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Re: Need a good random number generator

Newsgroups comp.sys.apple2.programmer
Date 2013-11-05 10:26 -0800
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Subject Re: Need a good random number generator
From qkumba <peter.ferrie@gmail.com>

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> You need a so called "seed" to initialize your random sequence.
> An easy answer to your question: read Knut!!!
> A little more easy: use AppleSoft ROM routine
> The easiest answer: http://6502.org/source/

But none of these suggestions provide a source for a seed, and the problem with using KEYIN is that it waits for a key.

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Need a good random number generator bpicchi@gmail.com - 2013-11-05 08:25 -0800
  Re: Need a good random number generator Marco Verpelli <mverpelli@libero.it> - 2013-11-05 09:28 -0800
    Re: Need a good random number generator qkumba <peter.ferrie@gmail.com> - 2013-11-05 10:26 -0800
      Re: Need a good random number generator Marco Verpelli <mverpelli@libero.it> - 2013-11-05 10:45 -0800
        Re: Need a good random number generator D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2013-11-05 18:55 +0000
          Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-05 13:02 -0600
    Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-05 12:59 -0600
  Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-05 12:59 -0600
    Re: Need a good random number generator twalkowski <twalkowski32@att.net> - 2013-11-05 11:18 -0800
      Re: Need a good random number generator Marco Verpelli <mverpelli@libero.it> - 2013-11-05 12:43 -0800
        Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-05 23:34 -0600
      Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-05 23:34 -0600
    Re: Need a good random number generator Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com> - 2013-11-06 20:45 -0700
  Re: Need a good random number generator "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-11-05 23:26 -0500
  Re: Need a good random number generator  mmphosis <mmphosis@macgui.com> - 2013-11-09 00:38 +0000
    Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2013-11-08 20:19 -0600
  Re: Need a good random number generator gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2014-02-03 08:53 -0800
    Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2014-02-03 12:21 -0600
      Re: Need a good random number generator gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2014-02-03 12:00 -0800
        Re: Need a good random number generator  mmphosis <mmphosis@macgui.com> - 2014-02-03 22:26 +0000
        Re: Need a good random number generator Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> - 2014-02-03 20:51 -0600
      Re: Need a good random number generator gids.rs@sasktel.net - 2014-02-03 12:00 -0800

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