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You can tell, or you have to try. I, just simply have not had to reinstall
with this setup. I believe we have to look at clues to where some problems
could lie.
Jim Bronke
Phoenix, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale Andren" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
> Jim,
>
> I would think that any AMD processor on windows 98 would cause more
problems
> than the same AMD on win2000. If these problems require software or OS
> reinstallation I would assume this is because the machine is crashing all
> the time.
> How can you possibly tell where in the computer food chain the crashes are
> occuring. Is the OS crashing the system, is the hardware crashing the
> system, is the installed software crashing the system? How would you begin
> to even try to find the root cause when there are so many variables. If
you
> run Tradestation 24/7 on an AMD 1000 and get 5 crashes per week with win
> 2000 and then run an AMD 800 and get 25 crashes per week with win 98 is it
> the AMD processor thats the problem.
> If you use your computer for trading 24/7 I would probably stay with
Intel.
> They have been in bed with Microsoft for so long, Gates probably has code
in
> windows to f with AMD at a processor level. CPU's basically execute
> instructions. How much extra does it cost to buy Intel and not risk this
> kind of problem. Im not sure wintel is truly reliable now either, but
> win2000 is substantially more reliable than win98 and will run TS2000 24/7
> without crashing.
>
> Dale
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "Dale Andren" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
>
>
> > but that isn't my question. Is AMD really reliable now? Some people are
> > having to reinstall their SW.
> >
> >
> > Jim Bronke
> > Phoenix, AZ
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dale Andren" <dale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 5:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: time to compare processors again
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This has been discussed many times. Win NT and 2000 are completely
> > different
> > > than win98 or win me when it comes to Tradestation. For all practical
> > > purposes TS2000 on win98 is junk .....period.
> > > All the hardware in the world will not make win 98 stable.
> > >
> > > Dale
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jim Bronke" <jvbronke@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 7:41 AM
> > > Subject: time to compare processors again
> > >
> > >
> > > > Listers,
> > > >
> > > > Much was touted recently about processors, AMD and the like. Speed
is
> > > > important, but, nothing is really more important than reliability. I
> am
> > > > currently running an Iwill motherboard with dual pentiums at 500MHz
> and
> > > > Win2000. I have .77G of RAM. Although I have had instances of te
> > program
> > > > hanging many times, I can say that I haven't had to reinstall
> ProSuite.
> > > Can
> > > > those with the other processors say that?
> > > > I had an AMD 333MHz with Win98 and it was the biggest dog system
alive
> > as
> > > > far as reliability is concerned with TS. Won't get fooled again.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Bronke
> > > > Phoenix, AZ
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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