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Great!....
..ehm.. How do I get that Starting random # ?

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Fra: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
Til: Thomas Turn Jensen <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Dato: 10. september 1998 21:02
Emne: Re: A83: Random values


>
>Random algorithms are quite numerous out there... one idea is to take the
>previous random number you got, rotate it some, add some, eor some, then try
>the program and see if there's a visible pattern. If there is, change some of
>the constants and try again...
>
>Linus
>
>On 10-Sep-98, Thomas Turn Jensen wrote:
>>I need to get two random values...
>>one in the range [0..94] and the other in [1..64] (yes you guesed it - it's
>>for the graph-screen)
>
>>I've found a function called "_Random" but have no idea what parameters it
>>takes where - nor what/where the output is...
>
>>Could someone either explain to me how it works or tell me how to write
>>something which results in the above mentined numbers. (If i get a function
>>that results in a random byte thats ok - where I need it, speed isn't
>>essential so I can just check it and if not good generate another random
>>number)
>>In case someone gives me some code, _plz_ explain what it does as I'm more
>>interesting in learning how to make it rather than always use other peoples
>>code.
>
>>Thank you.
>
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>
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