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From: cronk@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Brian C Cronk)
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Subject: Pseudorandom Number Generator Information Needed
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Date: 20 Dec 90 19:47:25 GMT
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Could anyone provide me with some information about pseudorandom number
generators?  For example, does Microsoft use the same generator in all of
their products (e.g. Microsoft Basic, Microsoft Pascal, etc.).  What about
Borland (e.g. Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, etc).  Do different versions of these
programs use different pseudorandom number generators?

Does anyone know of any information available as to how 'good' these
pseudorandom number generators are?  Is their source code available? 
What about statistics on them?

Any information would be greatly appreciated.  Please EMail me at
internet: Cronk@convex.csd.uwm.edu since I do not read these newsgroups
regularly.

Thanks in advance,
Brian C. Cronk
Department of Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee