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- From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: need random-# generator source (please!)
- Date: Sat, 30 Mar 96 17:19:26 GMT
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- In article <315cee22.18443869@news> josephc@intele.net "Joseph Cheek" writes:
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- >I need source to a random-number generator that will produce severely different
- >numbers when called several times in quick succession. Please help -- where
- >can I find this? TIA
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- Any reasonable random number generator should do that. The C language provides
- one randon number generator rand() which can be seeded using srand(). For
- other suggestions see the FAQ.
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- Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
- Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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