The release contains two bug fixes for errors noted originally by V. Forchi. - The implementation of long string values was incorrect, using COMMENT rather than CONTINUE cards. - The placement of the header cursor after opening a primary array was such that unless the user took explicit action to move the cursor, new header records would be written before the EXTEND keyword which is a violation of the FITS standard (although it would not affect the operations of this library). The library now leaves the cursor just after the EXTEND keyword where new keywords are legal. It's still possible for users to write an illegal header but now it requires at least a little effort on their part. This build procedure for FITS library has been changed. The library is now stored as a NetBeans project and the standard NetBeans build script has been modified to generate the fits.jar and fits_src.jar. The names of a number of the test procedures have been slightly modified (XXXTester -> XXXTest) and test data are included in the class jar file. This should not affect the use of the jar.