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Re: flame about random numbers

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From: Gregory Dudek
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 1985 20:49
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Well, the apple II
random number generator does not DEPEND on i/o delays, but they serve to
reseed the generator.  This is especially important (& valuable) in the
game-type applications the were originally referred to.
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Subject: Re: flame about random numbers
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