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From: v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson)
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Subject: Random number generators
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Anyone need an excellent random number generator????


In my graduate studies, I am writing an optimization 
program based on the relatively unexploited 'Genetic
Algorithms' technique for the University of Buffalo.

In my wanderings (and beggings), I was given a terrific
random number generator, by ......um......oh......shoot -
I forget (I will make sure he gets credit, but the name
escapes me right now).

Anyway I will pass it along (he said its ok), if anyone needs
it. Again it is terriffic. 

It operates as follows;

   First a subroutine is called to initialize it, which
requests 2 user seeds between 0 & 32000 (an enormity of
  seed combos!). Then it is called as a mere function every 
   time you need a random number (between 0 & 1 but scalable)

Apparently (again, I forget exactly) but I think it is capable
of generating 10E6 random numbers from each pair of seeds!!!!




Up for grabs....



Shawn Thompson

V087MXGB@UBVMS.CC.BUFFALO.EDU
(Grad School of Mechanical Engineering)

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