HamFon Day Trading Configuration

I have had multiple requests about what my hardware and software configuration is. Below, I specify what I use, and what my screen layout looks like.

Hardware:

• Desktop:550MHz Pentium II processor
• 384MB memory
• 6GB (IDE) and 37GB (SCSI) hard drives
• Dual internet connection - Matrox Quad NIC (switchable in about 15 seconds from the screen):
• Cable (approximate measured speeds 2000Kbps download, 360Kbps upload)
• DSL (approximate measured speeds 900Kbps download, 120Kbps upload)
• Matrox G200 Quad analog/digital display driver
• Three displays: 17" CRT and two 17" digital HP Pavilion F70 flatscreens
• HP CD-Writer - weekly backups - religiously!

• Laptop:Compaq Presario 1600S
• 380MHz AMD-K6 processor
• 192MB memory
• 40GB hard drive (2G allocated for Linux, and dual-boot)
• DSL (approximate measured speeds 900Kbps download, 120Kbps upload)

Software:

• Laptop:
• Windows 2000 Professional - with Service Pack 4 and all patches
• TCNet
• HamTCScan add-on to TCNet for additional calculations and features
• TradeStation installed as a backup in case the Desktop machine fails

• Desktop:
• Windows 2000 Professional - with Service Pack 4 and all patches
• ValueLine 3
• TCNet (but not used often - I run TCNet full-time on my Laptop)
• HamTCScan add-on to TCNet for additional calculations and features
• TradeStation 7.2 on 4-monitor card, currently using 2 monitors. Click on the screen image to see them full-size, with descriptions of all windows and indicators: