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Re: random number generator

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From: Ed_DeWan
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:39
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So, you have to supply your own seed, presumably "at random"? I have solved this problem by using Perl to generate a file of random numbers suitable for my PostScript application, and then reading them in with the read command, as per Alex's suggestion.
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