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M Bailey wrote:
> 
> Why is it faster than hand-coded assembly ?  Especially if you make
> optimizations for the Pentium ?

my tongue was firmly in my cheek at the time. What I meant : unless you
are in dire need of the fastest possible code, a tested and proven
library routine offers the fastest solution to the problem. 

I am sure I am wrong for many reasons, but I didn't feel the one
operation of clearing a screen would be a significant bottleneck, even
in graphics programs.