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- Random
-
- An Objective-C class for NeXT computers to provide services for random
- number generation and also die rolling.
-
- The Random class implements its own random number generator with a cycle
- length of 8.8 trillion.
-
- The algorithm used by the Random class is that given in the article:
- "A Higly Random Random-Number Generator" by T.A. Elkins
- Computer Language, Volume 6, Number 12 (December 1989), Pages 59-65
- Published by:
- Miller Freeman Publications
- 500 Howard Street
- San Francisco, CA 94105
- (415) 397-1881
-
- Version 1.0, 1991 May 30
-
- Written by Gregor Purdy, Contemporary Design Studios
-
- Real Job Contact Information (NOT Contemporary Design Studios):
- gregor@oit.itd.umich.edu
- University of Michigan / 1600 SEB / 610 E. University / Ann Arbor / MI / 48109
-
- THIS WORK IS DISTRIBUTED AS IS, WITH NO WARANTEE OR GUARANTEE EXPRESSED OR
- IMPLIED IN ANY RESPECT. THE AUTHOR IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USAGE OF THIS WORK.
-
- That said, I do welcome comments, suggestions, and bug reports. I want to use
- this in some of my own projects, so I'm very interested in making sure it
- works correctly. Feel free to drop me an email or letter with your comments.
-
- This work is distributed as FreeWare. Its usage and distribution,
- however, are governed by the GNU "Copyleft" (version 1) described in the file
- "COPYING" which should be in the same directory as this file, if everything
- went well with downloading, uncompressing, and untarring this distribution.
- At your option, you may consider this work governed by a later release of
- the GNU "Copyleft".
-
- This README and the file COPYING must remain with any derivative works.
-
- See the COPYING file included for distribution and usage rights.