A83: Re: Re: Random numbers

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Subject: A83: Re: Re: Random numbers
From: "Joe Wingbermuehle" <joewing@usmo.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 18:22:38 -0500
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That won't work because you are masking certain bits... it will only work
with numbers between 0 and {1,3,7,15....}.
The way I would get my random numbers is with ZLib routine 2.
Just:
ld b,9
call vector0  ; or whatever you assigned lib2 to
inc a ; a now holds a number between 1 and 9

If you hate SOS, you could steal the routine from ZLib...
or you could do something like:
ld a,r
rra
ld h,0
ld l,a
ld d,h
ld e,a
ld b,9
loop:
add hl,de
djnz loop
inc h ; h holds 1-9 random number

-----Original Message-----
From: Trey Jazz <joemama@minot.com>
To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 3:38 PM
Subject: A83: Re: Random numbers


>
>its _SUPPOSED_ to work if you:
>
> ld a,r
> and 8
> inc a
>
>but ive tried before and havnt had success :/
>
>
>>I'm making a Whack a mole game and I need to know how to get a random
>>number between 1 and 9.
>>
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