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From: steve@morgoth.UUCP (Steve Hall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: multitasking on wallstreet
Summary: Problems from lack of RAM parity?
Message-ID: <503@morgoth.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 17:09:54 GMT
References: <1295@csd4.milw.wisc.edu>
Organization: Goldberg-Zoino and Assoc., Newton, MA
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In article 26822, duncan@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Shan D Duncan) writes:
> Wall St. money rides on PC's
> and
> It's real time on Wall Street
> 
[stuff deleted]
> 
> 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 correct me if I'm wrong (and I very well could be  :-), but I
thought that there was an inherent problem using non-parity protected
RAM for doing lots of meticulous financial record keeping.  Something
about the contents changing...

Mind you, I heard this through someone else and I could be way off
base.  On a related note, if this _is_ a problem, which RAM expansion
cards come with parity chips?  I know the Starboard II has optional
parity chips, but do any other manufacturers also have this?

							-= Steve =-


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