Re: TS4 runs much better on a P3

["Bob Scott" <rlscott1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hinton,

The message was relative to TS4 and since it is a 16 bit program you have to
assign all to one processor.

~Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hinton Clabaugh" <hgciii@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bob Scott" <rlscott1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Barry Burgess" <bburgess@xxxxxxxxxx>; "Omega List"
<omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: TS4 runs much better on a P3


> Bob,
>
> Do you assign the GlobalServer to one processor and TS charting to
> another? Or all TradeStation related programs to one processor and
> other programs to the second processor?
>
> I recently aqquired a dual core AMD processor and am experimenting
> with running TS 2000i on it.
>
> Thanks,
> Hinton
>
>
> On 10/12/06, Bob Scott <rlscott1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Barry,
> >
> > As I've said on this list before and users have to try it to believe it,
the
> > best of both worlds for running TS4 is a dual P3 where TS4 can be
assinged
> > to run on one CPU and the other CPU can run the standard stuff.  Running
> > either a HT CPU or the newer dual core CPU should provide similar
results.
> > The secret is to give TS4 a "whole" CPU to run on.
> >
> > ~Bob
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barry Burgess" <bburgess@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:40 AM
> > Subject: TS4 runs much better on a P3
> >
> >
> > > TS4 runs much better on a P3 rather than a P4 as the P4 handles the
serial
> > > port much slower than a P3. I upgraded to a P4 3MH and found that I
was
> > > missing tics. Down graded back to the P3 and it run very well. Runs
for
> > > weeks on end and does not have a memory leak as does TS5( TSY2K).I
have a
> > > spare P3 motherboard and CPU as a backup just in case I csnnot get one
in
> > > the future.T4 will not work after 2012 because of the Y"K fix.
> > > Barry
> > >
> >
> >
>