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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: I plan to change random() for -current (was Re: rand() and random())
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>Nobody has even thought about tinkering with rand48.

Well, I have thought of checking if it is related to the old BSD
rand48 :-).  rand48 isn't in BSD4.4Lite or BSDI.  FreeBSD has a
contributed version.

Bruce