Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley write, file write...
berkeley write: 26 wallclock secs ( 0.92 usr +  1.16 sys =  2.08 CPU) @  4.81/s (n=10)
file write: 54 wallclock secs ( 3.17 usr +  8.80 sys = 11.97 CPU) @  0.84/s (n=10)
               s/iter     file write berkeley write
file write       1.20             --           -83%
berkeley write  0.208           476%             --
Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley read, file read...
berkeley read:  2 wallclock secs ( 0.53 usr +  0.55 sys =  1.08 CPU) @  9.28/s (n=10)
 file read:  2 wallclock secs ( 1.88 usr +  0.89 sys =  2.77 CPU) @  3.62/s (n=10)
                Rate     file read berkeley read
file read     3.62/s            --          -61%
berkeley read 9.28/s          157%            --

E:\dev\LOOSE>perl BerkeleyDB.V.NTFS.pl
Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley write, file write...
berkeley write: 26 wallclock secs ( 0.94 usr +  1.20 sys =  2.14 CPU) @  4.67/s (n=10)
file write: 52 wallclock secs ( 3.28 usr +  8.14 sys = 11.42 CPU) @  0.88/s (n=10)
               s/iter     file write berkeley write
file write       1.14             --           -81%
berkeley write  0.214           433%             --
Benchmark: timing 10 iterations of berkeley read, file read...
berkeley read:  1 wallclock secs ( 0.41 usr +  0.63 sys =  1.03 CPU) @  9.70/s (n=10)
 file read:  3 wallclock secs ( 1.84 usr +  0.89 sys =  2.73 CPU) @  3.66/s (n=10)
                Rate     file read berkeley read
file read     3.66/s            --          -62%
berkeley read 9.70/s          165%            --

$BerkeleyDB::VERSION = 4.0;
$BerkeleyDB::VERSION = 0.18;
# Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (no other NTFS info available ;)