Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:23:40 -0500 (EST)
Message-Id:	<199811171523.KAA29149@indy.delorie.com>
From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to:	<36518E7D.A4FAEAB9@cyberoptics.com> (message from Eric Rudd on
	Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:55:58 -0600)
Subject:	Re: src/libc/ansi/stdlib/rand.c
Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

> However, there is another problem with a 64-bit generator and a
> 32-bit seed, in that it will not be possible to re-start the
> generator at some state that it has gotten itself into.

This is impossible anyway, since there's no way to get the current
seed.

> My vote would be for a simple 32-bit generator.

64-bit generators are "more random" (we hope).

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