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@Smallfurry
Tis true.
Just had my heart set on a steel track frame with horizontal top tube. I did some calculations for stem length (from 'Zinn and the art of road bike maintainance') and came up with something like 97mm. So my top tube + 100mm stem is probably more accurate than a shorter stem with a longer top tube. TBH I dont think I've ever ridden a bike with anything other than a 100mm stem so have no idea of the 'real world' difference.
I have 4.5" of seatpost showing and my quill stem is 2 - 2.5" up from max insertion. This sounds pretty good to me, its just that it looks alot on such a small frame.
All my other bikes (owned and in the pipeline) have sloping top tubes.