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-----Original Message-----
From: RL Scott [mailto:rlscott1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:46 AM
To: CW; 'Omega-List'
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Vista - A complete RIP OFF
Colin,
I'm not missing the point at all. Heaven forbid that programs were still 16
bit or even 8 bit or I've even used 1 bit (serial). My point is that I
think the price is too great - 30 times the backup size does not seem
reasonable to me. To me this backup size difference implies why the OS
won't run well except on a very high end PC. You are willing to pay the
price and I'm not. I don't need a high end PC since I use the very highly
compressed and efficient NxCore datafeed.
~Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "CW" <cwest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Omega-List'" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: Re[2]: Vista - A complete RIP OFF
> My point is that you're overlooking a significant advantage that Vista 64
> offers, or any 64 bit OS for that matter. Fwiw, there are versions of Unix
> that are 128 bit. If the hardware was affordable or at a value point for
> an
> application I'd use, that's what I'd have.
>
> I'm not on any mission to persuade you that what you're doing is wrong. I
> just wanted to stress that your missing the point when you ignore what a
> doubling of the address space offers.
>
> Colin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RL Scott [mailto:rlscott1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 6:59 PM
> To: CW; 'Omega-List'
> Subject: Re: Re[2]: Vista - A complete RIP OFF
>
> Colin,
>
> All that matters is if you are happy with the OS you are using. XP does
> all
> I need just fine so why switch unless it gives me a significant advantage.
>
> The first thing I do to a new computer is back it up - the Vista OS took
> 32.95 GB for backup and when I loaded that same PC with the XP Pro OS the
> backup took 0.99 GB. Something just does not seem right here with
> efficiency of code - so like Jimmy, I'll just take a wait and see
> attitude.
>
> ~Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CW" <cwest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Omega-List'" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; <ribau@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:04 PM
> Subject: RE: Re[2]: Vista - A complete RIP OFF
>
>
>>I usually don't weigh in on OS threads as its often pointless, but the
>> experiences I've read from a few people lead me to suspect they've missed
>> a
>> very significant advantage of Vista 64 SP1. Its address space! After
>> you've
>> modified the UI to your liking, loaded up with RAM and run 64 bit
>> compiles,
>> applications really fly. Even 32bit apps run amazingly faster under load.
>> Its so far ahead of XP, you wouldn't contemplate returning to it.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jimmy Snowden [mailto:jhsnowden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:18 PM
>> To: Omega-List; ribau@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re[2]: Vista - A complete RIP OFF
>>
>> OK YOU ASKED FOR IT... No just kidding. I have one machine much like
>> yours
>> and running the same version of MC and it works great from day one. The
>> other machine is 12 gig ECC buffered memory, dual quad Intel processors,
>> RAID configured drives and absolutely nothing else running. It came with
>> XP
>> Pro, I didn't have time to build one, but somehow I thought I needed
>> VISTA
>> to boost memory from 4 GB to 12 or more. MC went crazy after the close
>> Friday and after I backed the computer up. Found out Vista backup is an
>> image and only one. It overwrites the old backup. I was cooked.
>> Formatted, XP Pro'ed it and it runs better than ever today plus it can
>> use
>> the extra memory. All you have to do with either is run a second or more
>> instance of MC.
>> Yahoo. I do like some things about Vista but mostly it is bloatware.
>> I'll wait for the next Microsoft OS to upgrade again.
>>
>> Jimmy
>>
>>
>> I've been running Vista Home Premium with MC since July 2007, now running
>> v3.1.1353.400, and have never had a problem. In fact, no problems at all
>> with Vista. It does require beefy hardware, I'm running 3.0GHz Intel
>> Core2
>> Duo (E6850 on Asus P5K) with 4Gb DDR2.
>>
>> I turned off the eye candy because it was irritating, not because it was
>> causing problems, and I turned off UAC just because it's so stupid. One
>> thing that improves performance and boot time is ReadyBoost, use a fast
>> 4Gb
>> thumb drive with 4Gb machine memory.
>>
>> Using IQFeed v4.2.1.4
>>
>> I would like to add that I routinely run Excel, Quicken, FireFox, and
>> PhotoShop on the same machine during market hours.
>>
>> Don't throw things at me, but I love Vista.
>>
>>>>Oh I guess I could ask if anyone using Multicharts or any other
>>>>program has run into a winsock communication error. Esignal data
>>>>program is working fine but I can't get data into MC. Worked fine
>>>>until Friday when I backed up. Now I find backup is an image file on
>>>>my external drive. Stinking Vista. I really don't have enough hair to
>>>>deal with Vista as I rip what little is left out. LOL.
>>
>>
>>
>
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