend it's time not only
> > receiving the data from the datafeed, storing it in memory and calling API
> > sets to store in a local database, send it to another part of the
> system for
> > calcuations of indicators and such, as well as updating the visual display
> > on BOTH systems... at a High Resolution?! Damn, talk about bringing your
> > system to a crawl.
> >
> > Now, if you were to use these displays just as snapshots and not real time
> > updates for short intervales (ie every tick) then maybe it won't be as
> > ridiculous. Granted, I'm being extreme in my example but it's food for
> > thought never the less. I figure you'd be better off buying a rack mounted
> > system if you will, and connect dual monitors to each system.
> >
> > In addition, IF the program was written correctly the data stream can be
> > shared between each system without having to subscribe multiple times
> to the
> > same datafeed.
> >
> > IMarshal
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dr. Hermansen [mailto:lahermansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 9:10 AM
> > To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: New Matrox Dual/Qad cards
> >
> > >From a Matrox Correspondance:
> >
> > The new Matrox G200MMS should be available near the start of February. It
> > is a PCI card which will be available in a Dual or Quad version with
> 8MB per
> > channel, it will allow you to display up to 16 displays with 4 cards at
> > resolutions up to 1800x1440 per monitor. The G400 will most likely not be
> > released in a PCI version.
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