DD>   I will not pretend to understand, even if I could recall it,
DD>   but in the science echo there was a thread about random
DD>   numbers.   The conclusion seemed to be that random numbers,
DD>   given computer digital architecture, will have repetitions
DD>   sooner than the number suggests.   Don't ask, I can't remember.
DD>   If you have access to it, the math gurus there can probably redo
DD>   the logic.
yea, well, the main number is just a seed, from there you DIVIDE the number, 
and take the remainder, which may repeat right away, it might not repeat, 
depending on the value it was calulated over ... I posted my code on C_ECHO, 
don't care to get into the math, as all I found was a freak of computers.  I 
had posted macros that did random numbers earlier and thought I would recap.
Carl
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