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From: | Jason Persampieri <helgaorg AT cis DOT ufl DOT edu> |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
Subject: | Re: Random Stuff |
Date: | Tue, 29 Jul 1997 10:31:12 -0400 |
Organization: | University of Florida Computer Science Department |
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Jason Persampieri wrote: > > I heard recently that SGI had a new cool way to get random numbers that > blows away anything done before... > > They seed the function with something based on an image evaluation of > two the reflection of one lava lamp onto another. This supposedly gives > the closest thing to a perfect random number yet! > > Jason Persampieri oops, this was supposed to be a reply to the thread above 'Newbie questions' or something like that... Sorry. Jason Persampieri
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