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From: m5@bobkat.UUCP (Mike McNally )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Random Numbers ...
Message-ID: <3472@bobkat.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 88 23:42:12 GMT
References: <11972@brl-adm.ARPA> <7097@sol.ARPA>
Reply-To: m5@bobkat.UUCP (Mike McNally (Man from Mars))
Organization: Digital Lynx, Inc; Dallas, TX
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Linear congruential random number generators are fine because of their
simplicity, but unless the entire seed is used the results are not very
random.  Get ahold of a graphics system and do a simple pairs test by
plotting random x-y positions for a while.  You'll see nifty patterns.

The BSD (?) random() functions are decidedly superior, though somewhat
slower.

-- 
Mike McNally, mercifully employed at Digital Lynx ---
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    And Garland fair, whose perfumed air flows soft about my feet...
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