Re[2]: Borland C random number generator?

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Subject: Re: Borland C random number generator?
Author: gwadej@anomaly.org at mime
Date: 8/27/98 05:42 PM

At 03:51 PM 8/26/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Does anyone know the constants used in Borland's Turbo C linear
>congruential PRNG used in their rand() function? I would guess it's
>the same as for Borland Professional C++ and the other versions, but
>don't know that for a fact.
>
>I'm trying to replicate a DOS crypto-like program's operation on my
>more convenient Linux box.
>
>Thanks -
>
> Jim Gillogly
> 4 Halimath S.R. 1998, 22:51
> 12.19.5.8.7, 10 Manik 20 Yaxkin, Fifth Lord of Night
     
As of version 4.5, it was
multiplier = 0x015a4e35L
increment = 1
seeds are mod 32768
output is right-shifted 16 bits then mod 32768
     
G. Wade
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