v:\> type fast.btm
1>nul echo abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
v:\> type fast2.btm
1>nul echo ^
a^
b^
c^
d^
e^
f^
g^
h^
i^
j^
k^
l^
m^
n^
o^
p^
q^
r^
s^
t^
u^
v^
w^
x^
y^
z
v:\> timer & do i=1 to 10000 ( fast.btm ) & timer
Timer 1 on: 14:03:34
Timer 1 off: 14:03:47 Elapsed: 0:00:13.18
v:\> timer & do i=1 to 10000 ( fast2.btm ) & timer
Timer 1 on: 14:03:47
Timer 1 off: 14:04:00 Elapsed: 0:00:13.34