Re: Universal random number generator better than just rand()

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From: Raphael mankin
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 16:26

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In article <29257@optima.cs.arizona.edu> azhao@cs.arizona.edu writes:

>Hi there,
>
>Concerning about ANSI-C and POSIX portability of a program, I'm looking
>for a "universal" random number generator. It must be better than just
>rand().
>
Look through the back numbers of the CommACM. Within the past few months there
has been an article on how to write a ``proper'' random number generator.Sorry,
I am not next to my archives and can't look up the issue number for you.

The whole thing is about 10 lines of code.
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