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#Random number generation

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    30-Sep-86 16:39:13
Sb: #Random number generation
Fm: A. Caleb Gattegno 73537,2752
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1) I am using Aztec C 3.20a and I get a _ran() undefined or something like that when I link. it seems ran() is missing from my libs, anyone else? 2) Is there any way to get true random numbers? RangeRand() gives the same list of numbers each time it's run. Can I seed with the timer? Tanx, Caleb