From: combee AT cambridge DOT scr DOT slb DOT com (Leendert Combee)
Message-Id: <199708181053.LAA07566@tartan.scr.slb.com>
Subject: Re: True random numbers.
To: xyy AT infonie DOT be.\i (Zampelli St\iphane)
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 11:53:40 +0100 (BST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <01bca8e4$2797c940$165e4ec2@xyy> from "Zampelli St\iphane" at Aug 14, 97 07:07:59 pm
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> 
> 	Can anyone show me a example with srandom, rand, and random functions in
> order to use *true* random numbers ?
>

  There is *no* such a thing as true random numbers on a computer.
  Any sequence is always pseudorandom, and the randomness properties
  depend a lot on the particular randomgenerator used (most attempt
  to simulate an uniform distribution). You best do two things:

   - use info to look up the correct syntax for these functions

   - to get started quick, search the the mail archive (www.delorie.com),
     this subject has come up so many times before...

   - read 'numerical recipies in C' which has whole section devoted on
     good random # generators