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Thanks again to all of you for offering comments on your computer
experiences. My research time will surely be shorter now. As I go
further into this analysis I will post any findings of value.
Sincerely,
Ron
TaoOfDow wrote:
>
> Dear Ron,
>
> I went from (TS4 + BMI satellite) to (TS4 + Quote.com + Dynastore for
> Quote.com) to (TS4 + eSignal + Dynastore for eSignal) and am now on (TS2Ki
> + eSignal + Dynaloader for eSignal). During this process, I switched from
> a P233 to a P3/500 and later to a Celeron/1.33.
>
> The P233 worked just fine for TS4 + eSignal (I sold it before switching to
> TS2Ki, so I don't have experience on that combination).
>
> I switched to TS2Ki only last month (after upgrading to the Celeron) and
> would recommend it.
>
> I know Win98 has gotten a bad reputation for TS, but it has worked
> flawlessly for me for years with TS4, and in the past month that I've been
> using TS2Ki, I haven't had any problems with it there either. I have a
> copy of Win XP, waiting for problems to develop with Win98 + TS2Ki before
> making the transition to XP, but so far, no problems, so I haven't
> switched.
>
> If I had to recommend anything, it would be to dedicate a computer to TS
> and NOTHING else, and to use a separate computer for all your other
> computer needs, eg, Internet, Word, photo, etc. I'd also play down the
> need to spend gobs on a new high-falootin' computer, and use what remains
> to get a copy of TS2Ki (maybe $200 at most via eBay or others). I have
> around $400 in my Celeron, which includes 512MB of Crucial RAM, 256 MB of
> which is probably overkill.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Richard
>
> Ron Cernokus wrote:
>
> > Omega Traders,
> >
> > I am new to the group. I trade mini NQs and ES. As I can no longer
> > stand the slow data received on BMI cable box I have decided to switch
> > to E-signal and Dynastore. Therefore a new computer is needed. Most
> > people I have talked with suggest going to Dell. My primary concern is
> > being able to receive and process data at the second with no (5 or 10
> > second) delay. 20g HD is probably fine as I don't save a lot of symbols
> > but I do want that super fast accurate on time data. Would very much
> > like to hear your comments and opinions on operating systems,
> > processors, memory, graphic cards, etc.
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Ron
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