Short:        GUI number conversion utility
Author:       mojaveg@ridgenet.net (Everett M. Greene)
Uploader:     mojaveg ridgenet net
Type:         util/misc
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

This distribution contains a program which is useful for converting
numbers among various number bases and forms.  It is a Workbench
or CLI program requiring AmigaDOS 2.04+.

Using the program:

After being initiated, use of the program consists of entering a
number (in the appropriate form) in one of the string gadgets and
pressing return.  The value just entered will be reflected in all
the other string gadgets in the other representations.  Entering
a character in the ASCII gadget and pressing return will show the
code for the character in binary, octal, hexadecimal, and single-
and double-precision floating point.  Experimentation may be the
best way to learn the program's capabilities and characteristics.

There are two gadgets associated with each of the floating-point
forms:  The first or upper of each pair is the decimal repre-
sentation of the value while the lower or second of each pair
is the hexadecimal representation of the IEEE machine repre-
sentation of the value.

Be advised that the double-precision floating point conversion
is not accurate to the full 53-bit format precision.

The program will use the font of the screen on which it is
opened and will automatically adjust for font size.

The program does not require an FPU.

If more than four characters are entered in the ASCII gadget,
only the rightmost four characters are converted.

The source code for the program is available from the author
upon request.  However, the GUI portion makes use of the
author's GUI handler which will not be released.