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From: meino.cramer@gmx.de
To: Gentoo <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] OT: Mapping random numbers (PRNG)
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 04:56:19 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140606025619.GB3837@solfire> (raw)

Hi,

I am experimenting with the C code of the ISAAC pseudo random number generator
(http://burtleburtle.net/bob/rand/isaacafa.html).

Currently the implementation creates (on my embedded linux) 32 bit
hexadecimal output.

From this I want to create random numbers in the range of [a-Za-z0-9]
*without violating randomness* and (if possible) without throwing 
away bits of the output.

How can I do this mathemtically (in concern of the quality of output) 
correct?

Thank you very much in advance for any help!
Best regards,
mcc








             reply	other threads:[~2014-06-06  2:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-06-06  2:56 meino.cramer [this message]
2014-06-06  3:58 ` [gentoo-user] OT: Mapping random numbers (PRNG) Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-06-06 18:39   ` meino.cramer
2014-06-06 19:37     ` null_ptr
2014-06-06 19:55     ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-06-06 21:05     ` Matti Nykyri
2014-06-06 21:03   ` Matti Nykyri
2014-06-07  9:19     ` Matti Nykyri
2014-06-07 12:13       ` Marc Joliet
2014-06-26 21:00     ` [gentoo-user] " Kai Krakow
2014-06-26 22:07       ` Kai Krakow
2014-06-27  8:55         ` thegeezer
2014-06-27 17:49           ` Matti Nykyri
2014-06-27 17:50           ` [gentoo-user] " Kai Krakow
2014-06-27 20:59             ` Neil Bothwick
2014-06-27 21:13       ` [gentoo-user] " Matti Nykyri
2014-06-28 13:08         ` Matti Nykyri
2014-06-28 21:28         ` [gentoo-user] " Kai Krakow
2014-06-28 22:06           ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-06-29  0:37             ` gottlieb
2014-06-29  0:53               ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-06-29  1:46                 ` [gentoo-user] " »Q«
2014-06-29  2:57                   ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2014-06-29  6:24           ` [gentoo-user] " Matti Nykyri
2014-06-29 12:38             ` [gentoo-user] " Kai Krakow
2014-06-30 23:47               ` Matti Nykyri

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