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Kevin Shin wrote:
> 
> Anyone care to post the web address of PCquote?
> Thanks,,
> 
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> On 9/8/98, at 8:47 AM, Bernice Aebly wrote:
> 
> >Hi Ray:
> >
> >I have use Signal/BMI  and last year PC Quote. Running PC Quote side by
> >side BMI showed BMI up to 1 1/2 minutes slower.  Also I find that with PC
> >Quote they do the data storing and if you shut down for what every reason
> >you get the missing data up reloading your charting program.  The charting
> >program is much easier to correct bad data with is a very rare occurance.
> >The program is based on Trownsend Realteck III which is a capable charting
> >program. Cannot remember when the last bad data was received.  Also cost is
> >much lower than Signal or BMI and tech service is excellent compared to my
> >inability to get a replay from BMI
> >
> >Doug
> >
> >----------
> >> From: RAY RAFFURTY <rraff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Subject: Re: Quote.com
> >> Date: Friday, September 04, 1998 7:32 PM
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Colin Johnston <colinjhn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Date: Sunday, September 06, 1998 2:24 PM
> >> Subject: Quote.com
> >>
> >>
> >> >Gang -- the people at Trading Techniques, developer of Advanced GET,
> >> >indicate that "quote.com" is an acceptable data source for Advanced GET
> >> >RealTime.  Are there quote.com users in RT, and what's your take on the
> >> >service?
> >>
> >>
> >>         Hi Colin,
> >>
> >>         My experience with quote.com and several similar Internet quote
> >> services is that it is OK for checking prices or watching minuet by
> >minuet
> >> moves.  When it comes to any type of charting it is a different story.
> >If
> >> you loose your Internet connection even for a few minuets your charts
> >become
> >> useless.  Also, I seem to recall a lot of bad ticks in the data.  In
> >spite
> >> of their claim that bad or missing data was "easy" to correct, I found
> >this
> >> to be not true, and the time required could be critical to your trade.
> >> Until they develop a way for the software to back check and self correct
> >> date this will continue to be a problem.
> >>
> >>                                         Good luck and good trading,
> >>                                                     Ray Raffurty
> >>