diff -r 6897f584accb -r 7c64da3964e4 Number.st
--- a/Number.st	Tue Apr 14 19:20:31 1998 +0200
+++ b/Number.st	Tue Apr 14 19:25:10 1998 +0200
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
  hereby transferred.
 "
 
-'From Smalltalk/X, Version:3.2.1 on 25-oct-1997 at 9:24:55 pm'                  !
-
 ArithmeticValue subclass:#Number
 	instanceVariableNames:''
 	classVariableNames:''
@@ -86,11 +84,13 @@
 
         (nextChar == $-) ifTrue:[
             negative := true.
-            nextChar := str nextPeek
+            str next.
+            nextChar := str peekOrNil
         ] ifFalse:[
             negative := false.
             (nextChar == $+) ifTrue:[
-                nextChar := str nextPeek
+                str next.
+                nextChar := str peekOrNil
             ]
         ].
         nextChar isDigit ifFalse:[
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 "/          ^ value
         ].
         value := Integer readFrom:str radix:10 onError:freakOut.
-        nextChar := str peek.
+        nextChar := str peekOrNil.
         ((nextChar == $r) or:[ nextChar == $R]) ifTrue:[
             str next.
             radix := value.
@@ -109,21 +109,25 @@
             radix := 10
         ].
         (nextChar == $.) ifTrue:[
-            nextChar := str nextPeek.
+            str next.
+            nextChar := str peekOrNil.
             (nextChar notNil and:[nextChar isDigitRadix:radix]) ifTrue:[
                 value := value asFloat 
                          + (Number readMantissaFrom:str radix:radix).
-                nextChar := str peek
+                nextChar := str peekOrNil
             ]
         ].
         ((nextChar == $e) or:[nextChar == $E]) ifTrue:[
-            nextChar := str nextPeek.
+            str next.
+            nextChar := str peekOrNil.
             signExp := 1.
             (nextChar == $+) ifTrue:[
-                nextChar := str nextPeek
+                str next.
+                nextChar := str peekOrNil.
             ] ifFalse:[
                 (nextChar == $-) ifTrue:[
-                    nextChar := str nextPeek.
+                    str next.
+                    nextChar := str peekOrNil.
                     signExp := -1
                 ]
             ].
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@
      '+00000123.45' asNumber  
     "
 
-    "Modified: 8.10.1996 / 19:24:01 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 14.4.1998 / 19:22:50 / cg"
 !
 
 readSmalltalkSyntaxFrom:aStream
@@ -227,13 +231,16 @@
 
     value := 0.0.
     factor := 1.0 / radix.
-    nextChar := aStream peek.
+    nextChar := aStream peekOrNil.
     [nextChar notNil and:[nextChar isDigitRadix:radix]] whileTrue:[
-	value := value + (nextChar digitValue * factor).
-	factor := factor / radix.
-	nextChar := aStream nextPeek
+        value := value + (nextChar digitValue * factor).
+        factor := factor / radix.
+        aStream next.
+        nextChar := aStream peekOrNil
     ].
     ^ value
+
+    "Modified: / 14.4.1998 / 18:47:47 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !Number methodsFor:'coercing'!
@@ -493,5 +500,5 @@
 !Number class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Number.st,v 1.41 1997-10-28 19:12:04 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Number.st,v 1.42 1998-04-14 17:25:10 cg Exp $'
 ! !