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Good point, that's one of the reasons I am still holding off, particularly that I have no compelling reason to switch to a newer machine.

Or perhaps is just the way around. Those who still run it, know how to handle computers... just some innocent thought...:D

That's what happens on my puter now too, programs sometimes crash, fewer than before though, but this rarely ever takes the system down.

I have 3 monitors, several programs open at once (no, not 13, but that also depends on what you mean by a program, there are smaller ones running in the background, and at least 5-6 bigger ones) don't always keep them open because don't need it. I have 300 MB of RAM, before 64, but only after I...

Well, if that was because of low resources, it will also crash on Windows XP unless you have enough memory. In fact, Windows XP requires more memory than Win98. Get more memory, that's the problem. Also, have you ever thought about optimizing your system? I have optimized my Win98SE and have...

Thanks for your answer. I am not sure if we are talking about the same thing, but that's not so important at this point as I can handle this, anyway. Just wanted to simplify my life a bit.

Yeah, what else do you have to say? The system is simple and makes money and that's enough for me, why should I care about your opinion, tell me? Will this make me money? I doubt it. That was just an example of a system, I have others too. You can see its trades in the thread '100 shots'. The...

OK, I started the poll, I did not expect it...

After I got my system optimized, it's like a completely new system. Practically no crashes, before at least one a day.

I am glad to hear that Jasper is a very fine program. I do hope to switch to Windows XP Professional this year, but I am still not sure how well this new system supports multi-monitor configurations and if it would support the cards I presently use. Not to mention installing all those...

The unstability of Windows 98SE is seriously overblown, pretty much as your claim that to be successful in this field you need the most powerful OS. No, you need the edge, the OS can give you a psycho-crutch, but nothing else. As far as my most popular system is concerned, the one you may...

Good points, I have no need for another operating system, because the one I have works well and I have already invested a lot of time and money to get it well optimized. Switching to another OS just to be able to use the latest program on the block is moronic to me, to say the least, not to...

Ditto...

BUT its still does not work for me (Win98) and in fact it is even worse now than before. No big deal, fortunately there are alternatives, for instance croc's Futures Trader www.futures-trader.net that does work for me. And so does Auto Trader. I mention this just for those who still use...

I know it, I guess my sarcasm was not explicit enough...

in this light. Correct me if I am wrong, but as far as I recall he did not blow up his fund, but simply did not deliver as well as he was expected to in 1987 (?) and then simply closed it down.

That's what is called card ccounting. There is a whole literature on this topic that covers many strategies very well worked out mathematically.

Thanks for your info. I will look into Amibroker as a possible replacement to SierraCharts if I see that it offers more as far as charting goes. I just recalled that one more (or rather two) reason why I subscribed to Ensign was that it offers a playback and a trading simulator. I have...

Card counting can give you a decent edge in blackjack. It is oficially forbidden and you can be expelled from a casino for doing it, but you can learn how to hide it. That's one of the reasons some still make money playing blackjack. Also it is not necessarilly in the best interest of any casino...

Are you not supposed to be an idiot to be able to trade? Was not the whole bogus thread about Ph.D.s and guts to prove that Ph.D.s are too intellectual to be able to trade or something? I would say rather something. Wow, so it turns out that idiots can be bad at trading too. My, my... so who is...