non-randomness in rand()

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From: utzoodecvaxdecwrlsunmegatestp500...
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1983 20:39

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rand(), the random number generator in the UNIX library, returns
alternating even and odd numbers.

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From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!sun!megatest!p500vax:pat
Newsgroups: net.bugs
Title: non-randomness in rand()
Article-I.D.: p500vax.178
Posted: Fri Mar 18 20:39:43 1983
Received: Tue Mar 22 06:37:35 1983
Subject: non-randomness in rand()
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1983 20:39:43 +0000
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