Greetings and felicitations Bert,
 NT> As I've just upgraded to a 286-16 (yes it is an upgrade ), my
 NT> original code doesn't seem so slow now :-).
 BvD> It's amazing how fast basic can be if you own a fast machine :))
Or even if you haven't  - did you look at the old program that I found
and posted solid5.bas?
Byeee, Nigel.
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