+ * Revision 1.9 2001/02/03 16:05:17 mdw
+ * Make flags be unsigned. Improve the write algorithm: recurse until the
+ * parts are one word long and use single-precision arithmetic from there.
+ * Fix off-by-one bug when breaking the number apart.
+ *
+ * Revision 1.8 2000/12/06 20:32:42 mdw
+ * Reduce binary bytes (to allow marker bits to be ignored). Fix error
+ * message string a bit. Allow leading `+' signs.
+ *