[h-e-w] NTEmacs, producing a file of "\xff".

[Bill Pringlemeir]

"GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (i386-msvc-nt4.0.1381) of 2002-03-19 on BILL"

If I try to create a file of "\xff", emacs becomes very slow!  For
example, the following keys "<Esc> 5 2 4 2 8 8 <C-Q> 2 5 5 <return>"
will start to consume an enormous amount of CPU time.  It is next to
impossible to move around in the file (or do anything).

I was trying to create a "blank" flash image.  I was rather astounded
at the amount of CPU time this took.  I think that this is actually
"\xad", because emacs is using octal and not decimals for quoted
values.  Why is it so slow?

Regards,
Bill Pringlemeir.