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To: intothefray3 who wrote (6720)	4/1/2001 2:56:45 PM
From: Andriy Turhovach	Read Replies (2) of 8925

If you have the luxury of dedicating this one computer to trading activity and nothing else I would recommend the following: 1. Don't load anything on there other than those programs you use for trading related activity. 2. Especially do not load any anti-virus programs, 3rd party utilities such as Norton's various offerings (Nothing against Norton by the way). 3. Use Windows 2000 as your operating system. 4. DSL or cable as your means to connect to whoever it is you're connecting to. 5. You didn't mention graphics card. I would make sure I had the biggest, meanest, and fastest graphics card available. Amazing how much better charting apps run with really good graphic cards. 6. You also didn't mention monitor. 17" Flat Panel displays are really nice but expensive. If you must use a CRT, then a 19" with a high refresh rate would be my ideal. Multiple monitors would be the next better ideal, but I suppose thats a personal kind of thing. 8. If you upgrade anything, then spend the money on additional RAM. The processor speed is more than sufficient. 9. Develop good maintenance rituals, ie, run ScanDisc, Defrag etc. I'm sure there are a bunch of other suggestions others will make. Good luck...

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