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Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL

Newsgroups	comp.sys.apple2.programmer
Date	2015-12-23 17:25 -0800
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Subject	Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL
From	gids.rs@sasktel.net

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On Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 1:53:47 PM UTC-6, D Finnigan wrote:
> gids.rs wrote:
> > 
> > I am curious as to what routines are at each of link-local addresses that
> > one could possibly want to be so random after loading or running a new
> > file
> > each time?
> >
> 
> I don't understand your question, but here is a link to the RFC, 3927:
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3927
> 
> 
> -- 
> ]DF$
> The Marina IP stack for Apple II--
> http://marina.a2hq.com/

Since the $4E.4F were being reset each time access was being made to the MLI and only calls that use a buffer (OPEN, READ, WRITE, BLKREAD, BLKWRITE), I ascertained (ok ASSUMED) you were intentionally loading files that required a random number for some reason.

But all is clear now for the random usage.

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ProDOS and the random seed RNDL D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-12-21 19:45 +0000
  Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL awanderin <awanderin@gmail.com> - 2015-12-22 23:38 -0700
    Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-12-23 19:39 +0000
  Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2015-12-23 09:23 -0800
    Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-12-23 19:51 +0000
      Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2015-12-23 17:25 -0800
        Re: ProDOS and the random seed RNDL D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2016-01-04 19:02 +0000

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