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Try this Jim - http://www.turbocom.com/
regards
randy Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Erven" <ervenj@xxxxxxxx>
To: "Jim Osborn" <jimo@xxxxxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: TS4 I/O buffer buildup
> Jim,
>
> Can u provide me with more information on the Turbo960 serial port, so I
can
> look up the specs on it.
>
> Thxs
>
> jim
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Osborn" <jimo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: TS4 I/O buffer buildup
>
>
> > "Jim Erven" <ervenj@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> > >So what are we saying here, a higher speed serail post with more
> > >buffer might help, definitely solve this, or try it and see (lol)?
> > >
> > >Kinda frustrating sorting this all out, thot the P3-850 CPU wud do the
> > >trick. I am only collecting the e-mini, naz mini, and 12 indexes, no
> stocks.
> > >But guess the serial port still has to read the whole data stream to
> strip
> > >out my symbols, then chart them with all the studies.
> >
> > Yep, it doesn't matter that you're only collecting a few symbols;
> > the BMI box throws the entire feed at your computer, and the TS
> > server has to sift out what you're interested in. A buffer card
> > of some sort has always been considered mandatory with BMI, My
> > trusty old 486 did fine with the classic TPort (r.i.p) under Win3.1.
> > Win32, of course, is another matter, much slower "os."
> >
> > The current favorite seems to be the Turbo960, I believe.
> > You need space to hold the output of the hose, until TS can
> > consume it. It may not solve your problem, but you probably
> > won't solve your problem without it. Even with a fancy CPU,
> > you don't want it just servicing an I/O stream.
> >
> > Also, make sure your BMI box isn't permissioned for things
> > you don't want. I used to often find they'd turned on this
> > or that free service. At least you can filter out that portion
> > of the feed at the box.
> >
> > Jim
> >
>
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