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- This is Think C 6.01 port of David Bell's Calc 1.24.7 program.
- Calc is arbitrary precision arithmetic system that uses a C-like
- language. Calc is useful as a calculator, an algorithm prototyped and
- as a mathematical research tool.
-
- The calc language is a C-like language. The language includes commands
- such as variable declarations, expressions, tests, labels, loops, file
- operations, function calls. These commands are very similar to their
- counterparts in C.
-
- A rich set of builtin functions is provided. Fundamental builtin data types
- include integers, real numbers, rational numbers, complex numbers and strings.
-
- By use of an object, one may define an arbitrarily complex data types.
- One may define how such objects behave a wide range of operations such
- as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, negation, squaring,
- modulus, rounding, exponentiation, equality, comparison, printing and so
- on.
-
- Copyright (c) 1992 David I. Bell
-
- Permission is granted to use, distribute, or modify this source, provided
- that this copyright notice remains intact.
-
- Send calc comments, suggestions, bug fixes, enhancements and interesting
- calc scripts that you would like you see included in future distribu-
- tions to:
-
- dbell@pdact.pd.necisa.oz.au and chongo@toad.com
-
- Enjoy!
-