Nigel,

N> ~5x, depending on how much conversation you app does with the DB(This one
N> was very chatty).

N> This is an old version of Classic(You've probably realised by now, I run
N> nothing else), and an old version of FreeBSD(4.9).

N> I might do this comparison on WinXP Pro, and see if the performance
N> difference is similar.

I have the same figures with fbembed in Windows.

Ciao
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