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