-=> Quoting Math Guy to Day Brown <=-
 MG> Hello Day.
 
 DB> The 6502 CPU in the original Apple had a random number generator.
 DB> When I tried to port some code to a PC, I ran into a little bit
 DB> of a problem, in that no such algorythm was on the 8088. Here I
 DB> had a system that was completely ordered, with gonzo more power
 DB> to use, but I could not verify that I would always get a random
 DB> number out of it.
 MG> That may not have been a function of the 6502.  I used an Atari, which
 MG> also ran on a 6502.
The 6502 does not provide a random number generator.  On the
Apple and Atari, the programing language (e.g. BASIC) provided
the random number generator.  There were also some very fast
changing memory locations (e.g. clocks) which could provide
a reasonably random number, but this didn't have anything
to do with the 6502 either.
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