+17 Mar 2002
+ * Changed deref-pointer so it always returns a character when
+ called with a :char or :unsigned-char type
+ * Removed function ensure-char as no longer needed
+ * Added missing :byte specifier to Lispworks
+ * Changed default string type in Lispworks to :unsigned-char
+ which is the native type for Lispworks foreign-strings.
+ * Reworked strtol to handle new character pointing method
+
+16 Mar 2002