ARTABAR@MTUS5.BITNET (08/11/90)
Hell...I am attempting to do random number generation on an SE/30 (using Think pascal 3.0). However, I dont get random (using the Mac's RANDOM function) numbers...I get sequences...the same over and over. Is there any way to make the numbers a bit more random appearing? Please respond to me directly..I dont usually read this group. Thanx. ====================================================================== Blam. "Stop!" Blam. Blam. | Andy... "Police!" Blam. | ARTABAR@MTUS5 (Bitnet) | ARTABAR%MTUS5.BITNET@VM1.NODAK.EDU | (Internet)
cory@three.mv.com (Cory Kempf) (08/15/90)
ARTABAR@MTUS5.BITNET writes: >Hell...I am attempting to do random number generation on an SE/30 (using >Think pascal 3.0). However, I dont get random (using the Mac's RANDOM >function) numbers...I get sequences...the same over and over. Is there any >way to make the numbers a bit more random appearing? >Please respond to me directly..I dont usually read this group. Thanx. What you need is a seed value. Every Random number algm. that I have seen is DESIGNED to produce the same numbers, given the same seed (makes debugging easier). Common sources for seeds are things like the tickcount of the last keyclick/mousedown, and the number of seconds since time began (the date in seconds), among others. +C -- Cory Kempf I do speak for the company (sometimes). The EnigamI Co. 603 883 2474 email: cory@three.mv.com, harvard!zinn!three!cory