What made it possible to use HC that way was its "hint bits", a system for indexing field contents which is not only proprietary but patented as well. Hint bits made it ultra-fast for obtaining data across the otherwise-complex structures that make up cards and fields.
Certainly any such patent has expired by now. Patents are enforceable a maximum of 20 years past the filing date.
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