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From: C489030@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Greg Hodgdon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: random no. in assembly?
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Date: 29 Jan 91 17:35:07 GMT
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Hi all.  I am looking for a way to generate random numbers in an assembly
language program.  The entry point to the applesoft RND function would
be a start, but I really just need an algorithm.  I'm using one that
shifts a 2-byte seed left once and adds it back to the seed. that doesn't
give very good results after the first few numbers.

  thanks

  greg   c489030@umcvmb.missouri.edu