

     DESCRIPTION OF BASIC LANGUAGE SAMPLE PROGRAMS PROVIDED
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     File                       Program
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     cel2fahr.bas      Celsius to Fahrenheit convertor.

     dec2bin.bas       Converts a positive integer into binary.

     dow.bas           Finds the Day of Week for a given date without using
                       the DOW builtin function.

     easter.bas        Computes the date of Easter Sunday for any
                       year after 1582.

     fact.bas          Calculates Factorial.

     fahr2cel.bas      Fahrenheit to Celsius convertor.

     fcopy.bas         Copies a text file to another file/ standard output.

     invdet.bas        Finds the determinant, inverse of a square matrix
                       of order upto 40.

     lister.bas        Program to list a text-file/ program source code
                       file neatly on Standard Output. The output of the
                       program can be redirected to a file/printer so
                       that the listing can be stored in a listing file
                       or it can be printed on a printer.

                       Usage : lister  filespec  [nn]  [-{l|L}]
                          filespec :: The name of file to be listed.
                          nn       :: Number of lines per page to be listed.
                                      If omitted, taken as 58.
                          -L       :: If this option is chosen, each line
                                      of text listed is preceded by its
                                      line-number.

     Magic.bas         Makes magic squares of odd order upto 19.

     matadd.bas        Adds 2 matrices(Max. size 40).

     matsub.bas        Subtracts 2 matrices(Max. size 40).

     matmul.bas        Multiplies 2 matrices(Max. size 40).

     matop.bas         Menu Program for matrix operations. The programs
                       matadd, matsub, matmul, invdet should be available
                       in executable binary form in the current path
                       before this program is used.

     natsum.bas        Finds sum of n natural numbers

     Palind.bas        To test if a string is a Palindrome.

     PCase.bas         Converts the string into Proper Case.

     primtest.bas      Tests if an integer is a Prime.

     quadsol.bas       Solves the Quadratic Equation.

     Reverse.bas       Reverses a string

     RighTri.bas       Tests for Right Angled Triangle - given 3 sides

     Roman.bas         Converts a Roman Numeral to decimal.

     sumdigit.bas      Finds the sum of digits of a number

     TriArea.bas       Finds the area of a triangle - given 3 sides

     TriArea1.bas      Finds area and 3rd side of a triangle - given 2
                       sides and the included angle.

     tstmagic.bas      Tests if an integer is a magic number.

     weekday.bas       Finds the Day of Week for a given date using the
                       DOW builtin function.

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