FIXIT: A BASIC TRANSLATION UTILITY, Version 1.0 OCTOBER, 1983

      Author:  Tom Harris, Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH

      Operating System:  VAX/VMS V3.4, RSTS/E V8.0, RSX-11M PLUS V4.1

      Memory Required:  64KB    Source Language:  VAX BASIC V2.1

      Abstract:  This program assists in converting either  BASIC-PLUS-2  V1.6
      programs   or  programs  written  in  one  of  the  numerous  MicroBASIC
      implementations into VAX BASIC V2 program format.  The  program  can  be
      compiled and run under VAX-11 BASIC or under PDP-11 BASIC-PLUS-2.

      The program asks for input  and  output  file  names,  as  well  as  for
      information regarding the type of BASIC and some formatting information.
      It performs the following operations:

            o  Prettyprinting - indenting to show structure

            o  END IF insertion - to allow for removal of line numbers

            o  Movement of MAP, DIM, and  COMMON  statements  to  low-numbered
               statement numbers.

            o  Blank insertion - for programs with blanks compressed out

            o  Removal of backslash characters

            o  Removal of unnecessary ampersand characters

      When  converting  programs  written  in  one  of  the  MicroBASIC  (e.g.
      MicroSoft  BASIC)  dialects,  numerous  special-case transformations are
      made to assist the conversion  effort.   Note,  this  utility  does  NOT
      handle  all  possible dependencies of the many microBASIC systems in the
      marketplace, rather it assists by handling mechanical changes.

      The program is written with a goal of being easy to  modify,  especially
      for handling specific variants of the MicroBASIC implementations.

      Documentation on magnetic media.