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random numbersCan you write a piece of code that gets you a truly random number from the Spectrum, or is it only capable of generating a pseudo-random number (ie. …
... a truly random number - as the chances of any single random number being small ... /> Redefine the question as "a random integer between the values of ... -
How can I get around having to press ENTER at the scroll query?Or how can I get my program to run on until I stop it?
I read the 'random number' thread and wondered if there ... -
How can I get around having to press ENTER at the scroll query?Or how can I get my program to run on until I stop it?
... even 65,000 for my random number generator idea.
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im looking for a machine code star-field routineim looking for a machine code star-field routine. preferably with mnemonics.
... 8 bits. You pick a random number plus a fixed minimum to ... make a 16-bit number for the speed of movement ... -
im looking for a fill routine written in basici know this would be slow but i want to tinker with it to produce something else.
... pixel row, then generating a random number, and if it's above ... right across (or uses the random scattering algorithm I described).
im looking for a fill routine written in basici know this would be slow but i want to tinker with it to produce something else.
I did one of these a bit ago, based on a basic whatsit, but I don't recall where the basic was.
http://www.boriel.com/forum/bug-reports/download/file.php?id=33
Here's the core of it in Boriel's basic:
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Summary : Fifty Pascal Programs by SybexI got around getting [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001037"]this book[/url] and have had a look through it which consists of…
... The program also adds a random number function which is only ... I made my own random number function in Hisoft Pascal ... multiply to get a random number within a certain range ... inumber : integer;
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100 xr, yr,
Summary : Fifty Pascal Programs by SybexI got around getting [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001037"]this book[/url] and have had a look through it which consists of…
... that and put my own random number generator, which is used in ... to generate a random number. On the Amstrad version random(0); is used ... }
100 seed, {random seed}
110 score, {number OF turns}
Summary : Fifty Pascal Programs by SybexI got around getting [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001037"]this book[/url] and have had a look through it which consists of…
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So my random number generator needs changing from this ... BEGIN
210 seed:=random(0);
220 result ... br />
And the random number seed could be initially set ...
would improve the random?
Please understand ...Summary : Fifty Pascal Programs by SybexI got around getting [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=2001037"]this book[/url] and have had a look through it which consists of…
... uses some kind of Random Number Generator for generating the ... I've added my own Random Number Generator again, which has ... and made the number a bit more random on the ... answer,
550 right, {number OF right answers}
560 ...Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…
Get a random number which is an integer, then multiply by two.Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…
[quote="arttu;947655"]Get a random number which is an integer, then ... (RND*100) [i] ... get a random number make sure its a whole ... number too[/i]
20 PRINT ... PRINT A' [i] ... print new number (on same line as original ...Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…
... use PEEK 23672 as a random number between 0 and 255 because ... , it can work as a random number when it is included in ... you´ll obtain an even random number between 0 and 510. Quick ...Getting an even random numberWhat would be the best, simplest way to do this ? I was thinking of say: A = RND*100 Then a conditional along the lines of: IF A / 2 <> I…
That might work out a fraction better actually, thanks. I'm really after a random number between 0 and 63. But it must occasionally be 0 rather than "1 to 63" :)Non-repetitive RNDHi guys) Perhaps, some of you already encountered a situation, when one needed a set of [b]unique [/b](pseudo-)random values, say, from zero to 25…
... that means that following one random number, any number is just as likely ... to be the next random number, including the exact same ... a “1”, the next random number is just as likely to ... if the random number is the same as a previous random number.
...Non-repetitive RNDHi guys) Perhaps, some of you already encountered a situation, when one needed a set of [b]unique [/b](pseudo-)random values, say, from zero to 25…
... cannot generate truly random numbers. For a truly random number generator, you ... the seed for a pseudo random number generator ;-)
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To get truly random numbers, the extra hardware needed ... way to convert the random analogue voltages to a ...Non-repetitive RNDHi guys) Perhaps, some of you already encountered a situation, when one needed a set of [b]unique [/b](pseudo-)random values, say, from zero to 25…
A linear congruential pseudo-random number generator will do that.
< ... a row, in a seemingly random order.Random GRASSHello guys, Many yrs ago I used predefined UDG as grass to fill some area, adding to it via PLOT or POKE. It seems that PRINTing a string$ combin…
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Generate a random number,( whole number between the max and min ... or greater than the previous random result (so theres a one ...Random GRASSHello guys, Many yrs ago I used predefined UDG as grass to fill some area, adding to it via PLOT or POKE. It seems that PRINTing a string$ combin…
... with the arrays using a random number of the array index.
print at y,x;g$[random];
using a loop to ...Short unattended type-in'sThis follows a similar topic on the BBC/Acorn forum (said topic can be found [url="https://stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14919"]here[/url…
... a loop of say a random number (min 10 max 100) of ... better to then put the 'random picks for the address' into ...random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…
... ! If you want to generate random numbers then the next time ... will not get the same number because of their being randomly ... ! Imagine a dice as a random number generator from 1 to 6 ...random number generator without using rnd in basicwhat is the simplest way to generate random numbers in basic (0-255), without using the rnd statement? i also want it to always generate the same…
... Mike, so all the pseudo-random number generators (RNGs) output completely ... these two kinds of pseudo-random numbers important?
... work is that each number generated depends on the ... algorithm. And the first number generated depends on the seed ...Looking for Chaos remake "Chaos Groove"The best Chaos remake is Chaos Groove but the homepage for it has become defunct. The version I had on my old hd before it became corrupted included …
... a mathematician. It adds a random number from 1-10 to att ...Looking for Chaos remake "Chaos Groove"The best Chaos remake is Chaos Groove but the homepage for it has become defunct. The version I had on my old hd before it became corrupted included …
[quote="SteveSmith;960810"] It adds a random number from 1-10 to att & def, and if att > def, the attacker wins.
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So 1 vs 8 and then 1 vs 9 has a 0.03% chance of happening, I think. Good work.Looking for Chaos remake "Chaos Groove"The best Chaos remake is Chaos Groove but the homepage for it has become defunct. The version I had on my old hd before it became corrupted included …
... ="SteveSmith;960810"] It adds a random number from 1-10 to att ...Son et Lumiere - a lightsynth from 1985.I wrote this back in 1985, inspired by Jeff Minter's Psychedelia; I think I was the only person who actually bought the Spectrum version! I wanted…
... that in turn drove a random number generator which created patterns of ...this code wont give me a random starfieldim using a peice of code that ive copied from a book, ignore most of it as it is redundant. for some reason i get a strange random starfield instead …
... /> ... if you want a more random placement of stars, then get ...
ld bc,1000 ; number of stars.
loop: push ...
ld a,(hl) ; Get "random" number from location.
inc hl ...this code wont give me a random starfieldim using a peice of code that ive copied from a book, ignore most of it as it is redundant. for some reason i get a strange random starfield instead …
... /> ... if you want a more random placement of stars, then get ...
ld bc,1000 ; number of stars.
loop: push ...
ld a,(hl) ; Get "random" number from location.
inc hl ...this code wont give me a random starfieldim using a peice of code that ive copied from a book, ignore most of it as it is redundant. for some reason i get a strange random starfield instead …
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; in ...Carnival: is it broken and can it be fixed?[url=https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/823/ZX-Spectrum/Carnival]Carnival[/url] by Eclipse software is ostensibly one of the Speccy's most arcade-…
... sec the game checks the random number and the chance for taking ...
