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---- Chengqi Song <songcq@gmail.com> wrote: 
> the reference is here:
> http://www.littlewingpinball.com/contents/en/ypsilon_1g.html
> 
> just for your reference
> 
> lars
> 

Why?  "System information: .... Guile 1.8.3 ...."

Guile 1.8 and earlier is an interpreter.  2.0 (and the current 1.9.x) compiles to a vm and might perform somewhat better.

-Dale