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Re: RNG Test: Code to generate Diehard file in Euphoria

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at ATTCANADA.NET> Feb 17, 2000
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Joel H. Crook writes:

> Maybe RDS might like to weigh in and state the
> source and/or type of RNG that is coded into Euphoria.

I got the algorithm from a paper that was published about
10 years ago. The algorithm is public domain, and was
claimed to have better randomness than most other algorithms
of that time. Since some users depend on this algorithm
for encrypting their data, I'd rather not make the details public.

If you find any defects or shortcomings in rand() please
let me know exactly what they are. So far all I've heard
is "good for most purposes" or "doesn't measure up well
on some of the (completely unspecified) tests".

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com