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Len, I see that all 15 of my IRQs are committed on my Sony 450, but I also
see that some are used by more than one device. How do I know if others are
available to be shared?
Linda
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-----Original Message-----
From: Len Olson <lto@xxxxxxxx>
To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: hardware set up
>The number of IRQ's is set at fifteen, period. Go into your System
>section under "Control Panel" and list all of your IRQ'S, (and DMA's,
>Dynamic Memory Access), and I think you will be truly amazed at how fast
>those IRQ's and DMA's have become assigned. You may have seen a system
>running four monitors, (maybe), but that was probably at some trade show
>where the manufacturer/retailor made damn sure that it worked. Look. it
>comes down to cost and performance. Why take that chance with the
>current cost of Pentium II's below $1,000 and 17" monitors well below
>$300. That is not enough money to worry about. I will say the same
>thing here that I used to teach at Amarillo College and Tulsa Jr.
>College: DO NOT EVER SPEND $500 TO SAVE $50. Yes, I taught computer
>theory and database design. If you want system performance and
>reliability at today's prices, run separate systems off of a simple
>network.
>
>Andrew wrote:
>>
>> I have looked in to multi-monitor setups with win98 and
>> I would say if you are serious about trading then you need to
>> do this. It is so easy in win98 and does not slow your system
>> down noticeably. It is also less expensive then you think. I have seen
a
>> 4 monitor system running TradeStation and it was amazing. but what
>> was really amazing is the video cards. They used basic 35 dollar
>> video card designed for win98.
>>
>> All you need are two or more supported video cards. Your
>> mother board bios must be designed for more then one
>> monitor. You have to have open slots and enough Irq's (interrupts)
>> to run the additional video cards.
>>
>> under win98, each video card will take and manage one portion of the
screen
>> so in theory your video response time could increase.
>>
>> The only way to really slow the system down is to run more applications.
>> If you run TradeStation on a 4 monitor system, you can put a chart on
each
>> monitor, but you will still be running one copy of trade station , so the
>> CPU will not
>> be strained more then it is normally. The video card takes 99 percent of
>> the additional
>> work load.
>>
>> I would also recommend that all your video cards are the same. This is
not
>> required
>> but it makes the drivers easier to install.
>>
>> I am not sure why you would need 256 megs of ram. Each video card will
have
>> its own ram and will be processing only one portion of the desktop.
(which
>> is stretched
>> across the monitors) The system I saw with four monitors used 64 megs
with
>> cheapo video cars and it ran great.
>>
>> So you have to check the following.
>> 1.Can your computer mother board use two monitors. Call the manufacture
>>
>> 2.Which video cards do you want to use? are they compatible. Most
>> manufactures have compatible v-cards now.
>> Go to manufacture's web sights or call them and find one that suits your
>> needs and is compatible with multi-monitor setups.
>>
>> 3.Do you have open slots and Irq's available? If you don't know, find
>> someone to help or take it to a dealer.
>>
>> 5. Plug in the monitors. Make more money.
>>
>> The days of 2500 dollar dule monitor cards are history.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Andrew S.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Len Olson <lto@xxxxxxxx>
>> To: RealTraders Discussion Group <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 4:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: hardware set up
>>
>> >Valhalla,
>> >
>> >You can run dual monitors but at the cost of performance and failure.
>> >Maybe the new Pentium III will be able to handle this approach. Apart
>> >from splitting the duties of the processor, you have two other BIG
>> >problems. The processor assigns and processes the job, i.e. logic,
>> >math, and I/O subsections of the processor. But, RAM has to be huge
>> >anymore. Perhaps, 256MB would suffice. Second, the onboard memory of
>> >the video board(s) has to be equally impressive. Both of these problems
>> >WILL result in RAM conflicts which in turn lead to system lockup. (the
>> >infamous "serious fault" or "system not responding" prompts from the
>> >PC. Worse yet, your screens just lock up, stop displaying updated data,
>> >and you do not even know what has happened. No doubt. Buy a second
>> >system. I responded to a few posts today regarding use of a cable
>> >modem. Here is what you do. Rely upon WIN95, 98, or NT's peer to peer
>> >network capabilities. Buy a network hub ($25 to $100). The cable modem
>> >will come equipped with a T-base-10 connection which goes into the hub.
>> >All, (or both), of your PC's tie into the hub. Instant access from all
>> >PC's to the internet via cable modem. Good Luck.
>> >
>> >Valhalla wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have a question for the group about an issue that others might have
>> >> tackled by now. Anyone running dual monitors under Win98? Would
>> >> appreciate any experience with this, especially as to choice of any
>> >> special video card required. The only one I've seen was as expensive
as
>> >> a 2nd computer.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks, Mark Scheier
>> >
>> >
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