bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) (01/05/90)
Simply, does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to generate random values on the amiga? I am using a public domaine c compiler and have yet to find a library call to generate random numbers. I've been reading this newsgroup on and off for a year or so but don't recall seeing this discussed. Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
martens@navajo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) (01/05/90)
See "Random Number Generators: Good Ones are Hard to Find," by Steve Park and Keith Miller, CACM, 10/88. There was more discussion in a "Technical Correspondence" section of a recent "Communications." -=- -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu) Anybody know where I can get a phone with a backspace key?
keithh@atreus.uucp (Keith Hanlan) (01/09/90)
In article <15579@haddock.ima.isc.com> bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) writes: > >Simply, does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to generate random Find a book called "Numerical Recipes". It gives you a discussion of the issues, the algorithms, and even the code (Fortran,Pascal, and, I think in the recent editions, C). I have the first edition and think it is a great book. Unfortunately, it's at home so I can't give you the ISBN or publisher. Keith Keith Hanlan Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada 613-765-4645 uunet!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!bmers58!atreus!keithh or keithh@bnr.ca
martens@bowling.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) (01/09/90)
There's an article in the latest CACM (Jan or Feb '90) on implementing the minimal standard RNG that may be worth checking out. -=- -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu) Anybody know where I can get a phone with a backspace key?
840445m@aucs.uucp (Alan McKay) (01/10/90)
In article <1161@bmers58.UUCP> keithh@atreus.UUCP (Keith Hanlan) writes: >In article <15579@haddock.ima.isc.com> bryanc@haddock.ima.isc.com (Bryan Cote) writes: >> >>Simply, does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to generate random > Find a book called "Numerical Recipes". It gives you a discussion > of the issues, the algorithms, and even the code (Fortran,Pascal, > and, I think in the recent editions, C). > > I have the first edition and think it is a great book. > Unfortunately, it's at home so I can't give you the ISBN or > publisher. > > Keith >Keith Hanlan >Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada 613-765-4645 >uunet!utgpu!bnr-vpa!bnr-fos!bmers58!atreus!keithh or keithh@bnr.ca Numerical Recipes in C --- ISBN 0-521-35465-X published by cambridge university press. Yes, it is an exellent book! P.S. Hi Keith -- + Alan W. McKay + VOICE: (902) 542-1565 + + Acadia University + "Courage my friend, it is not yet too late + + WOLFVILLE, N.S. + to make the world a better place." + + 840445m@AcadiaU.CA + - Tommy Douglas +