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From: Jason Persampieri <helgaorg AT cis DOT ufl DOT edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Random Stuff
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 10:31:12 -0400
Organization: University of Florida Computer Science Department
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Jason Persampieri wrote:
> 
> I heard recently that SGI had a new cool way to get random numbers that
> blows away anything done before...
> 
> They seed the function with something based on an image evaluation of
> two the reflection of one lava lamp onto another.  This supposedly gives
> the closest thing to a perfect random number yet!
> 
> Jason Persampieri

oops, this was supposed to be a reply to the thread above 'Newbie
questions' or something like that...

Sorry.

Jason Persampieri

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