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Name    : Base
Version : 1.0 (English/DOS)
Author  : Idan Nof [idannof@hotmail.com]
HomePage: www.geocities.com/idannof
Excerpt : A base conversion program

Usage   : C:\>Base [Space] <Enter>
          Then follow the instructions on screen.

          Where [Space] is an optional parameter which designates the program
          to put a blank every SPACE digits and pad zeros where necessary,
          in the printed results.

License : GNU GPL (See attached file "GPL.TXT" and/or visit "www.gnu.org" )

         "This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
          modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
          as published by the Free Software Foundation.

          This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
          but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
          MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
          GNU General Public License for more details."

What/How: The program is able to convert numbers between base 2 to 36.
          The representation of the number is as follows - '0..9' , 'A..Z'
          So that 'F'=15 and 'Z'=35.
          The conversion is made in two stages/phases :
            1. The number is converted to the Decimal System (base 10)
            2. The number from stage (1) is converted to the required base.
          * Note that no stage is taking place unless required
  
Problems: Maximum length of a number is 255 digits; for now no error-checking
          is made in order to verify that the resulting number is in the
          required range.

Notes   : * Full Source + GPL license is in "SOURCE.ZIP" 
          * The program is mainly based on the excellent LONGNUM.PAS unit 
          * Compiled under Turbo Pascal 7.01, with RTE200 fix

Credits : Huge Numbers Manipulation - Aleksandar Dlabac (LONGNUM.PAS)      

Base History
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Version 0.99 (06/04/1999)
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* First public release

Version 1.0 (26/07/2000)
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* Program name changed from "Convert-It" into "Base"
+ Added "Space" parameter

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