Hi Dreadreader,
most charting program publishers provide a free trial, Equis/MetaStock, Sierra Chart, Fibonacci Trader, Amibroker, NeoTicker, have a look at Elite Trader's programs reviews.
Most data vendors also offer trials, myTrack offers 30 days, I think Interactive Brokers has a trial or demo, browser search 'data vendors' should produce more results, and Medved is a free charting program with probably a delay using Quotecom ? as the feed. Wallace.