From: "Al Amzeen (Alexandr Amzin)" <amzeen AT mtu-net DOT ru>
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Subject: Re: randomize
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 20:25:28 +0400
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Greetings, Yannick Benoit <yannick DOT benoit AT dr DOT cgocable DOT ca>! You wrote:
> hey,
> is there a way to use randomize(); with allegro ?
of course there is.

use this code:

#include <bios.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
/* time.h for any case... :) */

main () {
srandom(biostime(0,0));
/* from 0 to 8 */
int rand_num=random()%9;
printf ("Random number:%d\n",rand_num);
}