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From: mburkey@gara.une.oz (Marty)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: random numbers
Message-ID: <1094@gara.une.oz>
Date: 21 Aug 89 23:54:04 GMT
References: <876.24EFA953@busker.FIDONET.ORG>
Organization: University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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In article <876.24EFA953@busker.FIDONET.ORG>, Rik.Stevans@f226.n105.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Rik Stevans) writes:
> Does anyone have a good random number generator for 'c'?  i need a 
> function which will return an integer less than zero (just like rnd 

  There are two random functions that have been written for C. (Though I
  haven't the faintest wot compilers have got 'em and wot haven't). 
  rand() and random() come with associated srand() and srandom() functions
  to start the sewuence at a given point rather tha at the beginning. If
  they happen to be in your libraries then they will most likely happen to
  be in math.h - but if they ain't there then they ain't anywhere.

     Failing that, just about any Comp. Svi. text book will have a random
  number generation algorithm.

     -Marty.