>>Running MetaStock, Internet Trader Win95 now.
Metastock has a reputation for using all the memory
you have and then some, no matter how much it is <ggg>.
On Win95, there are still limited graphical resources
independent of physical memory size. I do not believe
Metastock makes excessive use of the graphical resources.
I don't run it on Win95 myself, but I have read reports on
the Metastock thread that "User" memory, i.e., virtual
memory (RAM plus swap) is the problem. On NT the graphical
memory problem does not exist. I don't know if the
graphical memory problem is solved in Win98 or not, but
apparently it isn't an issue for MS anyhow.
On either of these systems, more physical memory means
better MS performance. If you're going to analyze 10,000 stocks,
split for extra RAM. I'd guess 64meg is minimum and 128
is probably realistic. I'm looking for 256 in my next
machine.
BTW, I'm just setting up Metastock and have Quotes Plus
as my data feed. I'd be VERY interested in any details
you'd care to share about how you manage MS data for
2000 stocks (not to mention your plan to manage 10,000).
Regards,
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