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To: Zeuspaul who wrote (211)	2/15/1998 8:03:00 PM
From: pae	Read Replies (1) of 14778

[AGP MM vs. 2x PCI MM] It is possible that multimonitor cards would be different? Do they send more info thru the bus than standard cards? My TS screens get pretty busy: lots of tick charts updating in real time. Quadruple that and ??? But right, it probably doesn't approach 3D data xfer rates. For Tradestation is high resolution graphics an issue? What resolution is best for this application? 800X600? I'm not sure it is the best, I use 1024x768 (SVGA?) - only at 256 color though. I was at 16 color until TOY STORY or another of my daughter's apps changed me. :-) Are MM cards system resource hogs like sound cards or will they require only one IRQ? I think Dirk says no, and something about sharing. Overall, I suspect the biggest bottlenecks for TS are the harddrive xfer rate and processor speed for recalculating charts as they update. As an example, when a well-traded stock has an exceptional day - such as Oracles recent earnings warning - I have to reduce the granularity of my tick charts or get overwhelmed (as is GPF) by the data flow. Opening new charts during trading (particularly from 9:30-10am) is not impressive. Like your idea about 2 PCI cards and the 21" monitors. I already run 1 Matrox MII so that boxes upgrade would be straight forward. So I am seriously thinking about NT versus waiting for W98. I wonder if the W98 beta is stable enough to consider in the shorter run, though I don't consider myself anywhere near in Dirk's technical league. On the lighter side: I have read that a major purchase - such as a car - can cause the male of the species to exhibit stalking behavior. I haven't noticed any of the other species on this topic (no offense intended if I am mistaken - feel free to prove me wrong, certainly wouldn't be the first time) so by way of a parting salutation I give you ... Happy Hunting!

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