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+# Copyright (c) 1997 David I. Bell
+# Permission is granted to use, distribute, or modify this source,
+# provided that this copyright notice remains intact.
+#
+# Arbitrary precision calculator.
+
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    NOTE: This is an old historic README.  We recommend that
+	  you read README and HOWTO.INSTALL for more info.
+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+I am allowing this calculator to be freely distributed for your enjoyment.
+Like all multi-precision programs, you should not depend absolutely on
+its results, since bugs in such programs can be insidious and only rarely
+show up.
+
+-dbell-
+
+p.s. By Landon Curt Noll:
+
+Building calc in 3 easy steps:
+
+    1) Look at the makefile, and adjust it to suit your needs.
+
+       Here are some Makefile hints:
+
+	   In the past, some people have had to adjust the VARARG or
+	   TERMCONTROL because the Makefile cannot always guess
+	   correctly for certain systems.  You may need to play with
+	   these values if you experience problems.
+
+	   The default compiler used is 'cc'.  The default compiler flag
+	   is '-O'.  If you have gcc, or gcc v2 (or better) you should use
+	   that instead.   Some compilers allow for optimization beyond
+	   just -O (gcc v2 has -O2, mips cc has -O3).  You should select
+	   the best flag for speed optimization.  Calc can be cpu intensive
+	   so selecting a quality compiler and good optimization level can
+	   really pay off.
+
+    2) build calc:
+
+	make all
+
+    3) test calc:
+
+	make check
+
+ ==>>>If you run into problems, follow the instructions in the BUGS file<<<==
+
+=-=
+
+For further reading:
+
+    LIBRARY
+    	explains how programs can use libcalc.a to take advantage
+	of the calc multi-precision routines.
+
+    help/todo
+	current wish list for calc
+
+    CHANGES
+	recent changes to calc
+
+    BUGS
+	known bugs, mis-features and how to report problems
+
+    help/full
+	full set of calc documentation
+
+=-=
+
+David I. Bell    dbell@auug.org.au
+chongo <Landon Curt Noll> /\../\