also dos 0 [IF] : make-file ( -- ) s" xxx" r/w create-file throw &1000000 0 ?do s" test line" 2 pick write-line throw loop close-file throw ; make-file [THEN] create buf 1100 chars allot : read-files ( ubufsize -- ) s" xxx" r/o open-file throw >r begin buf over r@ read-file throw 0= until drop r> close-file throw ; : read-lines ( ubufsize -- ) s" xxx" r/o open-file throw >r begin buf over r@ read-line throw nip 0= until drop r> close-file throw ; \ *** NT 4.0 on P55-166 MHz : PERF ( -- ) cr !time 1024 read-files .time cr !time 10 read-files .time cr !time 1024 read-lines .time cr !time 10 read-lines .time cr !time 9 read-lines .time cr !time 1100 read-files .time cr !time 11 read-files .time cr !time 1100 read-lines .time cr !time 11 read-lines .time cr !time 10 read-lines .time ; perf previous