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From: rush@xanadu.llnl.gov (Alan Edwards)
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Subject: Re: Random number generation
Summary: check out the library
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Date: 25 Sep 90 21:21:36 GMT
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In article <20092@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> densond@prism.CS.ORST.EDU,
Dave Denson, writes:
>I need a way to generate suitably random numbers in an assembly language 
>program.

If you are serious about it, here is a book to check out:

_Seminumerical Algorithms_ volume 2, by Donald Knuth,
published by Addison Wesley

There is a thorough duscussion of several methods of generating random
numbers which includes discussion of how good or bad they are.

Actually, you should be able to find a comparable book at your local
college library.

Glad to help,
-Alan
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