What are the minimum requirements
for running MetaView?
MetaView currently requires Mac OS 10.4 or higher, 768
megs RAM, and 20 megs of hard drive space for install. MetaView
can run on a G4 processor but a G5 or Intel Duo Mac or better
is recommended. MetaView is a universal application.
Is there a PC version of MetaView?
We will be releasing a PC version of MetaView soon,
click here to be notified when it
is available.
Is a data subscription required
to use MetaView?
Yes, it is designed to work with an inexpensive data
feed. Data is stored locally to speed loading of views with large
amounts of data.
How
much space does market data take up?
Market
data accrues at the rate of approximately 700 megs a year.
Does MetaView have to be running
all the time to keep up with data downloading?
No, the data downloader is a separate program that only
launches when it is scheduled to, it does its job and then quits.
It gets launched at the scheduled time by cron, which is a system
process that is always running anway, so there is no slowdown
of your system. If your machine is off or asleep during this time
the downloader will catch up on back data the next time it runs.
Do I need to be online while using
MetaView?
No, the majority of features use data stored on your
local hard drive, you do of course need to be online when data
is being downloaded.
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