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At 12:06 10/23/00 +0200, you wrote:
> > Is it possible to work with numbers that are larger than the size of an
> > unsigned long long int in DJGPP? (For example, 99999999999971737666) If so,
> > please explain how.
>
>You make arrays in which each element is a "classical" integer that you
>treat like a digit (e.g. [0..(2**31)-1]  instead of [0..9])
>You find 5 programmed models and plenty of links on that page

Well I found an easy(er) way of doing it that solved my problems perfectly. 
The Integer class... supports really really really big numbers, and is in 
libgpp.

Mithrandi