From: "Geo" 

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
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> Be very careful of simple TTY-ish output routines under any modern GUI.
> They're not just slow, they're ridiculously,
roll-on-the-floor-and-bust-a-gut
> slow. Don't try to time anything but the interval between your belly
laughs.

I understand but at the same time I've seen programs like virus scanners
that flash file names on the screen way faster than anything I've tried so
far. I want to know how they do that because even in this multitasking
gigahertz world of laptop super computers, speed is still king.

Geo.

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