diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
index 1a8df16c382..0cfb04abb75 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Cartesian.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct Cartesian_base_ref_count
     struct Handle { typedef Handle_for<T>    type; };
 
     template < typename Kernel2 >
-    struct base { typedef Cartesian_base_ref_count<FT_, Kernel2>  other; };
+    struct Base { typedef Cartesian_base_ref_count<FT_, Kernel2>  Type; };
 
     // TODO: cleanup (use Rational_traits<> instead)
     static   FT make_FT(const RT & num, const RT& denom) { return num/denom;}
diff --git a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h
index 6a5d2d82a2e..7e94a84c362 100644
--- a/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h
+++ b/Packages/Cartesian_kernel/include/CGAL/Simple_cartesian.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct Cartesian_base_no_ref_count
     struct Handle { typedef Simple_Handle_for<T>   type; };
 
     template < typename Kernel2 >
-    struct base { typedef Cartesian_base_no_ref_count<FT_, Kernel2>  other; };
+    struct Base { typedef Cartesian_base_no_ref_count<FT_, Kernel2>  Type; };
 
     // TODO: cleanup (use Rational_traits<> instead)
     static   FT make_FT(const RT & num, const RT& denom) { return num/denom;}
diff --git a/Packages/H2/changes.txt b/Packages/H2/changes.txt
index b48501facfa..148e5872077 100644
--- a/Packages/H2/changes.txt
+++ b/Packages/H2/changes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.83 (7 May 2003)
+- Changed names in kernel rebind/base mechanism
+
 2.82 (24 February 2003)
 - Remove duplicate typedef.
 
diff --git a/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Homogeneous.h b/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Homogeneous.h
index 4b8f40d23fa..f025baf45cc 100644
--- a/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Homogeneous.h
+++ b/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Homogeneous.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ struct Homogeneous_base_ref_count
     struct Handle { typedef Handle_for<T>    type; };
 
     template < typename Kernel2 >
-    struct base {
-        typedef Homogeneous_base_ref_count<RT_,FT_,Kernel2> other;
+    struct Base {
+        typedef Homogeneous_base_ref_count<RT_,FT_,Kernel2> Type;
     };
 
     // TODO: cleanup (use Rational_traits<> instead)
diff --git a/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Simple_homogeneous.h b/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Simple_homogeneous.h
index 60bbe917314..efcf0197241 100644
--- a/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Simple_homogeneous.h
+++ b/Packages/H2/include/CGAL/Simple_homogeneous.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ struct Homogeneous_base_no_ref_count
     struct Handle { typedef Simple_Handle_for<T>    type; };
 
     template < typename Kernel2 >
-    struct base {
-        typedef Homogeneous_base_no_ref_count<RT_,FT_,Kernel2> other;
+    struct Base {
+        typedef Homogeneous_base_no_ref_count<RT_,FT_,Kernel2> Type;
     };
 
     // TODO: cleanup (use Rational_traits<> instead)