Hmmm. While we're talking database, here's another trick:
On the main menu for the DOS version of the database, you can scroll down to a selection called "Disk Show" (It's down below "quick list, full search, etc.") That selection creates a file on your hard drive called show.txt - it's in the directory where your database is.
Drag that show.txt file onto your "Start" button, and then you have easy access to view or manipulate or copy the contents of that file. Just push your start button and the letter "s" until "show.txt" is highlighted, and [enter]. It's also a very easy way to open a text editor when you want to harvest a song or a tune from the Web. Open that show.txt file, and then select "new" under the "file" menu.

Any other ideas for tweaking the performance of the database?