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  2. From: ags@seaman.cc.purdue.edu (Dave Seaman)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
  4. Subject: Re: random number in C++
  5. Date: 31 Jan 1996 17:32:23 -0500
  6. Organization: Purdue University
  7. Message-ID: <4eoqln$kac@seaman.cc.purdue.edu>
  8. References: <4eoh03$6jb@pacemaker.cts>
  9. NNTP-Posting-Host: seaman.cc.purdue.edu
  10.  
  11. In article <4eoh03$6jb@pacemaker.cts>,
  12. Brian A. Bucher <babucher@mtu.edu> wrote:
  13.  
  14. >Is there _ANY_ way to get a truly random number in a C++ program?
  15. >rand and srand do not generate random numbers, they generate
  16. >pseudo-random numbers, which is what I don't need.
  17.  
  18. What exactly is it about pseudo-random numbers that doesn't fit your
  19. intended application?
  20.  
  21. DAve Seaman
  22.