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I believe that only PCI slots can be shared (not ISA's) and only
as long as the addresses are different.
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Swope <lswope@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: lto@xxxxxxxx <lto@xxxxxxxx>; RealTraders Discussion Group
<realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: hardware set up
>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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