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From: Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net>
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Subject: Random Numbers
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In this the best way to get a number from one to ten in C:

#include <stdlib.h>

randn(float value) {
    value = random() * value / 2147483648.0;
    return(value);
}

n = randn(10.0) + 1

printf("%i", n);

I realize it's platform dependent.  Is there a better way?

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