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To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 12:40:00 PM
From: BarbaraT	Respond to of 120523

Lee ... I bought a Compaq presario on UBID website for $967 ... 200 MHZ which is fast enough for my laptop purposes. Came with 32 memory - expandable to 96, and I added to 64 for another $50. Might want to give it a shot. Really love it!

To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 12:56:00 PM
From: Joe Hoek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 120523

lee k: You wrote: I'm getting a severe case of locked-bowels, a vapid case of the vapors, and once again you're forcing me to take to my bed and pull the covers over my head Isn't that what we referred to as kids as a Dutch Oven???

To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: spesk	Respond to of 120523

Lee- Could you PLEASE refrain from the lunchtime BOWEL posts. vbg- not!! Thanks

To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 1:48:00 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 120523

Lee. I'm gonna collect your posts and put them in a book called' How not to get schpilkes trading the markets or Bubbie's elixir* ( for calming the shvitzes" address for Moma's elixir guaranteed to get you through the market gyrations with a smile on your face: Bubbies Elixir http://www.le-cognac.com/entree2_eng.html (click on La Boutique, then again scroll down to general product list* on the bottom of the page. If you are feeling very generous click down Les Millesimmes to I've used their services. (Market Gems subscribers get $10 off the first case.

To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 2:52:00 PM
From: Dave C	Respond to of 120523

Lee - now you know how i feel on this investing learning curve that I am on. Get a Dell Inspiron 3500 that meets your price point, or another major name brand, that is pretty similar to the dell feature by feature. You can't go too wrong. Or... get a pretty one:) Good luck Dave

To: lee kramer who wrote (49938)	7/12/1999 3:10:00 PM
From: Scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Lee, I'm not going to try to give you advice on which Laptop to choose, but I'm going to question whether a laptop is appropriate to use as your primary trading machine. If you intend to run charts, a direct-entry or Web-based trading system, and monitor SI and maybe a couple of other financial sites, I think you will be severly limited by the screen size and resolution. If you were just going to monitor SI, and trade through a web broker, all with Web browsers, I would say a laptop would be sufficient. But to run Qcharts, or a Real-Tick III or Mytrack type trading system, you really won't be able to get too many symbols and charts going before you find yourself scrolling and switching windows all the time. At the very least, get a real monitor to connect to the laptop when it is in its primary location. I hesitate to recommend a cable modem, since it requires installing Network drivers, and you're just becoming comfortable with RAM, but you might find that you need more speed than a modem can provide. Start with a simple dial-up modem - computers all seem to come with one anyway. And use a real Internet service provider, not AOL. You can add AOL on top of your Internet service for $10 a month if you really want it. Scott