BL> On the 486, VB-pkt2qwk runs a litle faster... but the C version
BL> runs like lightning!
BV> It could be because the C version is totally in the cache now
BV> whereas the VB version might be thrashing the cache.
BL> Yair... I'm not used to these new-fashioned things like onboard
BL> cache.

It's a bit difficult to explain with only words, but consider that
your cache is only 256k in size, your C program is probably 20k but
your VB program is perhaps 250k with another 250k in a DLL. Then
you've got other overheads as well.

Regards, Brenton
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