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To: Street Walker who wrote (4617)	5/1/1999 11:36:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7382

SW, This should probably be taken over to the Dream Machine thread, but I'll start my response here: That's a pretty radical setup -- good idea if you don't need a lot of other peripherals. But, then, if you get an external modem, you've still got two ISA slots for stuff like a scanner or sound or video capture or whatever. And of course, if you really needed a PCI slot for something you could always let one of the monitors/vid cards go. The ATA/66 for now is just a name -- it won't work until chipsets support it, and I'm not even sure that HDD's as they are now have the data rate to require it. OTOH, doesn't hurt to have it for when it is supported. My choice for my next drive will be the 5400RPM IBM 10GB that I can get for $150 -- just because it's supposed to be quiet and run cool. Heat kills. Another thing about the 7200rpm's is that not all of them are faster than the 5400's. The WD probably is faster since it's SR's top pick, but it's something to be aware of. I was actually going to get a pair of the Expert98's myself just to get a feel for multi-monitors. The Experts are some of the only PCI cards you can find now with 8MB RAM. I'm sticking with Intel -- going the BX route. Celerons you can get for comparable performance and price to AMD. Pay a few bucks more for the mobo. Thinking about a dual-celeron setup. Requires NT. What kind of memory are you getting? Might as well get the good stuff. I see Micron CL2-rated 128MB sticks for $125 in Price-Watch. w

To: Street Walker who wrote (4617)	5/10/1999 5:15:00 PM
From: Street Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7382

*My NEW DAYTRADING COMPUTER * Message 9267936 Unicorn Systems,(Pete), is going beyond what I expected in a building me my computer. Because some of the parts were hard to get, he calls me each time he recieves them. The new 9.1g 7200rpm Western Digital HD is smokin' fast ! He got his shippment in the other day and tested them out and he was impressed both visually and on the tests he ran it on. He said its extremely quiet. These HD are very dificult to find, but he went overboard in getting one...why? Because I wanted it in my Dream Machine. Many of you have inquired about having one built. Let's see how mine turns out. Suppose to get it on Friday. Because it will be running 6 monitors (6 ATI video cards) and he wants to make sure the computer is kept really cool, he spent a lot of time finding the newest stuff out for cooling the case. When he gets mine up and going, he's going to put a 'Dream Machine' up on his web site so people can click to order and he'll have them already built so that it won't take as long. I'm sure it will look similar to mine :-) but you build it the way you want! Here's mine: Message 9267936 Also, My computer will have TWO MICE and TWO KEYBOARDS !!!!! Pretty cool, eh? How is this possible? REALLY NEAT GIZMOS cwol.com Dual Keyboard Adapter - runs two keyboards off one computer ($49.95, Dual Mouse Adapter - runs two pointing devices off one computer (not at the same time) WhyMouse. List price: Starts at $49.95. P.I. Engineering Inc., Williamston, MI; 800-628-3185, 517-655-5523; fax, 517-655-4926. search.zdnet.com S.W.

To: Street Walker who wrote (4617)	5/18/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: George Antoniou	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7382

is there some kinda of software that will display different windows on the 6 different monitors? how does that work? thx ga

To: Street Walker who wrote (4617)	5/25/1999 12:08:00 AM
From: Street Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 7382

Update on My New Computer -- runs 6 monitors Last year, ZeusPaul and I wanted to build a "Dream Machine" so we started a thread called, "Dream Machine" to discuss what would be the best components to put in a computer. Unicorn-Systems was very helpful in custom building one to my specs. Pete went the extra mile and obtained the exact components I wanted. His prices are extremely reasonable and he only charges $80 to assemble the computer and warrenty it parts/labor for 2 years. Its a very small operation and highly personal. I spent a lot of time looking around and this is who I chose. After he puts it together, he runs it for 48 hours puting it through several tests to make sure it is completely stable. He goes the extra mile. Unicorn Systems, who assembled my computer, now has my DREAM MACHINE configuration at their web page. unicorn-systems.com *********** I chose this motherboard for three reasons: soyo.com.tw 1. 5 pci slots - A slot for each ATI Xpert 98 Video card, plus an AGP card giving me a total of 6 cards running 6 monitors at a much reduced price than going with Appian/Colorgraphics/STB. 2. This card has 1 meg CACHE 3. I wanted to go with a 450 mhz AMD chip (cost is $130) saving me the money of buying a PII 450 that is more than twice that. soyo.com.tw This mobo comes highly rated as well. TigerSystems: 1-800-335-4058 cost is $69 + shipping or get one in a complete system from Unicorn. MidTower Case 250 watt power supply - looks realy nice 128 pc 100 RAM Hard Drive - for those who don't know it, the Hard Drives you see at the local store are way out dated. They are 5400 rpm's and that is ancient. If you are going to buy a new HD, get a 7200 rpm and a 66 ATA (don't waste money on 33/ATA) Here's the very best one: Western Digital Expert AC 29100 (9.1 gig) Cost around $225 Number 1 Recommended by: storagereview.com Ultra ATA/66 High-Speed Host Transfers Western Digital's WD Expert hard drives transfer data at 66.6 MB/s -- double the burst transfer rate of 33.3 MB/s. Ultra ATA/66 allows host computers to send and receive data at higher rates resulting in increased performance and data integrity. 7200 Performance 33% faster disk transfer rates over 5400 RPM hard drives. This performance boost yields perceptible improvement in real world reaction time on the PC. pricewatch.com search prices for computer components But if you don't want the hastle and want a new computer ASAP, give Pete a call at Unicorn. He'll get you what you want. Oh, and if you want a deal on VIEWSONIC Monitors: Call Master Repair 801-568-2710 talk to Kelly - nice gal. They sell 21" Viewsonics (P815, PT813) for $749 * * *19" monitors (Viewsonic and Optiquest) g790 and V95 for $349 17" monitors between $179-250 if you want a trinitron. These are a steal at these prices. What's the catch? They are brand new monitors that were shippied back to viewsonic for some odd reason and then fixed, so they have the "refurbished" label to them. Warrenty is 3 years. I went with the 19" g790. ----------------------------- I am running 6 monitors, no sound, and one ISA slot occupied with a network card that recieves the internet via Cable. The key to this system is all the PCI slots in the motherboard. Unicorn Systems was the only place that went out of their way to start carrying this board just because I wanted it. The same with the Hard Drive. Those who want a bigger hard drive than 9.1, WD makes the same 7200 in an 18 gig. I also added Corel Suite and the anti-virus. unicorn-systems.com Prices are dropping. Mine came to $1300. Do you own configuration at his web site. Probably cheaper than mine now that its been a week, so goes the industry. What a deal for a 450 mhz, 1 meg cache MB, 6 video cards, 128 ram, 7200 rpm hard drive, and five fans to keep it cool. Oh, and did I say that it is extremely quiet? It is. This is not replacing any computers, but it is an addition to 3 others. They are all networked and use the same internet connection via sygate.com - THE VERY BEST SOFTWARE I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. I received the computer tonight and its my Dream Machine that has finally become a reality. Its ever bit as good as I thought it would be! And what fun it will be to have Real Tic III running on 6 monitors - all full of candle charts and TA. Regards, S.W.