When you use CMUCL you are advised to set *PRINT-PRETTY* to nil and call MP::STARTUP-IDLE-AND-TOP-LEVEL-LOOPS Are there any similar tricks for SBCL? CL-WIKI feels a bit slow when I try it with SBCL. -- Web (en): http://www.no-spoon.de/ -*- Web (de): http://www.frell.de/