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From: Nielsen_AD@cc.curtin.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Initializing the random number generator
Message-ID: <5962.277ca804@cc.curtin.edu.au>
Date: 29 Dec 90 06:28:19 GMT
References: <1154@cvbnetPrime.COM>
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
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Regarding the random number generator in HyperCard 2.0:

In article <1154@cvbnetPrime.COM>, aperez@cvbnet.UUCP (Arturo Perez x6739) writes:
> How is that thing initialized?

That is a good question.  The random number function seems to continuously
generate the number "1".  This doesn't seem terribly random to me...
Can the HyperCard team please comment on whether this is a bug, or if
it is something we're doing wrong, like not "initialising" the random number
generator before using it?

Many thanks.

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