[Coco] Tandy Color Computer 3 RND Function

[Alex Evans]

You can't use a deterministic process to generate true random numbers.
You can tap into random events in the environment to generate true
random numbers. (Or in that most observable events are actually
deterministic, random in the sense that you can't get enough
information to predict them).

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 3:25 PM Jim OKeefe <jimokeefe39 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This discussion got me thinking.  Googled random number generator and found
> this. Random.org   Claims true random numbers based on atmospheric noise. I
> didn't think it's possible to generate true randomness or is this semi true
> random numbers. My head hurts.  ;)
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 1:51 PM Steve Ostrom <smostrom7 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > And this all angles back to my original problem with the marbles in the
> > bag.  I wasn’t looking for a true probability answer, but just an estimate
> > of the true probability.  And the Coco gives us this tool with RND.  If you
> > run enough iterations, and your program is set up correctly, you can get
> > this good estimate of the various probabilities of these problems.  You
> > really can’t do this on a modern PC, running Linux or Win10, like you can
> > with the Coco.  The Coco is simple to operate but quite powerful.  Even if
> > RND is not all that good, it’s plenty good for these problems.
> >
> > --- Steve ---
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> >
> > This is exactly right. Randomness is lumpy.
> >
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