covington said:
>   Whatever my level is or is not (back to 0 with SWF right now), 
>   you would do well to upgrade to FB 3 ASAP.
>   In a practical sense, it makes the multimedia things you do, easier to do.

um, yeah, i can say "containers"...        :+)

unfortunately, i have no space on my 2-gig 1998 machine
at present, haven't had much for quite some time now,
which to me means it's time to buy a new machine...             :+)

as soon as that gift arrives, i'll move up to fb3.
or at least have it on my machine when necessary.

i'll also be able to install the d.s.l. software and go high-speed then,
so lotsa things will change at that time, but we're not there quite yet...

***

meanwhile, jay, i reinvented my word-sifting procedures,
and am now doing in 5 minutes what used to take 5 hours,
so don't pull out that speed-counter right away on my account,
as i'm good for now.  but when i need to reduce that time 
from 5 minutes to 5 seconds, _then_ i'll call you...           :+)

-bowerbird

p.s.  on the other hand, if you're enthused, i can use it now too...
it'll get your mind thinking how to reduce it down to 5 ticks...        ;+)