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----- Original Message -----
From: "NHBob" <rehhrd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dean DiCarlo" <junkmayl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: the ideal computer for tradestation...
> Ideal config for Tradestation is the Abacus 900, ceramic beads, titanium
> wires, and oak frame. Don't let anyone sell you the rosewood frame, the
> grain mismatch will cause frequent crashes and data feeds are seldom
> compatable.
> Just my conclusions after 2 1/2 years living with Omega products.
> Your mileage may vary.
> NHBob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean DiCarlo" <junkmayl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 12:47 PM
> Subject: the ideal computer for tradestation...
>
>
> > I am going to upgrade my system but I was curious as to what i should
> > upgrade.
> >
> > I guess it is important to state that I mostly use the charts and
> > radarscreen to find real time trading candidates and currently my scans
> are
> > slowing me down bigtime and my charts FLASH and it is driving me up the
> > wall.
> >
> > I have a pentium3 500 mhz machine with 256 megs of ram. I have 3
choices
> > to upgrade.
> >
> >
> > 1. upgrade RAM to 512 mb
> > 2. upgrade the motherboard to a RAID capable motherboard and buy two
RAID
> > drives which would dramatically increase the speed of data retreival
from
> > the hard drive.
> > 3. upgrade the motherboard and chip to 1.2 GHZ.
> >
> >
> >
> > What would give me the most bang for my buck?
> >
> > Also, has anyone used a dual processor setup, and is tradestation able
to
> > take full advantage of that setup?
> >
> > Thanks in advance...
> >
> > Deano
> >
> >
>
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