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2a3031715SAlexander LangerThis is a program which I wrote as a clone of the UNIX 'units'
3a3031715SAlexander Langercommand.  I threw it together in a couple days, but it seems to work,
4a3031715SAlexander Langerwith some restrictions.  I have tested it under DOS with Borland C and
5a3031715SAlexander LangerUltrix 4.2, and SunOS 4.1.
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7a3031715SAlexander LangerThis program differs from the unix units program in the following
8a3031715SAlexander Langerways:
9a3031715SAlexander Langer   it can gracefully handle exponents larger than 9 in output
10a3031715SAlexander Langer   it uses 'e' to denote exponentiation in numbers
11a3031715SAlexander Langer   prefixes are listed in the units file
12a3031715SAlexander Langer   it tries both -s and -es plurals
13a3031715SAlexander Langer   it allows use of * for multiply and ^ for exponentiation in the input
14a3031715SAlexander Langer   the output format is somewhat different
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16a3031715SAlexander LangerAdrian Mariano (adrian@cam.cornell.edu or mariano@geom.umn.edu)
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