Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 03:38:25 -0500
From: meetze AT charlie DOT ece DOT scarolina DOT edu (Murle C. Meetze III)
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: rand()

>My only remaining problem is with rand(), which always seems to return the
>same sequence. Usually there is an initialization routine, but I can't find
>it yet.
 
I am not sure if you know.  From what I am hearing I think 
that you know about it.  But of the rand() functions I have 
seen most are pseudo-random number generators.  Meaning if you 
have a program that prints out 10 random numbers, ever time 
you run it you will get the same thing.  It usually has a 
function known as a seed or like you said an initialization 
function which starts the random number generator.  I haven't 
workied with the rand() function on gcc yet, so I can't tell 
you what the name of the function is.(the init. one)