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- From: ghporter@NetXpress.com (Glenn H. Porter)
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- Subject: Re: Statistically Random Number algorithm
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:18:29 GMT
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- I recommend you look into the cryptography field for truly
- statistically random numbers. Look for a book called "Applied
- Cryptography" by Bruce Schneier, published by John Wiley and Sons, New
- York. Schneier goes into some detail on how to generate truly random
- numbers on a computer (and shows how poorly rand() does at
- randomness).
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- Regards,
- Glenn
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