From: Erkki Purola
Subject: random numbers
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <36800AB5.463E2AA1@pp.inet.fi>

 How do I generate random numbers? I've got Gnu CL, and I use (random
MAX).
But first number is always 19, then it's 43 or something.. I mean, when
I start GCL,
first random integer will always be the same. Help!

From: Barry Margolin
Subject: Re: random numbers
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <uYTf2.22$en4.2605@burlma1-snr1.gtei.net>

In article <·················@pp.inet.fi>,
Erkki Purola  <············@pp.inet.fi> wrote:
> How do I generate random numbers? I've got Gnu CL, and I use (random
>MAX).
>But first number is always 19, then it's 43 or something.. I mean, when
>I start GCL,
>first random integer will always be the same. Help!

See the MAKE-RANDOM-STATE function.

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