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Article #2368Re: Random number generation
From: Alan Edwards
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 1990 21:21
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 1990 21:21
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In article <20092@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> densond@prism.CS.ORST.EDU, Dave Denson, writes: >I need a way to generate suitably random numbers in an assembly language >program. If you are serious about it, here is a book to check out: _Seminumerical Algorithms_ volume 2, by Donald Knuth, published by Addison Wesley There is a thorough duscussion of several methods of generating random numbers which includes discussion of how good or bad they are. Actually, you should be able to find a comparable book at your local college library. Glad to help, -Alan -- .------------------------------------. | Alan Edwards: rush@xanadu.llnl.gov | I post...therefore I am. | or: rush%xanadu@lll-crg.llnl.gov | ;-) `------------------------------------'
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!xanadu!rush From: rush@xanadu.llnl.gov (Alan Edwards) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Random number generation Summary: check out the library Message-ID: <68741@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Date: 25 Sep 90 21:21:36 GMT References: <20092@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> Sender: usenet@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lines: 23