diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0e0cd10..01d25b7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2,6 +2,30 @@ The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.2.0 to date:
 
     Ported calc to the s390x IBM Mainframe running RHEL9.1.
 
+    Added cal/splitbits.cal:
+
+	splitbits(x, b)
+
+	Given an integer x, split the value into a list of integers,
+	each of which is at most b bits long.
+
+	The value b must be an integer > 0.
+
+	The number of elements in the returned list is:
+
+	    ceil((highbit(x) + 1) / b)
+
+	If x == 0, then a list of 1 element containing 0 is returned.
+
+	If x < 0, then the two's compliment of abs(x) is returned.
+	Even though calc represents negative integers as positive values
+	with sign bit, the bits returned by this function are as if
+	the integer converted as if the integer was a two's compliment value.
+
+	See also the help command:
+
+	    ; help resource
+
 
 The following are the changes from calc version 2.14.1.5 to 2.14.1.6:
 
diff --git a/cal/Makefile b/cal/Makefile
index e093bc4..7105115 100644
--- a/cal/Makefile
+++ b/cal/Makefile
@@ -267,21 +267,22 @@ TRUE= true
 # to keep this list in nice sorted order.
 #
 CALC_FILES= README alg_config.cal beer.cal bernoulli.cal \
-	bernpoly.cal bigprime.cal bindings brentsolve.cal chi.cal chrem.cal \
-	comma.cal constants.cal deg.cal dms.cal dotest.cal ellip.cal \
-	factorial.cal factorial2.cal gvec.cal hello.cal hms.cal infinities.cal \
-	intfile.cal intnum.cal lambertw.cal linear.cal lnseries.cal lucas.cal \
-	lucas_chk.cal mersenne.cal mfactor.cal mod.cal natnumset.cal \
-	palindrome.cal pell.cal pi.cal pix.cal pollard.cal poly.cal prompt.cal \
-	psqrt.cal qtime.cal quat.cal randbitrun.cal randmprime.cal \
-	randombitrun.cal randomrun.cal randrun.cal regress.cal repeat.cal \
-	screen.cal seedrandom.cal set8700.cal set8700.line smallfactors.cal \
-	solve.cal specialfunctions.cal statistics.cal strings.cal sumsq.cal \
-	sumtimes.cal surd.cal test1700.cal test2300.cal test2600.cal \
-	test2700.cal test3100.cal test3300.cal test3400.cal test3500.cal \
-	test4000.cal test4100.cal test4600.cal test5100.cal test5200.cal \
-	test8400.cal test8500.cal test8600.cal test8900.cal toomcook.cal \
-	unitfrac.cal varargs.cal xx_print.cal zeta2.cal
+	bernpoly.cal bigprime.cal bindings brentsolve.cal chi.cal \
+	chrem.cal comma.cal constants.cal deg.cal dms.cal dotest.cal \
+	ellip.cal factorial.cal factorial2.cal gvec.cal hello.cal hms.cal \
+	infinities.cal intfile.cal intnum.cal lambertw.cal linear.cal \
+	lnseries.cal lucas.cal lucas_chk.cal mersenne.cal mfactor.cal mod.cal \
+	natnumset.cal palindrome.cal pell.cal pi.cal pix.cal pollard.cal \
+	poly.cal prompt.cal psqrt.cal qtime.cal quat.cal randbitrun.cal \
+	randmprime.cal randombitrun.cal randomrun.cal randrun.cal regress.cal \
+	repeat.cal screen.cal seedrandom.cal set8700.cal set8700.line \
+	smallfactors.cal solve.cal specialfunctions.cal splitbits.cal \
+	statistics.cal strings.cal sumsq.cal sumtimes.cal surd.cal \
+	test1700.cal test2300.cal test2600.cal test2700.cal test3100.cal \
+	test3300.cal test3400.cal test3500.cal test4000.cal test4100.cal \
+	test4600.cal test5100.cal test5200.cal test8400.cal test8500.cal \
+	test8600.cal test8900.cal toomcook.cal unitfrac.cal varargs.cal \
+	xx_print.cal zeta2.cal
 
 # These calc files are now obsolete and are removed by the install rule.
 #
diff --git a/cal/README b/cal/README
index c456890..1278614 100644
--- a/cal/README
+++ b/cal/README
@@ -1433,6 +1433,60 @@ specialfunctions.cal
     on the script zeta2.cal.
 
