NAME
- FastRand
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quickly generate a somewhat random integer
SYNOPSIS
number = FastRand(seed);
ULONG FastRand(ULONG);
ULONG FastRand(ULONG);
FUNCTION
Seed value is taken from stack, shifted left one position, exclusive-or'ed with hex value $1D872B41 and returned.
INPUTS
- seed
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A 32-bit integer
RESULT
- number
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New random seed, a 32-bit value
NOTES
The statistics of this "random generator" is less than ideal.
SEE ALSO
BUGS
The overall quality of the random generator leaves a lot to be deserved.