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From: duncan@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Shan D Duncan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: multitasking on wallstreet
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Date: 26 Feb 89 19:43:12 GMT
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This in the feb. 20th issue of computerworld

Wall St. money rides on PC's

and

It's real time on Wall Street


Both articles stress the importance of multitasking to the
average wall street broker.


They state they use multiple-terminal trading workstations with
dedicated graphic feed cables.  When moving the terminals it can
cost close to $2,000 to 20,000 depending how many cables have to
be ripped up and moved.  So what are the features wall street looks
for in a "financial workstation"?

1. Powerful networked microcomputers

2. Presentation and user interface standards

3. MULTITASKING

4. Real-time applications

5. Dynamic data exchange support

6. Financial modeling environment

7. Real-time and historical data access to corporate databases


Options listed:

Wall of dedicated terminals

Unix workstation (suns dominate at the moment)

Pc's with Microsoft Windows
   
Macintosh IIs

The consensus of this article is that unix workstations can not
deliver all they promise and PC's using windows might be the way 
to go.

Now the questions.  Is there anything a PC with windows can do in this
area that the amiga can not (probably cheaper and better) EXCEPT for
the non Fortune 1000 image?


Please note that in this area Multitasking is a MUST not an option.


Anytime real-time applications are needed multitasking is needed.

So soon will we see mutitasking examples using two or more serial ports.
THAT just might anyone.