Re: random numbers
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Re: random numbers
On Tuesday, June 30, 1998, at 10:17 Tucker writes:
>it uses a set pattern of seed numbers in an equation that seems to
>generate "random" numbers...same way computer does it, except on
>computer you can use the clock to seed randoms
>
>Chris Hiszpanski wrote:
>>
>> How does the calculator fin random numbers? Just curious.
Well, obviously, but what's the equation? I figured out the pattern for
the *first* rand# for any seed (a really simple equation using iPart and
some constants), but I can't tell how it generates subsequent #s. I
imagine there must be an equation for generating the next number based on
the last one; it would seem stupid to just have a big list of numbers in
memory.
BTW, I use the 82, although I think the rand#generator is the
same for all the calcs (those with Z80s, anyway). And I haven't done any
work in asm language; I don't even know if there is a rand#generator in
asm.
Thanks,
Ben Przybyla
syzygy.bp@juno.com
And if the ti.com faq site that the other post gave explains all this,
sorry. I haven't seen it.
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