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NUM 1.0 June 28, 1992 Copyright 1992 (c) Joe Hayashi
What is NUM?
NUM helps you make and decipher mnemonic phone numbers. If you
type "num" and hit return you get help.
Part one:
If you look on your phone keypad, you'll notice that the numbers
two through nine have letters on or near the keys. Given a set
of numbers, you realize that it's possible to spell words using
the relationships on the keypad. The number 2, for instance, can
be an A, B, or C.
If you type "num 244" and hit return you get this:
AGG AGH AGI AHG AHH AHI AIG AIH AII BGG BGH BGI BHG BHH BHI BIG BIH BII CGG CGH CGI CHG CHH CHI CIG CIH CII
The above "words" are all ways to express 244 using letters
instead of numbers. Pretty basic.
Part two:
NUM's other role in life is to decipher mnemonic phone numbers.
If you type "num 1-800-USA-RAIL" and hit return you get this:
1-800-872-7245
Even a mere mortal could do it, right?
Some hints:
Whole seven digit phone numbers can generate a lot of output. One
way to defeat this is to break your phone number into parts like
this: "num 336 2345". Each part will be generated separately.
You can have as many parts on the command line as DOS will allow.
Another way to view the output conveniently is to redirect the
output to a file ("num 336-2345 > mynum") and view the file from
your favorite editor or file lister.
Administrivia:
NUM is free. You are allowed to distribute NUM as long as this
documentation is included with it. You may not distribute NUM as
part of software package distribution without my prior consent.
While I can't imagine how you could screw up your computer system
by using this program, just remember that you and your lawyer won't
hold me responsible for any damage you do.
And finally, please don't call people and say "Hey, did you know
your phone number spells FISH-GUY?!" I'm sure you have better
things to do. If you like this simple program and really don't
have anything better to do, send me some email. Thanks.
-Joe Hayashi 70754.1164@compuserve.com