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Coding is contagious so I went back and did some more. Here are the current stats: Test: Copy a 4MB file to a server that is 55ms away. (About 1400 miles.) The machine is a 386-40 running DOS 5 with an NE2000 card. Old code: 220 sec, 18.6KB/sec New: 17.14 secs, 238KB/sec. Copying the file to the same local hard drive takes 4.84 seconds so the remote copy to a server is only 3.5x slower. Next: improve the read speed so I can host the SIMTEL archive via a DOS drive letter. #retrocomputing