VisuaData for Windows (ViDA)
Copyright 1995, NIBS Pte Ltd.


(1) Objective of Vida

VisuaData for Windows, or ViDA for short, is a user-friendly data 
management program designed for intelligent technical analysis.  
It reads MetaStock (ms), CSI (csi), Computrac (cpt), FutureSource (fs)
and various ASCII data file formats directly, generates over 100 
popular and new technical indicators and buy/sell signals, and 
builds them into single ascii data files.  Some of these indicators 
have been found to be useful for neural network processing, examples 
are the adx, vertical horizontal filer, random walk index, etc.  
Several new indicators have also been included in the indicator 
library, examples are Chandes vidya.  Some indicators, such as 
zigzag, filter out the noise in the raw data signals, so that the 
smoothed signals can be applied to neural network or fuzzy computation.
A number of indicator functions generate buy/sell signals.

With ViDA, Multiple data files can be opened and processed 
simultaneously, in spreadsheet-like data grids for easy data 
manipulation, and output directly to popular neural network, genetic 
algorithm or fuzzy programs.  Graphical functions are provided for data 
visualization.

ViDA is NOT a charting nor spreadsheet program - there are many such 
powerful programs available, eg. Metastock, Superchart, Wall Street On 
Windows, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, etc., just to name a few.  ViDA combines 
some of the useful functions of these programs to achieve the above-
mentioned objective.


(2) Installing ViDA - Just type a:\setup

The complete list of ViDA files are as follows:

c:\ViDA\ViDA.exe - the VisuaData executable
c:\ViDA\ViDA.hlp - help file
c:\ViDA\ViDA.lib - the ViDA indicator library list
c:\ViDA\user.lib - the user indicator library list
c:\ViDA\grid.vbx - the Microsoft's vbx grid control
c:\ViDA\threed.vbx - the Microsoft's vbx 3D control
c:\ViDA\readme.txt - this readme file
c:\ViDA\ms - Metastock data file samples
c:\ViDA\cpt - Computrac data file samples
c:\ViDA\csi - CSI data file samples
c:\ViDA\fs - FutureSource data file samples
c:\ViDA\brainmak - BrainMaker data file samples
c:\ViDA\ascii - ASCII data file samples
c:\ViDA\nfga - NeuroForecaster data file samples

To install ViDA, insert the VisuaData program diskette into the floppy
disk drive, select the Program Manager or File Manager menu function
"File\Run...", type "a:\setup" or "b:\setup" depending on whether 
Drive a or Drive b is used.

ViDA.EXE runs on Windows 3.1.  You can run it by double clicking on the
icon created for you, or double clicking on vida.exe from the File
Manager.

Note 1 - Manual Setup: If the above setup method does not work or the 
programs you receive does not have the setup.exe program, create a new 
directory (eg. c:\ViDA) in your hard disk and copy all the files from 
the diskette to the new directory.  Use the Windows Program Manager's 
"File\New..." menu to create the program group and items, and click on
the "Browse" and "Change Icon" buttons, and set the correct directory
path.  Check to make sure that you have all the above files.

Note 2 - Zipped File: If the program you received is a zipped file
(eg. ViDA.ZIP), you can drag and drop it to unzip.exe, pkunzip.exe or 
winzip.exe to unzip it, then apply the above setup procedure.

Note 3 - Self-extracing File: If the program you received is self-
extracting (eg. ViDAZIP.EXE), double click on it to explode it, then
apply the above setup procedure.

 
(3) Quick Tips

The first time when ViDA is run, a vertical floating tool bar will 
appear on the extreme left of the screen.  It can be turned on or off 
by clicking on the Tool Bar button on the top of the ViDA main screen.  
The first icon (marked with a 1) is for opening a data file;  the second 
icon (marked with a 2) is for selecting an indicator;  the third is for 
opening the clipper.

To find out the meanings of these and other icons, or the menu functions, 
just position the mouse cursor on the item, click and hold the mouse 
button - and an explanation of the item will be shown in the status bar 
at the bottom of the screen.

(4) Help File

The context-sensitive help is available by double-clicking the Help 
file (ViDA.hlp) from the File Manager, or the Help button while running
ViDA.

Go through the tutorials to explore the basic operations, like opening a
data file, generating technical indicators, and saving the file in ASCII.


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(5) Ordering Information For the Latest Versions of NIBS' Products

Product Descriptions:

[1] 	VisuaData for Windows (Introductory offer)------US$ 500 ____

	Data management system, generates over 100 
	popular and new technical indicators ready 
	for use with NeuroForecaster, BrainMaker or
	other neural network programs
	Usual price US$ 1000.
	
	
[2] 	NeuroForecaster 4.2  ---------------------------US$ 699 ____

	Readers' Choice Award - Stocks And Commodities 
	Magazine '95. Can accept VisuaData output directly, 
	or your own data in ASCII format. More than 12 
	real examples on data and network setup.
	User's Guide provided

	"Far outperformed other approaches...." see 
	review in Stocks & Commodities, 5/95, page 85

[3]	GENETICA Net Builder Option --------------------US$ 300 ____

	For Automatic Creation and Optimization of 
	Forecasters using Genetic Algorithms.  
	Examples provided
	Requires NeuroForecaster

[4]	Technical Reference ----------------------------US$ 80 ____

	For Additional Reading
	Tips for Neural Network Training, Business 
	Applications of Neural Nets, GA, Fuzzy Logic 
	& Artificial Intelligence and Real-World Examples

[5] 	C Code, DLL & Example Program ------------------US$ 900 ____

	Useful for programmers/developers
    	For Forecast (Recall) Only, Requires 
	NeuroForecaster for Training and Testing  
	Royalty Free, no site license required 

[6]	Additional MasterKey Diskette       ------------US$100 ____
	For Registered Users as Backup Only
	Maximum 2 Additional MasterKey Diskettes

[7.1]	Delivery by Air Mail (4 to 5 days) -------------US$ 20 ____
[7.2] 	Delivery by Courier Service (2 to 3 days) ------US$ 45 ____



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System Requirements
IBM PC 386/486/Pentium with mouse, or compatibles.
MS DOS 5.0 or above, MS Windows  3.1, OS/2 Warp, Win95.
4 MB RAM, 5 MB available hard disk space minimum. 
3.5 inch floppy drive. VGA monitor or above.  
Math coprocessor recommended.