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From: martens@bowling.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens)
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Subject: Re: Random Number Generation
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Date: 7 Jan 90 21:57:35 GMT
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In article <13614@s.ms.uky.edu> david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- a slipped disk) writes:
.Try, _The_Art_Of_Computer_Programming_ volume 2 (3?) _Semi-Numerical_
._Algorithms_ by D. Knuth.

.You may have a bit of trouble finding it nowadays now that the bookstores
.are only carrying help guides for PC-DOS trashy software..  But it's
.highly recommended regardless.

It's a little dated in places, but very well-written, and a good place
to start (there's a lot to be said for classics).  Any library worthy
of the title will have at least one copy of the entire series.
-=-
-- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu)

Anybody know where I can get a phone with a backspace key?