 
+splitbits.cal
+
+    splitbits(x, b)
+
+    Given an integer x, split the value into a list of integers,
+    each of which is at most b bits long.
+
+    The value b must be an integer > 0.
+
+    The number of elements in the returned list is:
+
+	ceil((highbit(x) + 1) / b)
+
+    If x == 0, then a list of 1 element containing 0 is returned.
+
+    If x < 0, then the two's compliment of abs(x) is returned.
+    Even though calc represents negative integers as positive values
+    with sign bit, the bits returned by this function are as if
+    the integer converted as if the integer was a two's compliment
+    value.  For example:
+
+	; L = splitbits(-1, 8);
+	; print L[[0]]
+	255
+
+	; L = splitbits(-2, 8);
+	; print L[[0]]
+	254
+
+	; L = splitbits(-3, 8);
+	; print L[[0]]
+	253
+
+    The first element of the list contains the lowest order bits
+    of x.  The last element of the list contains the highest number
+    bits of x.
+
+    For example:
+
+	; x = 2^23209-1
+	; L = splitbits(x, 16);
+	; print size(L), L[[0]]
+
+	; print istype(2, 3i), istype(2, "2"), istype(2, null())
+	0 0 0
+
+	; mat a[2]
+	; b = list(1,2,3)
+	; c = assoc()
+	; obj chongo {was, here} d;
+	; print istype(a,b), istype(b,c), istype(c,d)
+	0 0 0
+
+
 statistics.cal
 
     gammaincoctave(z,a)
diff --git a/cal/splitbits.cal b/cal/splitbits.cal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66ac6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cal/splitbits.cal
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * splitbits - split an integer into list on bit boundardies of a fixed size
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018,2023  Landon Curt Noll
+ *
+ * Calc is open software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Calc is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * A copy of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License is
+ * distributed with calc under the filename COPYING-LGPL.  You should have
+ * received a copy with calc; if not, write to Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Under source code control:	2006/06/07 14:10:11
+ * File existed as early as:	2006
+ *
+ * chongo <was here> /\oo/\	http://www.isthe.com/chongo/
+ * Share and enjoy!  :-)	http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/
+ */
+
+
+/*
+ * setup splitbits errors
+ */
+static E_SPLITBITS_1, E_SPLITBITS_2, E_SPLITBITS_3;
+if (! iserror(E_SPLITBITS_1)) E_SPLITBITS_1 = newerror("1st argument to splitbits must be an integer");
+if (! iserror(E_SPLITBITS_2)) E_SPLITBITS_2 = newerror("2nd argument to splitbits must be an integer");
+if (! iserror(E_SPLITBITS_3)) E_SPLITBITS_3 = newerror("2nd argument must be an integer > 0");
+
+
+/*
+ * define splitbits function
+ */
+define splitbits(x, b)
+{
+    local ret;		/* list to return */
+    local mask;		/* 2^b-1 */
+    local x_is_reg = 0;	/* true if x < 0 */
+
+    /* firewall */
+    if (! isint(x)) {
+	return error(E_SPLITBITS_1);
+    }
+    if (! isint(b)) {
+	return error(E_SPLITBITS_2);
+    }
+    if (b <= 0) {
+	return error(E_SPLITBITS_3);
+    }
+
+    /* special case: x == 0 */
+    if (x == 0) {
+	return list(0);
+    }
+
+    /* setup for splitting x */
+    ret = list();
+    mask = 2^b-1;
+    if (x < 0) {
+	x_is_reg = 1;
+	x = abs(x);
+    }
+
+    /* split x */
+    while (x > 0) {
+	printf("%d %x\n", size(ret), x);
+	if (x_is_reg) {
+	    append(ret, xor(x & mask, mask));
+	} else {
+	    append(ret, x & mask);
+	}
+	x >>= b;
+    }
+
+    /* return list */
+    return ret;
+}