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Can anyone tell me how to generate a random number without using a random inbuilt function in C.
Aug 10 '07 #1
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JosAH
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Can anyone tell me how to generate a random number without using a random inbuilt function in C.
Build one yourself? There are many different pseudo random number generators
out there; just google.

kind regards,

Jos
Aug 10 '07 #2
markmcgookin
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http://www.cs.wm.edu/~va/software/park/park.html
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