Re: Random Number Generator

["alan shore" <SHOREA@xxxxxxxx>]

Point taken, but a random number generator should NOT give the same result 
given the same initial data. You wouldn't believe what an incredible amount of 
money has been spent in attempting to create such a piece of software. This 
type of logic was first thought of by the British government decades ago, but 
was scrapped when they realized how limited it was. 

>>> "Leif Svalgaard" <leif@leif.org> 08/07/01 05:06PM >>>
From: alan shore <SHOREA@dime.com>

> Surely, this cannot be a random number generator, as the same number will
be  generated at the same time of day.

as there are only 10000 possible 4-digit PINs, so what?
If you assign 30000 PINs a day you cycle through every
number three times already. If you don't do that many
PINs, but say only 100, then the chance that you will
the same number is small.



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